Book
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
- Published
- 2014
- Genre
- Children's
- Pages
- 231
- Words
- 32790
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16052012-flora-ulysses?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.3
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 520L
- Guided reading level
- U
- Suggested reading age
- ages 8–12
It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry—and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart.
Collections
Newbery Award
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780763660406
- ISBN-10
- 076366040X
Tags
AdventureAnimals-SquirrelsAward Winners-E.B. White AwardAward Winners-Newbery MedalAward Winners-Publishers Weekly Best BookAward Winners-SLJ Best BookRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 3-5Recommended Reading-Coop. Children's Book CenterRecommended Reading-Junior Library Guild Selection