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Author:

McGhee, Alison, 1960-

Title:

Julia Gillian (and the quest for joy) / by Alison McGhee ; with pictures by Drazen Kozjan.

Publisher:

Scholastic,

Copyright Date:

2010, c2009

Description:

312 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Schools--Juvenile fiction.
Best friends--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Trumpet--Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Minneapolis--Minneapolis--Juvenile fiction.
Minneapolis (Minn.)--Juvenile fiction.
Schools--Fiction.
Best friends--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Trumpet--Fiction.
Secrets--Fiction.
Family life--Fiction.
Minneapolis (Minn.)--Fiction.
School stories.
Friendship--Fiction.
Trumpets--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Family life--Minneapolis (Minn.)--Fiction.
Minneapolis (Minn.)--Fiction.

Other Authors:

Kozjan, Drazen, ill.

Summary:

Ten-year-old Julia Gillian's best friend is keeping secrets, their beloved lunch lady was replaced by a tyrant, and trumpet lessons prove difficult, making it hard for her to follow the music teacher's advice to "look for the joy."

Indexed by:

School Library Journal, July 2009
Publisher's Weekly, April 2009
Horn Book, October 2009
Kirkus Review, April 2009
School Library Journal
Publisher's Weekly
Horn Book

ISBN:

0329768395
9780329768393 (Follett bdg.)
0545033527
9780545033527 (pbk.)

Locations:

BBPC251 -- Roy R. Estle Memorial Library (Dallas Center)

WVPB305 -- Lake Park Public Library (Lake Park)

NSPC983 -- Manly Public Library (Manly)