Where Things Come Back - Couverture souple

Whaley, John Corey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1442413344 ISBN 13 : 9781442413344

Editeur : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012

Synopsis

Winner of the 2012 Michael L. Printz and William C. Morris Awards, this poignant and hilarious story of loss and redemption “explores the process of grief, second chances, and even the meaning of life” (Kirkus Reviews).

In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter’s senior year of high school, he is forced to examine everything he thinks he understands about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town. His cousin overdoses; his town becomes absurdly obsessed with the alleged reappearance of an extinct woodpecker; and most troubling of all, his sensitive, gifted fifteen-year-old brother, Gabriel, suddenly and inexplicably disappears.
     Meanwhile, the crisis of faith spawned by a young missionary’s disillusion in Africa prompts a frantic search for meaning that has far-reaching consequences. As distant as the two stories initially seem, they are woven together through masterful plotting and merge in a surprising and harrowing climax.
     This extraordinary tale from a rare literary voice finds wonder in the ordinary and illuminates the hope of second chances.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Corey Whaley grew up in Louisiana. His debut novel, Where Things Come Back, was the 2012 winner of the Michael L. Printz and the William C. Morris Awards. You can learn more about him at JohnCoreyWhaley.com and follow him on Twitter: @Corey_Whaley.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1442413344
• ISBN 13: 9781442413344
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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