Izzy, Willy-nilly - Rilegato

Voigt, Cynthia

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ISBN 10: 1416903402 ISBN 13: 9781416903406

Casa editrice: Atheneum, 2005

Riassunto

Isobel Lindgren -- Izzy -- is a chearleader, the only sophomore on the entire squad. Pretty, blonde, and from a wealthy family, she's the kind of girl who everyone notices. And as much as she hates to admit it, Izzy loves that. So when Marco, a popular senior, asks her to a party, how can she say no? And how can she say no when he wants to drive her home?
But days later, when Izzy wakes up in the hospital, severely injured from a car accident, home has never felt so far away. Izzy's determined not to show how scared she is, but every day it gets harder and harder to accept that things will never be the same again. That's when she meets Rosamunde. Plain and withdrawn, Rosamunde is the kind of girl Izzy never noticed before the accident, but now it seems like she's the only one who can get through to Izzy and help her move on. And as Izzy comes to terms with the past, she can even see that there's a new richness to life, and that she possesses strengths she never dreamed she had.
Poignant and thought provoking, Izzy, Willy-Nilly, by Newberry Award-winning author Cynthia Voigt, is sure to resonate with anyone who's ever felt as if they didn't belong.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

"[Voigt] conveys a keen understanding of the physical practicalities involved in coping with a handicap."
-- Booklist, starred review

"Voigt has a gift for writing books that are impossible to put down, not because of breathtaking plots but because her characters so involve the reader in their inner lives. This is a penetrating look at some real people. Izzy is a winner."
-- Kirkus Reviews

"No one will be able to finish this story without understanding the psychological trauma an amputee faces. The message is not Willy-Nilly."
-- School Library Journal

L'autore:

Cynthia Voigt won the Newbery Medal for Dicey’s Song, the Newbery Honor Award for A Solitary Blue, and the National Book Award Honor for Homecoming, all part of the beloved Tillerman cycle. She is also the author of many other celebrated books for middle grade and teen readers, including Izzy, Willy-Nilly and Jackaroo. She was awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1995 for her work in literature, and the Katahdin Award in 2004. She lives in Maine.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Atheneum
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1416903402
• ISBN 13: 9781416903406
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 327