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category: Children's Fiction
published: Feb 2002
ISBN:9781551432083
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Chance and the Butterfly

by Maggie De Vries

tagged: orphans & foster homes
Description

Every time Chance turns around, he gets in trouble. In school, he can't sit still. Reading is hard and math is harder, but anything to do with science fascinates him. When his class starts raising butterflies from caterpillars, Chance is hooked. School is suddenly fun again, but when he decides to take his caterpillar home, he learns that loving something often means letting it go.

About the Author

Maggie De Vries

Maggie de Vries is the author of many books for children and one book for adults. She teaches in the Creative Writing Program at UBC, runs writing workshops, and coaches and mentors writers. Maggie now lives in Ladysmith, British Columbia, on the east coast of Vancouver Island.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 12
Grade:
4 to 7
Reading age:
9 to 12
Awards
  • Short-listed, SYRCA Diamond Willow nominee
  • Short-listed, Chocolate Lily nominee
  • Short-listed, Silver Birch nominee
  • Short-listed, BC Book Prize - Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
  • Commended, CCBC Our Choice
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets
Editorial Review

"Chance and the Butterfly will touch the hearts and minds of those who experience it."

— CM Magazine

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