The Cloud Chamber - Couverture souple

Maynard, Joyce

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1416926992 ISBN 13 : 9781416926993

Editeur : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Maynard Joyce

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When Nate Chance arrives home from school, he sees two police cars and an ambulance in his yard. Before his mother can get him and his little sister, Junie, inside, Nate and Junie witness their father, blood pouring down his face, being led by two police officers into an ambulance. He has tried to kill himself.

Home quickly becomes a different place. Junie stays curled up in front of the TV; Nate's mom retreats inside herself; and the rumor of mental illness makes Nate a social pariah at school. Only the promise of winning the science fair holds any hope of happiness for Nate. He's building a cloud chamber, the project that he and his dad dreamed of working on together. Maybe if he can build it, Nate can give his father something that will help him feel better and finally come home.

Biographie de l'auteur

Joyce Maynard started her writing career when she was fourteen. Her books include the memoirs At Home in the World and Looking Back and the novels To Die For (which was made into a movie starring Nicole Kidman) and, most recently, The Usual Rules (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults). The mother of three grown children, she lives in northern California. Visit her Web site at www.joycemaynard.com.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1416926992
• ISBN 13: 9781416926993
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288