The Mayor of Central Park

by Avi (Author) Brian Floca (Illustrator)

The Mayor of Central Park
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Newbery Medalist Avi creates a new animal world in New York's Central Park in the year 1900, where squirrels manage baseball teams, rats invade the park, and a possum works to save the day.
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Publishers Weekly

In a starred review, "PW" called this tale of a baseball-loving jewel thief of a rat who takes over Central Park in 1900 New York City, "an over-the-top romp." Ages 8-12. "(Mar.)" Copyright 2005 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060515577
Lexile Measure
570
Guided Reading Level
R
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
September 12, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV002230 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Squirrels
Library of Congress categories
History
Animals
New York (N.Y.)
Squirrels
Rats
Gangsters
1898-1951
Central Park (New York, N.Y.)

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