Where Things Come Back Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Whaley, John Corey (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442413344 ISBN-13: 9781442413344 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2012 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2010024836 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 14-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 960(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.57" W x 8.29" L (0.49 lbs) 272 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Arkansas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 08/26/2012 pg. 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 145199 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
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Publisher Description: Winner of the 2012 Michael L. Printz and William C. Morris Awards, this poignant and hilarious story of loss and redemption "explores the process of grief, second chances, and even the meaning of life" (Kirkus Reviews). In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter's senior year of high school, he is forced to examine everything he thinks he understands about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town. His cousin overdoses; his town becomes absurdly obsessed with the alleged reappearance of an extinct woodpecker; and most troubling of all, his sensitive, gifted fifteen-year-old brother, Gabriel, suddenly and inexplicably disappears. Meanwhile, the crisis of faith spawned by a young missionary's disillusion in Africa prompts a frantic search for meaning that has far-reaching consequences. As distant as the two stories initially seem, they are woven together through masterful plotting and merge in a surprising and harrowing climax. This extraordinary tale from a rare literary voice finds wonder in the ordinary and illuminates the hope of second chances. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Whaley, John Corey: - John Corey Whaley grew up in Louisiana. His debut novel, Where Things Come Back, was the 2012 winner of the Michael L. Printz and the William C. Morris Awards. You can learn more about him at JohnCoreyWhaley.com and follow him on Twitter: @Corey_Whaley. |
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