Callie Vee, Travis, Granddaddy, and the whole Tate clan are back in this charming follow-up to Newbery Honor-winner The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate . -- The Washington Post on The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Don\'t miss any of Callie\'s middle-grade adventures: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate The Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet chapter book series: Skunked Counting Sheep.
And she especially shines in her depiction of the natural World that so intrigues Callie. -- The New Yorker, Book Bench section In her debut novel, Jacqueline Kelly brings to vivid life a boisterous small-town family at the dawn of a new century.
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is the most delightful historical novel for tweens in many, many years.
In this enchanting middle-grade novel, The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly, readers will fall deeper in love with our heroine Callie Vee, as she continues her journey to learn more about the World around her and to deal with her wild family.
Whether it\'s wrangling a rogue armadillo or stray dog, a guileless younger brother or standoffish cousin, the trials and tribulations of Callie Vee will have readers laughing and crying and cheering for this most endearing heroine.
And Callie has her hands full keeping the wild animals--her brother included--away from her mother\'s critical eye.
Travis keeps bringing home strays.
Callie Vee, Travis, Granddaddy, and the whole Tate clan are back in this charming follow-up to Newbery Honor-winner The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate