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Going on Sixteen

By Betty Cavanna, Eric Velasquez

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Sixteen-year-old Julie dreams of becoming an artist. But that dream seems far away to a motherless girl, shy at school and lonely at home. When Julie is entrusted with the care of a prize collie, the love and pride she experiences leads to a new source of confidence in herself. Betty Cavanna’s timeless classic tells the heartwarming story of a dreamer who dares to make her dreams come true.

“Stories from Betty Cavanna are sensitive depictions of a girl.”School Library Journal

ISBN: 9780688163242
Imprint: HarperColl
On Sale: Oct 19, 1998
List price: $7.95
No of pages: 192
Trim Size: 6.110 in (w) x 1.110 in (h) x 8.110 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / General
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age

Betty Cavanna

Eric Velasquez

Biography

Eric Velasquez has illustrated numerous children’s books, including Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing and Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford. He won the Pura Belpré Award for his illustrations in Grandma’s Gift. He won the John Steptoe New Talent Award for his illustrations in The Piano Man, written by Debbi Chocolate. Visit his website at www.ericvelasquez.com.

Sixteen-year-old Julie dreams of becoming an artist. But that dream seems far away to a motherless girl, shy at school and lonely at home. When Julie is entrusted with the care of a prize collie, the love and pride she experiences leads to a new source of confidence in herself. Betty Cavanna’s timeless classic tells the heartwarming story of a dreamer who dares to make her dreams come true.

“Stories from Betty Cavanna are sensitive depictions of a girl.”School Library Journal

ISBN: 9780688163242
Imprint: HarperColl
On Sale: Oct 19, 1998
List price: $7.95
No of pages: 192
Trim Size: 6.110 in (w) x 1.110 in (h) x 8.110 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / General
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age

Betty Cavanna

Eric Velasquez

Biography

Eric Velasquez has illustrated numerous children’s books, including Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing and Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford. He won the Pura Belpré Award for his illustrations in Grandma’s Gift. He won the John Steptoe New Talent Award for his illustrations in The Piano Man, written by Debbi Chocolate. Visit his website at www.ericvelasquez.com.