How to Make a Bird - Rilegato

Murray, Martine

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ISBN 10: 0439669510 ISBN 13: 9780439669511

Casa editrice: Arthur a Levine, 2010

Riassunto

Preparing to leave her destructive family and the friend with whom she may or may not be romantically involved, Mannie resolves to answer a long-standing question by visiting an unfamiliar address in the city, a journey that also induces Mannie to be true to herself. By the author of The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley.

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Recensione:

Although Mannie’s defining attributes acute self-consciousness and claustrophobic intensity are hallmarks of many YA heroines, Murray’s powerful lyrical voice and close observation breathe new life into them. The story’s forward momentum is occasionally diverted by an outpouring of images and insights, but eventually Mannie and the readers get back on the road, and any detours just add to the pleasure. First published in Australia in 2003, the novel offers an especially vivid sense of place the harsh but open rural landscape and densely populated yet lonely, urban Melbourne.” -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Murray’s style is crystalline and meditative . . . It’s crafted in polished and deftly spun prose. . . . Readers who appreciate style and mood even more than plot will be glad to find her.” -- Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
"Murray crafts beautiful and evocative prose to mark each turn in Mannie’s inward and outward journeys, all while maintaining tension in revealing who, within the family, has departed and how. . . . Readers of John Marsden, Melina Marchetta, and Judith Clarke will find a welcome addition to the pantheon of Australian young-adult authors." -- Booklist

L'autore:

Martine Murray is the author of THE SLIGHTLY TRUE STORY OF CEDAR B. HARTLEY, which received three starred reviews and was named to Booklist's roundup of Top Ten First Novels for Youth. She lives in Victoria, Australia.

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• Editore: Arthur a Levine
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0439669510
• ISBN 13: 9780439669511
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 233