Long Way Home - Couverture rigide

Graff, Nancy Price

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0618120424 ISBN 13 : 9780618120420

Editeur : Clarion Books, 2001

Synopsis

In this fluidly written, thought-provoking novel set in 1980, 13-year-old Riley is unhappy about moving with his mother to the small town in Vermont where she grew up. His misery increases when Sam, an old high school friend of his mom’s, begins spending a lot of time with them. Riley is resentful of Sam, especially when he finds out that Sam is a pacifist who refused to fight in the Vietnam War. Things begin to look up for Riley after his mother gives him a pair of binoculars that belonged to his great-great-great-grand-father, a soldier in the Civil War. He develops an avid interest in the war and Vermont’s role in it, befriends a troubled girl in class, and grudgingly begins to form a relationship with Sam, though he still can’t accept what Sam did. But then events unfold in ways Riley could never have imagined, and he is forced to reexamine his ideas about courage, heroism, and the morality of war.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In this fluidly written, thought-provoking novel set in 1980, 13-year-old Riley is unhappy about moving with his mother to the small town in Vermont where she grew up. His misery increases when Sam, an old high school friend of his mom’s, begins spending a lot of time with them. Riley is resentful of Sam, especially when he finds out that Sam is a pacifist who refused to fight in the Vietnam War. Things begin to look up for Riley after his mother gives him a pair of binoculars that belonged to his great-great-great-grand-father, a soldier in the Civil War. He develops an avid interest in the war and Vermont’s role in it, befriends a troubled girl in class, and grudgingly begins to form a relationship with Sam, though he still can’t accept what Sam did. But then events unfold in ways Riley could never have imagined, and he is forced to reexamine his ideas about courage, heroism, and the morality of war.

Revue de presse

"this insightful first novel deals with very contemporary themes that are bound to spark great discussion." Booklist, ALA

. . . .Riley's quiet but effective resistances to Vermont, Sam, and life after Dad's death ring absolutely true, and readers willing to follow Riley at a slow, steady pace will be satisfied with his ultimate rapproachment.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Clarion Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0618120424
• ISBN 13: 9780618120420
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible