Gone from Home: Short Takes - Brossura

Johnson, Angela

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0440229421 ISBN 13: 9780440229421

Casa editrice: Laurel Leaf, 2001

Riassunto

A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Angela Johnson is the author of several picture books and highly acclaimed novels for young readers, including <i>Maniac Monkeys on Magnolia Street</i> and two Coretta Scott King Award winners: <i>Heaven</i> and <i>Toning the Sweep</i>.<br>

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Meet Sweetness, who has saved an abandoned baby and held up a convenience store, both on the same day. And Starr, who arrives on her Day-Glo orange bicycle to baby-sit for a summer ― and changes a family forever. And Victor, who cannot hear but sees clearly that his brother and sister will soon learn to fly.<br> <br>In 12 taut, emotional stories, Angela Johnson explores the hardship, hope, and surprising acts of compassion in the lives of young people gone from home.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Laurel Leaf
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0440229421
• ISBN 13: 9780440229421
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 108
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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