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Original Title:	The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
ISBN:	0805088415 (ISBN13: 9780805088410)
Edition Language:	English URL http://us.macmillan.com/theevolutionofcalpurniatate/JacquelineKelly
Series:	Calpurnia Tate #1
Characters:	Calpurnia Virginia Tate, Granddaddy Walter Tate
Setting:	Fentress, Texas,1899(United States)
Literary Awards:	Newbery Medal Nominee (2010), Josette Frank Award (2010), Audie Award for Children's for Ages 8-12 (2011), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2011), IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award for Intermediate–Fiction (2010) Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee (2013), Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (2010), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Children's Book (2009), Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas for Mejor novela extranjera independiente (2010), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2012)

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate #1)

Jacqueline Kelly

Hardcover | Pages: 344 pages

Rating: 3.99 | 28329 Users | 4467 Reviews

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Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones. With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she figures out that the green grasshoppers are easier to see against the yellow grass, so they are eaten before they can get any larger.

As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the turn of the century.

Debut author Jacqueline Kelly deftly brings Callie and her family to life, capturing a year of growing up with unique sensitivity and a wry wit.

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Title	:	The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate #1)
Author	:	Jacqueline Kelly
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 344 pages
Published	:	2009 by Henry Holt and Company
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade

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it's the summer of 1899. the sun is burning hot like a ball spouting fire, even the insects are desperately trying to get to a droplet of water by marching through the smallest cracks in the tate house. amidst all the chaos is 11-year old callie vee tate. the only girl out of seven children. the title says it all. this is her story.callie is as witty, entertaining, caring, understandably self-conscious, vulnerable as she can be determined and blunt to the point of being insolent. when being

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is such a little gem of perfection. Calpurnia--or rather, Callie Vee--lives in Texas at the turn of the 20th century, as the only girl among six brothers. While other girls are learning how to sew, cook, mend, and excel in other domestic arts, Callie would rather read Dickens and spend time with her hobby scientist grandfather. I love this book to death. I love everything about it--the cover (classy indeed), the title (how perfect!), the writing (I wouldn't know

I do not know if I have said this before, but I do not like books based in the U.S. before the 20th century, or many other countries for that matter. And yet, this book seemed to surprise me, no matter how much I was expecting to hate it.This historical young-adult novel follows Calpurnia, as she grows up in Texas in the summer of 1899. This was a very restricted time period for ladies, as basic human rights were practically non-existent for them. The interesting part, this self-discovery novel

First, let me try to be fair and share things I liked. I liked Calpurnia--her spunk,loyalty and ambition to do "great things". I liked her curiosity about the world and her courage to forge a relationship with her grandfather. In and of itself, I loved that relationship; to be "in" with a grandparent the way she "became" would be a boon and blessing to any child. However, though I thought her grandfather was likable and validated Calpurnia in important ways, his character seems to have devolved

Ok, in the spirit of full disclosure, I'll let it be known that I live in the geographic area where this book takes place. The main action in the book takes place in Fentress, Texas, a small town that I have visited many times, and I live in Lockhart, Texas, which is a secondary point of interest in the text.Author Jacqueline Kelly also knows the area well, splitting her residential time between Fentress and Austin. Originally from New Zealand, Kelly has obviously lived here long enough to

3.75 stars. This book is basically a series of vignettes from a six month period in the life of a spunky, independent 11 year old girl living in Texas in 1899. Calpurnia Virginia (Callie Vee) Tate yearns for more than the life of a debutante and housewife that she already sees her mother herding her toward. She unexpectedly finds a kindred spirit in her scientifically-minded grandfather, who encourages her inquisitive character and teaches her, not just about scientific observation, but about

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate had me thinking of one of my all-time favourite classics, To Kill a Mockingbird. Evocative, serene and full of the magic of the natural world, this story is both creative and amazing.