What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?: And Other Stories

Avi

ISBN 10: 0763623199 / ISBN 13: 9780763623197

Edité par Candlewick Press (MA), 2004

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0763623199I2N00

Synopsis :

In this masterful collection, Newbery Award winner Avi charts the turning points in the lives of seven young protagonists.

In the overlapping years when childhood and adolescence blend and shift like waves and sand, nothing is certain and everything is changing. In this extraordinary collection of stories, Avi, one of the most innovative authors writing for young people today, charts the turning points in the lives of seven protagonists in their restless middle years. Here you will meet, among others, the subject of the title story, who wonders why he shouldn't ask questions that have no answers -- is it because he might discover the truth? You'll also encounter a "bad" minister's son who is dared to be good, and a chilling tale of a girl who is haunted by the ghosts of her cats. Always with a surprise built in, an angle unseen, these are stories that step just beyond the edge of the everyday.

À propos de l?auteur: Avi is widely recognized as one of the most talented and inventive authors for young readers today. He has received the BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK Award, the Scott O'Dell Award, the Christopher Award, a Newbery Honor, and the Newbery Medal. Avi says that writing a short story "is like trying to light your way through a dark cave with a tiny birthday candle. The flame may be small, but in the darkness, if the writer has done the job, how bright the light!"

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?: And ...
Éditeur : Candlewick Press (MA)
Date d'édition : 2004
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : As New
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket