The Birthday Room

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Publisher Marketing:"Two of the things Benjamin Hunter received for his twelfth birthday took him completely by surprise: A room and a letter. The room was from his parents. The letter was from his uncle."Ben was just two years old when he and his uncle, Ian, were last together, so Ben didn't remember him. And no one in Ben's family ever talked about the man. Thenthe letter arrived, changing Ben's life, and changing his family in unexpected ways. And there was the birthday room...00 Riverbank Review Magazine's Children's Books of Distinction Award Nominations Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 08/06/2001 (EAN 9780064438285, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1036 (EAN 9780064438285, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 630 (EAN 9780064438285, Paperback)

Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2001 pg. 49 (EAN 9780064438285, Paperback)

School Library Journal 01/01/2001 (EAN 9780807284209, Analog Audio Cassette)

School Library Journal 11/01/2002 (EAN 9780807284209, Analog Audio Cassette)

Booklist 07/01/1999 pg. 1946 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/1999 pg. 1054 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

New York Times 12/05/1999 pg. 95 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 10/01/1999 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 469 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 688 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1036 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2000 pg. 476 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 630 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/2000 pg. 58 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 07/05/1999 pg. 72 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 79 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 79 (EAN 9780688167332, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Henkes, Kevin Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon; a Caldecott Honor for Owen; two Newbery Honors, one for Olive's Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller; and a Geisel Honor for Penny and Her Marble. His other books include Old Bear, A Good Day, Chrysanthemum, and the beloved Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse.