The Matchbox Diary

by Paul Fleischman

Book Overview

Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman and Bagram Ibatoulline tell a breathtaking immigration tale with appeal across generations. "Pick whatever you like most. Then I'll tell you its story." When a little girl visits her great-grandfather at his curio-filled home, she chooses an unusual object to learn about: an old cigar box. What she finds inside surprises her: a collection of matchboxes making up her great-grandfather's diary, harboring objects she...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763646016
• ISBN13: 9780763646011
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.9" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4