The End of the Line - Couverture rigide

Cerrito, Angela

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0823422879 ISBN 13 : 9780823422876

Editeur : Holiday House, 2011

Synopsis

The End of the Line In the prison-like school that is his last chance, thirteen-year-old Robbie tries to recover from events that brought him there, including his uncle's war injuries and the death of a classmate who may have been his friend. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Thirteen-year-old Robbie is locked in a room with nothing but a desk, a chair, a piece of paper, and a pencil. He’s starving, but all they’ll give him is water. He is sure he’s in a nuthouse or a prison. Actually, he’s at Great Oaks School, aka the End of the Line. Kept in solitary confinement, Robbie must earn points for food, a bed, even bathroom privileges. He must learn to listen carefully, to follow the rules, and to accept and admit the truth: he is a murderer. Robbie’s first-person account of his struggles at the school—at times horrifying, at times hilarious—alternates with flashbacks to the events that led to his incarceration. Ultimately he must confront the question: which is worse—that he wanted to kill his friend Ryan or that he killed him by accident? Gripping and suspenseful, this is a powerful, no-holds-barred novel by an exciting new talent.

Biographie de l'auteur

Angela Cerrito was born in Dearborn, Michigan, and has lived in Oregon, Georgia, China, Italy and Germany. She attended Pacific University, where she received a BS in social work and an MS in physical therapy. She currently works as a pediatric physical therapist in Germany. Her first novel, The End of the Line, was a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and a VOYA "Top of the Top Shelf" selection. The Safest Lie evolved over eleven years. The author first learned about Irena Sendler in 2004 and knew immediately that she wanted to write about her. She applied for and was awarded the Kimberly Colen Memorial Grant from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, which made it possible for her to conduct research in Warsaw, Poland, where she finally met her hero, Irena Sendler.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Holiday House
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0823422879
• ISBN 13: 9780823422876
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 213
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible