MICHELENE¿S LETTER - Couverture souple

Middleton, Sim

 
9780595456314: MICHELENE¿S LETTER
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595456316 ISBN 13 : 9780595456314
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Alan Steger doesn't like girls, but that all changes in 1945 on the day he sees Michelene Villiers, a refugee from France who shows up in his sixth-grade class in the small, coalmining town of Dragger, Utah.Michelene's family has fled their country, which has been overrun by the Nazis. Soon, Alan finds himself dreaming of rescuing Michelene from a life of misery.Alan does whatever he can to win the approval of the girl with the soft, lyrical accent. He even stands up to Ralph, the class bully, who calls her a frog.When Michelene moves, Alan is heartbroken. He tries to stop thinking about her, but then he receives a letter from Michelene. But before he can read it, he gets into a fight with Ralph and his cousin, Billy, and loses the letter.As Alan searches for Michelene's lost message, his rivalry with Ralph and Billy continues. When a relative of Ralph and Billy is killed, the sheriff and bumbling constable begin investigating.What began as a boyhood crush quickly turns into something much bigger as Billy comes of age in Michelene's Letter.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Alan Steger doesn't like girls, but that all changes in 1945 on the day he sees Michelene Villiers, a refugee from France who shows up in his sixth-grade class in the small, coalmining town of Dragger, Utah.Michelene's family has fled their country, which has been overrun by the Nazis. Soon, Alan finds himself dreaming of rescuing Michelene from a life of misery.Alan does whatever he can to win the approval of the girl with the soft, lyrical accent. He even stands up to Ralph, the class bully, who calls her a frog.When Michelene moves, Alan is heartbroken. He tries to stop thinking about her, but then he receives a letter from Michelene. But before he can read it, he gets into a fight with Ralph and his cousin, Billy, and loses the letter.As Alan searches for Michelene's lost message, his rivalry with Ralph and Billy continues. When a relative of Ralph and Billy is killed, the sheriff and bumbling constable begin investigating.What began as a boyhood crush quickly turns into something much bigger as Billy comes of age in Michelene's Letter.

Biographie de l'auteur

Sim Middleton grew up in mining towns throughout the west. He went on to become a deputy sheriff in Southern California and has written articles on crime and security for professional journals. He lives with his wife in Las Cruces, N.M.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595456316
ISBN 13 
9780595456314
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
116
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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ISBN 10 :  0595712347 ISBN 13 :  9780595712342
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008
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