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A White Winter Summer - Couverture souple

Stites, Stan

 
9781479220779: A White Winter Summer
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1479220779 ISBN 13 : 9781479220779
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

This is a fiction story about Tom, a blind boy and Annie a mute girl. Both have been recently disabled by freak accidents - the boy by an explosion and the girl by a lightning strike. They learn to communicate in a number of ways other than speech. Their developing friendship is aided with the help of a large white wolf-dog named Winter who helps them find ways to cope with their infirmities. Her parents are Army Officers. They have lived on numerous bases so have moved frequently. Annie's mother, a nurse, was sent overseas where she was killed. Annie is sent to live with her paternal grandmother who owns and lives on a large estate in Texas. Annie has reasons to hate her grandmother so when she arrives in Texas she is resentful and stubborn. Tom's parents work for the grandmother and live in a house on the estate. Boy, girl and Winter find many ways to make this a special summer.

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À propos de l'auteur

Stan was born in Charleston, Illinois in 1926. Served in U.S. Navy during WWII. Studied Podiatry and was graduated in 1951. Practiced for 14 years in Bloomington and Clinton, Illinois. He was co-publisher and editor of The DeWitt County Observer for two years. He created his own advertising and printing business. A reader for most of his life, he also enjoys writing short stories and plays. He directed plays for the Clinton Y Players. For eight years he served as Mayor in Clinton. He and his wife Helen are the parents of four daughters, grandparents of six and great grand-parents of two. Helen authored "Finding Lincoln in DeWitt County". Stan wrote two books before this present work. They were "The Continuum of Know" and "Runtabaga".

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1479220779
ISBN 13 
9781479220779
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
156
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