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Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Paperback – Illustrated, September 13, 2016

by Kate DiCamillo (Author), K. G. Campbell (Illustrator)

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Available in a digest paperback edition! The beloved 2014 Newbery Medal winner by former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Kate DiCamillo.

Holy unanticipated occurrences! From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters — a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black and white by K. G. Campbell.

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8 - 12 years
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231 pages
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English
Grade level

3 - 7
Lexile measure

520L
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5.25 x 0.66 x 7.69 inches
Publisher

Candlewick
Publication date

September 13, 2016
ISBN-10

0763687642
ISBN-13

978-0763687649
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Also by Kate DiCamillo


A 2016 National Book Award Finalist.	A 2001 Newbery Honor Book.	A 2001 National Book Award Finalist.


The 2004 Newbery Medal Winner.	"One reading is hardly enough to savor the rich philosophical nuances of DiCamillo's story. I think I will go read it again right now." —The New York Times Book Review.	"Kate DiCamillo has a gift, inequitably distributed among writers of all kinds, of eliminating the obvious and still egging on the reader. She writes beautifully but thinks simply." — The New York Times Book Review.

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In Flora and Ulysses, longtime fans will find a happy marriage of Mercy Watson's warmth and wackiness and Edward Tulane's gentle life lessons. In Flora, they will find a girl worth knowing, and one they will remember.
—The New York Times Book Review

Newbery-winner DiCamillo is a master storyteller not just because she creates characters who dance off the pages and plots, whether epic or small, that never fail to engage and delight readers. Her biggest strength is exposing the truths that open and heal the human heart. She believes in possibilities and forgiveness and teaches her audience that the salt of life can be cut with the right measure of love.
—Booklist (starred review)

Original, touching and oh-so-funny tale starring an endearingly implausible superhero and a not-so-cynical girl.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Despite supremely quirky characters and dialogue worthy of an SAT prep class, there’s real emotion at the heart of this story involving two kids who have been failed by the most important people in their lives: their parents.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Rife with marvelously rich vocabulary reminiscent of the early superhero era (e.g., “Holy unanticipated occurrences!”) and amusing glimpses at the world from the point of view of Ulysses the supersquirrel, this book will appeal to a broad audience of sophisticated readers. There are plenty of action sequences, but the novel primarily dwells in the realm of sensitive, hopeful, and quietly philosophical literature.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

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Publisher : Candlewick; Illustrated edition (September 13, 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 231 pages
ISBN-10 : 0763687642
ISBN-13 : 978-0763687649
Reading age : 8 - 12 years
Lexile measure : 520L
Grade level : 3 - 7
Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.66 x 7.69 inches

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PACE Kids

An Illuminated Adventure of a Rodent and a Girl

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2016

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I’m a third grader at an elementary school in Wisconsin, and this is what I think about the book, Flora and Ulysses. The main character in the book, Flora, is a 10 year old natural born cynic. Well that’s what she likes to call herself. Her mother thinks she’s weird because she has a superhero rodent named Ulysses as her best friend. This book is also illustrated with comic strips that are great for allowing the reader to visualize the story. It will always have a kick of humor but stays true to the author’s style with a sweet, heartwarming ending. If you or your child loves a book where the genre is fantasy and always will be based on animals with human like characteristics, then Kate Dicamillo is your author, and this is a great book for you.

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Susie

Hilarious story with theme of trying to cope with divorce of parents. You won't be able to stop laughing.

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2015

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It all begins when Mrs. Tickman's husband buys her a Ulysses Super-Suction, Multi-Terrain 2000X vacuum cleaner and vacuums up a squirrell. Flora Bell, a young neighbor sees what happens. She rushes over and revives the squirrell. She takes him home and names him Ulysses. Soon Ulysses begins to develop extraordinary powers. He communicates with Flora by head nods and typing letters. Flora really needs a friend because her mother and father are divorced. Flora and her mother can't seem to get along. From this hilarious beginning evolves a story that will leave you laughing out loud as Flora and Ulysses get into one scrape after another. They make many friends who like them have unmet needs. The story becomes the adventure of how Flora and Ulysses interaction with people has a chain effect that will try the patience of some and bring great change and understanding to all the lives they touch.

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R. Ekker

I was distracted by Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2014

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Holy unanticipated occurrences! Last week I was distracted from a good book (Peter and the Starcatchers) by a better book. Okay, it wasn't unanticipated because it happens to me quite often, but that is Flora Buckman's favorite line from her favorite comic, which guides her when she discovers a squirrel with super powers. Yes, you read that right. A squirrel with super powers. Bet you didn't anticipate that, did you!

In Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures there are many unanticipated occurrences and it all begins with a vacuum cleaner, a squirrel and a natural born cynic named Flora. There is a wacky cast of characters including a self absorbed romance writer, an air head neighbor, an emotionally traumatized great-nephew next door and a sad, sad father. They all tip toe right up to the line of being too wacky but only cross the line a little and in such silly ways I loved them for it. In fact, I won't even try to give you a plot synopsis because honestly, it's a simple and predictable plot but a joy to read and discover on your own.

Kate DiCamillo books are always wonderful read alouds, but this one is just BEGGING for a dramatic reading. I gave it to my brilliant eight year old for Christmas and we've had a terrific time either reading alone or together. This is a great book for sitting close on the sofa so you can both see the pictures but leave plenty of room for dramatic gestures which you'll probably find necessary as you read. The illuminations (illustrations) are basic yet expressive and they really enhance the humor. Honestly, it's hard to capture the funny wonderfulness of Flora and Ulysses in a review. You have to read it for yourself. :)

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FriendOfGod

Hilarious Book, Perfect for a Classroom Read A Loud!

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2020

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I love every book I've ever read that Kate DiCamillo has written, and this book is no exception. It's hilarious! It's recommended for 3rd grade and up, but my 2nd graders loved it too. It exposes them to great vocabulary, and it even has a few fun graphics. This was a great purchase, and I purchased an extra one for my student teacher to have for her teacher library that she is beginning as well.

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craspberry

Imagination? or is the squirrel really a superhero?

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2015

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Imaginative story about a girl, her squirrel, her divorced parents, William Shiver, and a couple of other endearing characters. The story subtly delves into Flora's feelings of self-doubt. She's not sure if her mother really loves her. We also are introduced to William Shiver, who has his own issues of abandonment. I love how Flora fills a hole in William Shiver's heart with her kindness. If this book had been written when I was a youth, it would have ended with everyone getting back together; happily ever after and so on. This book doesn't wind everything up so neatly, but still it ends with promise. I can see why it won the Newberry award. I heard the author's acceptance speech and was so impressed with her. Excellent book--written for youth but with depth enough for all ages.

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J. Norman

SUPER POWERED BOOK!

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2014

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Initially, I downloaded this book because it is the 2014 winner of the Newberry Award. I LOVED this book because it is one of the most amazing stories I have ever read. Hey, I know it's a children's book -- so? The story is resplendent with twists and turns that will touch anyone, whatever the age. The words light up the pages!

The writing is difficult to describe -- clever,touching and laugh-out-loud funny -- and other adjectives yet to be invented. The story is about a tiny squirrel that is suddenly transformed into a superhero with unimaginable superpowers -- the greatest being his uncanny ability to love others. Children's books have many themes but Kate DiCamilo's tale is not vague about the importance of thinking of others first, and loving them.

If I was fortunate enough to have a grandchild, I would read this wondrous book over and over to him/her. In the meantime,I'll give this special book to everyone I know, regardless of age.

Joyce Norman, Author

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Gavriel Peretz

SO GOOD I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2014

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Oh my lady ga ga that was a spectacular book and I seriously think that either Kate dicamillo is a absolute word genius or she has actually experienced something like that because it was so good that it's hard for me to believe that she made it up thank you so much and here is just some of the things I love about your style your artwork in your books because most chapter books don't have pictures so your style is unique and your very intensely real characters and just uhhhhhhbh we will be here for ages if I go on but I really recommend this book who like a laugh on every page who want to read something so different and who want yo have an immense amount of pleasure reading this book of gold.

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B Shrimpling

My daughter is IN LOVE with this book, in fact the whole family are.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2018

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I wanted to read something more challenging to my 6 year old at bedtime, in the hope that she may start to get more interested in chapter books. She is absolutely in love with this story, it is just fabulous, so much so that both my husband and I stayed in the room at bedtime reading to her for over a week because we also wanted to know what happened next. It's funny and deep and complicated and simple all at once. There are some huge words but nothing she couldn't grasp. We are on our second read through as she wants to hear it all over again. We are looking now at the younger books from Kate DiCamillo which she will hopefully read herself. This is a must in any child's library.

Heart-warming

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2017

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I'm not a child any more, but I think Kate DiCamillo's books touch readers of all ages. I loved the interaction between Flora and the squirrel, the references to the comic books Flora learned from, and the slightly eccentric characters. I've even started reading it to my husband.
A great read from a master writer.

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Miss N K Gibbins

Brilliant story and very, very funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2020

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I wasn't sure if I'd like this as it seemed a bit of a departure from the other more serious Kate DiCamillo books (like Ramie Nightingale etc) and I'm not a huge fan of graphic novels, but honestly, Kate is such a marvellous writer, and she does funny brilliantly!

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Amazing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2019

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I love this authot, I was introduced to her work because Ann Patchet raced about her and she is right to !

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