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Pandas on the Eastside

Gabrielle Prendergast

CELA Library

Type:

Fiction

Categories:

Animals | Politics & Government | Historical

Themes:

Mammals, Canada

Language:

English

Publisher:

Orca Book Publishers

Grade Level:

4-7

Age Range:

9-12

Accessible Format Availability:

CELA Library

Where to buy it

Amazon
Apple Books
Indigo

Description

In this middle-grade novel set in 1973, ten-year-old Journey rallies her friends and neighbors to come to the aid of two stranded pandas.
When ten-year-old Journey Song hears that two pandas are being held in a warehouse in her neighborhood, she worries that they may be hungry, cold and lonely. Horrified to learn that the pandas, originally destined for a zoo in Washington, might be shipped back to China because of a diplomatic spat between China and the United States, Journey rallies her friends and neighbors on the poverty-stricken Eastside. Her infectious enthusiasm for all things panda is hard to resist, and soon she's getting assistance from every corner of her tight-knit neighborhood.

Contributors

Gabrielle Prendergast is the award-winning author of numerous books for children and teens. She won the BC Book Prize for her YA sci-fi novel Zero Repeat Forever and the Westchester Award for her YA novel Audacious. After years of working in social welfare and the music and film industries, Gabrielle began writing books when she became a mother so that she could work from home. She is the author of Aftershock and Flash Flood in the Orca Anchor series. Gabrielle lives in East Vancouver.

Formats

ISBN13: 9781459811430

Publication Date: 10/04/2016

Price: $10.95 CAD

ISBN13: 9781459811447

Publication Date: 10/04/2016

Price: $8.99 CAD

ISBN13: 9781459811454

Publication Date: 10/04/2016

Price: $13.99 CAD

ISBN13: N/A

Awards

Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable Information Book AwardShort-listed

Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award (MYRCA)Nominated

Young Readers' Choice Book Awards of British Columbia (YRCABC) Red Cedar Book AwardsNominated

Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards - Diamond WillowNominated

Chocolate Lily Book AwardsShort-listed

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