Boxes for Katje

Resource Information

The work Boxes for Katje represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Boxes for Katje

Statement of responsibility

Candace Fleming ; pictures by Stacey Dressen-McQueen

Creator

• Fleming, Candace
• trueFleming, Candace

Contributor

• Dressen-McQueen, Stacey

Illustrator

• Dressen-McQueen, Stacey

Subject

• trueGenerosity
• Generosity -- Fiction
• trueGifts
• trueGirls -- Friendship
• trueGirls -- Netherlands
• trueGirls -- United States
• trueHistorical fiction
• Netherlands -- Fiction
• trueNetherlands -- History -- 20th century
• trueNetherlands -- Social life and customs
• trueSelf-sacrifice
• trueSharing
• trueCharity
• trueWorld War II -- Children
• trueWorld War II -- Children's participation
• trueWorld War II -- Netherlands
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Fiction
• trueUnselfishness
• trueDisaster relief

Genre

• trueHistorical fiction
• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

After a young Dutch girl writes to her new American friend in thanks for the care package sent after World War II, she begins to receive increasingly larger boxes

Award

• California Young Reader Medal, Picture Books for Older Readers, 2006.
• Great Lakes Book Awards, Children's category, 2004.

Cataloging source

DLC

Citation source

• Bklst 09/01/2003
• SLJ Sep 2003
• PW 08/18/2003
• Kirkus 09/01/2003
• BCCB Recommended
• Horn Bk Sep 2003

Dewey number

E FLE

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

460

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.F59936

LC item number

Bo 2003

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

460

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 0
• 3

Target audience

primary