Présentation de l'éditeur
"Think of it as an adventure," twelve-year-old Annie Ferris's father tells her when he announces that the family will be spending the next two months in Nepal on a medical mission. But what sort of adventure is it if you have to leave behind your friends, sleep in a tent with your bratty little sister, and actually be expected to eat something called yak cheese? Not an adventure Annie wants any part of.
Then Annie meets Nirmala, a local girl, and begins to get to know the real Nepal. Before long, Annie, her little sister, Chelsea, and Nirmala embark on a journey, and the girls find themselves lost in a real-life obstacle course—with a snarling dog, a creaking rope bridge, and a darkening night sky. Will Annie be ready to handle the adventure she finds after all?
In this warm and comic tour of self discovery, Jennifer J. Stewart gets to the heart of what it truly means to be a family.
ARIZONA GRAND CANYON READER AWARD NOMINEE
CONNECTICUT NUTMEG BOOK AWARD NOMINEE
MARYLAND BLACK-EYED SUSAN BOOK AWARD NOMINEE
SUGGESTED READING WITH ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY FILM "GIRL RISING"
ENDORSED BY KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
ENDORSED BY MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Full of local color and snippets of cultural information, the comedy-adventure will surely please its intended audience. ...just enough danger to keep the pages turning and an authentically voiced narrator. KIRKUS
Young readers should have fun reading about Annie and her adventures in this entertaining and thematically significant book. CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
This lighthearted book will lead readers into a totally different kind of life from their own. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
It's unusual for a novel this breezy and easy-reading to tackle such challenging themes, but this one manages to bring genuine good humor to this story of an eye-opening journey. THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Stewart’s light, often humorous style never lectures; she’s also perceptively sensitive when laughter is not appropriate. Mixed in with the goofy, giddy fun are reminders of life’s not-so-happy realities – a father’s too-early death, incurable diseases, gender inequity, and uncertain futures – presented with just enough detail to encourage younger readers to think beyond their comfort zone … SMITHSONIAN ASIAN PACIFIC CENTER BOOKDRAGON BLOG
Biographie de l'auteur
Award-winning author Jennifer J. Stewart has traveled extensively in Nepal, where she helped tend patients in village hospitals and taught health education classes to women and children. She also trekked to Annapurna Base Camp and rode a runaway elephant. Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind received many accolades, including nominations for Connecticut’s Nutmeg Book Award, Arizona’s Grand Canyon Reader Award, and Maryland’s Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. Jennifer is also the author of The Girl Who Has Everything, called “both amusing and engaging... fluffy and fun, with just the right touch of message” by Kirkus Reviews, and If That Breathes Fire, We’re Toast!, which was selected for VOYA’s Best Fantasy list when it debuted. Her picture book, The Twelve Days of Christmas in Arizona, was illustrated by bestselling artist Lynne Avril. Jennifer makes her home in Arizona. You can visit Jennifer J. Stewart on the web at www.jenniferjstewart.com.
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