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The Hotel Balzaar  Cover Image Book Book

The Hotel Balzaar / Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Julia Sarda.

DiCamillo, Kate, (author.). Sarda, Julia, (illustrator.).

Summary:

At the Hotel Balzaar, Marta's mother rises before the sun, puts on her uniform, and instructs Marta to roam as she will but quietly, invisibly like a little mouse. While her mother cleans rooms, Marta slips down the back staircase to the grand lobby to chat with the bellman, study the painting of an angel's wing over the fireplace, and watch a cat chase a mouse around the face of the grandfather clock, all the while dreaming of the return of her soldier father, who has gone missing. One day, a mysterious countess with a parrot checks in, promising a story -- in fact, seven stories in all, each to be told in its proper order. As the stories unfold, Marta begins to wonder: could the secret to her father's disappearance lie in the countess's tales? -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781536223316
  • ISBN: 153622331X
  • Physical Description: 150 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2024.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-9
Grades 2 - 5.
Subject: Puppets > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Toys > Juvenile fiction.
Storytelling > Juvenile fiction.
Parrots > Juvenile fiction.
Circus > Juvenile fiction.
Hotels > Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers > Missing in action > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Fantasy fiction.
Fairy tales.
Action and adventure fiction.
Illustrated works.
Novellas.

Available copies

  • 27 of 37 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Nevada Public Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 37 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Nevada Public Library J FIC DIC (Text) 32770114760432 Juvenile Middle Reader Available -


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