Time Pieces - Couverture souple

Hamilton, Virginia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0439517141 ISBN 13 : 9780439517140

Editeur : Scholastic, 2005

Synopsis

The last book from Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton, this autobiographical novella brings together the slave past and multi-generational present life of a young girl in Ohio.

A quietly beautiful coming-of-age story from a master storyteller. Eleven-year-old Valena lives in both the present and the past as she struggles with racism in her daily life and listens to and learns from her mother’s tales of her family's proud history. Moving backward and forward in time, these pieces of Valena's life blend to form an extraordinary portrait of the ties that bind her family together over generations.
Virginia Hamilton has deftly woven together moments in one family's history into a seamless and poignant masterpiece.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The last book from Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton, this autobiographical novella brings together the slave past and multi-generational present life of a young girl in Ohio.

A quietly beautiful coming-of-age story from a master storyteller. Eleven-year-old Valena lives in both the present and the past as she struggles with racism in her daily life and listens to and learns from her mother’s tales of her family's proud history. Moving backward and forward in time, these pieces of Valena's life blend to form an extraordinary portrait of the ties that bind her family together over generations.
Virginia Hamilton has deftly woven together moments in one family's history into a seamless and poignant masterpiece.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scholastic
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0439517141
• ISBN 13: 9780439517140
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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