  | Signed by Zelda Author: Feiffer, Kate | |
| Price: $6.50 | ||
Summary:
An eleven-year-old aspiring handwriting analyst, a solitary boy, and a talking pigeon solve the mystery of Nicky's missing grandmother.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 4.80 Points: 5.0 Quiz: 151579 | Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: 3-5 Reading Level: 4.60 Points: 10.0 Quiz: 57036 | |
Common Core Standards
Grade 3 → Reading → RL Literature → 3.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 3 → Reading → RL Literature → 3.RL Craft & Structure
Grade 3 → Reading → RL Literature → 3.RL Integration & Knowledge of Ideas
Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity
Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Craft & Structure
Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Integration & Knowledge of Ideas
Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → Texts Illustrating the Complexity, Quality, & Rang
Grade 5 → Reading → RL Literature → 5.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 5 → Reading → RL Literature → 5.RL Integration & Knowledge of Ideas
Grade 5 → Reading → RL Literature → 5.RL Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity
Grade 5 → Reading → RL Literature → Texts Illustrating the Complexity, Quality, & Rang
Grade 6 → Reading → RL Literature → 6.RL Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity
Grade 6 → Reading → CCR College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards fo
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (04/15/12)
School Library Journal (05/01/12)
The Hornbook (00/07/12)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 05/01/2012 Gr 5–7—Nicky's mother has taken a permanent vacation to India and his apathetic father puts him in time-out for the slightest offenses, so he sneaks out to spend time with his beloved Grandma Zelda. When she goes missing, he enlists the help of his friend Lucy, handwriting analyst extraordinaire, and a talking pigeon, and they search the city for her. With Pigeon's help, the children unravel the nefarious dealings of Nicky's father and the scheme behind Zelda's disappearance. Told as a rotating arc, this quirky mystery is interspersed with handwriting samples, notes, and Lucy's Writing Rules #1-11, which add a fun element to the cast of eccentric characters. Though some aspects of the plot are predictable and character development is slight, readers will be drawn into the story and will enjoy the fast-paced action. Feiffer has included a signature test to help savvy readers spot forgeries and an author's note that is almost as entertaining as the book itself.—Rebecca Gueorguiev, New York Public Library - Copyright 2012 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
