The Girl with the Red Balloon: 1

2018 Carolyn W. Field Award Honor Book
2018 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Teen Readers

When sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum accidentally time-travels via red balloon to 1988 East Berlin, she's caught up in a conspiracy of history and magic. She meets members of an underground guild in East Berlin who use balloons and magic to help people escape over the Wall--but even to the balloon makers, Ellie's time travel is a mystery. When it becomes clear that someone is using dark magic to change history, Ellie must risk everything--including her only way home--to stop the process.

Publisher: Aw Teen
Published: 09/01/2017
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780807529379
Age: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 502451 / Girl with the Red Balloon


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2017 pg. 130
School Library Journal 08/01/2017
Foreword 08/26/2017
Booklist 09/01/2017 pg. 101
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 151 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Katherine Locke lives in a very small town outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her feline overlords. In addition to fiction, she writes about books and reading and has contributed to The Forward, The GayYA, Teen Librarian Toolbox, and other sites.