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Starred Review Life According to Dani

From the Series My Happy Life

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 1

A standalone follow-up to the acclaimed and beloved chapter books that began with NY Times Notable Book My Happy Life.

It’s Dani’s first summer vacation—and the best ever! She is staying on an island with Ella, her best friend in the world. Dad is still in hospital but he calls every day, and Ella and Dani stay busy building huts, fishing, exploring, and swimming.

Then Dad turns up, but with his nurse! This is not the visit anyone had imagined.

This warm, funny story allows space for strong emotions as Dani comes to terms with her father’s new girlfriend, but does so with a light touch.

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978-1-77657-081-2
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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 1
Category SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: B Self-Management, SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2016
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Gecko Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 108
Publication Date 2016-09-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV068000, JUV013020, JUV039060
Dewey [Fic]
Graphics 1-color illustrations
Dimensions 5.75 x 8.25
Lexile 590
ATOS Reading Level 3.4
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 182222
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Awards, Original artwork, Reviewed, Starred Reviews, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Awards

  • Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices, Winner, 2017
  • Notable Award USBBY Outstanding International Books List, Winner, 2017
  • Notable Award Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Books of the Year, Winner, 2016

Reviews

Booklist

Reviewed on 1 September 2016

“Few books capture the strength and subtlety of children’s emotions as honestly as those in the Dani series. . . . [T]his beginning chapter book is an inviting choice for group sharing or independent reading.”—Booklist

Starred Review Kirkus Reviews

Reviewed on 15 July 2016

“Lagercrantz’s superb writing in Marshall’s translation is touching and amusing without being saccharine. . . . Eriksson’s black-and-white illustrations add important emotional resonance. . . . Another sterling early chapter book by this duo.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews