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Starred Review on March 1, 2015 | Grades 5-8
Gr 4–6—Thirteen-year-old Callie Vee returns in this stand-alone sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Holt, 2009). Callie's thirst for scientific discovery remains strong, as does her parents' disregard for any plans for the future that don't involve debutante balls and marrying a well-respected gentleman. In between recording questions and observations in her journal, Callie and brother Travis attempt to make pets of an armadillo, a blue jay, and a coyote mix, to mostly disastrous results. Humor and little heartbreaks abound as Callie learns animal care un...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2015
Kelly returns to turn-of-the-last-century small-town central Texas to continue the story of nascent scientist Callie Vee. Kelly quickly fills readers in on essential background (only girl in the family, with six brothers; Callie’s avid pursuit of nature studies with formidable Granddaddy -- check) before diving in to chronicle Callie’s thirteenth year. Like The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (rev. 9/09), this sequel is episodic, punctuated by birthdays and holidays and major events such as the September 1900 hurricane that devastated Galveston. The glue that holds it together is one-year-youn...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
This episodic <i>Evolution of Calpurnia Tate</i> sequel follows nascent scientist Callie's thirteenth year. When the September 1900 Galveston hurrica...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
