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Reaching High - Couverture souple

Massey, Joe

 
9781403336897: Reaching High
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 140333689X ISBN 13 : 9781403336897
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2002

Synopsis

Thirteen year-old Sam Douglas doesn't like school much. He likes working on the family farm (especially when his father lets him drive the tractor), fishing with his best friend Albert, and hunting squirrels and deer. Sam dreams of flying and hopes one day to be an air force pilot. In this compelling coming-of-age story, we trace young Sam through the days as spring ripens into summer, when strange things start to occur in the neighborhood. First the local doctor's wife dies under suspicious circumstances then Albert's father is killed by a snakebite. But perhaps most disturbing, just as they enter the Thanksgiving season, Albert disappears without a trace. Could the series of sinister events be connected with Mylan, the stranger who repeatedly appears in unexpected places? Author Joe Massey authentically evokes life in a rural southern community in this richly textured and consistently engaging narrative. Sam is an appealing, vividly three-dimensional character who speaks in a voice full of folksy eloquence and earthy candor in this tale of a young man's awakening.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Joe T. Massey was born and raised in rural Mississippi. Having lived and experienced much of the lifestyle displayed in his book, Reaching High, he writes of a culture which is dear unto him. In 1972 Joe enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served six years. It was there his desire to write, began to grow. He realized the need to save his family history that could one day be forgotten. Working for a major aircraft company, later in life as a manufacturing manager, he began to write articles for the company newspaper. He enjoys writing poems as well as his book. In 1999, he ventured into his own business but still writes as time permits.Joe understands many people have different concepts of the south. After living in Seattle for ten years he longed to once again return to the south. He wanted to bring his family back to the roots where he grew up and let them enjoy the atmosphere and culture of the southern heritage. He desires to let the world understand the quality of life which southern living has to offer by painting beautiful scenes upon the pages of his book, Reaching High.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Thirteen year-old Sam Douglas doesn't like school much. He likes working on the family farm (especially when his father lets him drive the tractor), fishing with his best friend Albert, and hunting squirrels and deer. Sam dreams of flying and hopes one day to be an air force pilot. In this compelling coming-of-age story, we trace young Sam through the days as spring ripens into summer, when strange things start to occur in the neighborhood. First the local doctor's wife dies under suspicious circumstances then Albert's father is killed by a snakebite. But perhaps most disturbing, just as they enter the Thanksgiving season, Albert disappears without a trace. Could the series of sinister events be connected with Mylan, the stranger who repeatedly appears in unexpected places? Author Joe Massey authentically evokes life in a rural southern community in this richly textured and consistently engaging narrative. Sam is an appealing, vividly three-dimensional character who speaks in a voice full of folksy eloquence and earthy candor in this tale of a young man's awakening.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
140333689X
ISBN 13 
9781403336897
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
120
Coordonnées du fabricant
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