The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate
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Publisher Description
Whether wrangling a rogue armadillo or stray dog, a guileless younger brother or standoffish cousin, Callie Vee and her escapades will have readers laughing and crying in this return to Fentress, Texas. Travis keeps bringing home strays. And Callie has her hands full keeping the animals—her brother included—away from her mother's critical eye. Will she succeed?
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Six years after debuting in Kelly's Newbery Honor winning The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, the budding Texas scientist returns, as curious and charming as ever, and now preoccupied with fauna instead of flora. Travis, one of Callie's six brothers, continually needs her help because of his bad choices in pets (armadillo, blue jay, raccoon, etc.). Callie's training under the tutelage of her gruff, beloved grandfather continues with increasingly complex dissections. Meanwhile, the devastating 1900 Galveston hurricane sends refugees to Fentress that include an injured veterinarian, who finds an eager assistant in 13-year-old Callie, despite his reservations about a young lady working in an often gruesome field. Undeterred, Callie finds her passion at precisely the same moment she realizes how unfairly the deck is stacked against girls of her era. But if anybody can figure a way around studying the domestic arts, it's whip-smart Callie, literary cousin to Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce, and just as sharp an observer. Happily, the episodic narrative leaves the door wide open for further adventures if we're lucky. Ages 9 12.
Customer Reviews
Curious World of Calpurnia Tate
An enthralling marvelous tale of adventure, learning, and daring. I read it aloud to my 7 year old daughter and 10 year old son. Only my daughter needed it read aloud, but the story is so good, and Calpurnia so entrancing a personality, that we all looked forward each day to my reading a chapter at bedtime. We finished the book with a three hour marathon on a rainy Sunday afternoon. My children jumped and squirmed with every word when the $10 coin flipped through the air and Scuffy headed to the operating table. Stories of the Comanche and the Galveston hurricane sent us to history books to learn more. Jacqueline Kelly is a masterful storyteller. We are lucky readers that medicine and law were not her true calling!