Overview
""A beautifully written, rich, and tender novel."" --The Horn Book (starred review) Blaze Werla is having a routine summer. He spends his days alone, quietly dealing with the loss of a parent, wandering around the hill next door, and his nights awake, avoiding the dreams that haunt him. Then a mysterious message made of stones appears on the side of the hill, and Blaze's predictable summer suddenly takes a turn. By the time he meets the bold and outgoing Joselle Stark, the two begin an unlikely friendship that puts Blaze in entirely new territory, where the unexpected seems almost normal. ""An outstanding book, one of the year's best.""--Kirkus Multiple award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Kevin Henkes brings his insightful, gentle, real-world insight to middle grade novels, including: Billy Miller Makes a Wish Bird Lake Moon The Birthday Room Junonia Olive's Ocean Protecting Marie Sun & Spoon Sweeping Up the Heart Two Under Par Words of Stone The Year of Billy Miller The Zebra Wall
Full Product Details
Author: Kevin Henkes
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 13.40cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 19.20cm
Weight: 0.109kg
ISBN: 9780060782306
ISBN 10: 0060782307
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 06 September 2005
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
What readers will love about this book is the friendship between these two very different loners. --ALA Booklist Vivid characterizations and profound symbolism are sure to linger in readers' minds. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) [Henkes's] characters live, lingering in the memory. An outstanding book. --Kirkus Reviews (pointer) A challenging and skillful book. --Times Educational Supplement If you know Henkes only as a writer/illustrator for younger children, this book will be a pleasant surprise. --Chicago Tribune Books
What readers will love about this book is the friendship between these two very different loners. -- ALA Booklist
""What readers will love about this book is the friendship between these two very different loners."" - ALA Booklist ""Vivid characterizations and profound symbolism are sure to linger in readers' minds."" - Publishers Weekly (starred review) ""[Henkes's] characters live, lingering in the memory. An outstanding book."" - Kirkus Reviews (pointer) ""A challenging and skillful book."" - Times Educational Supplement ""A novel that speaks to children's deepest emotions. A beautifully written, rich, and tender novel."" - The Horn Book (starred review) ""If you know Henkes only as a writer/illustrator for younger children, this book will be a pleasant surprise."" - Chicago Tribune Books ""The author's respect for the complexity of young people's lives is apparent in this outstanding novel."" - School Library Journal (starred review)
If you know Henkes only as a writer/illustrator for younger children, this book will be a pleasant surprise. --Chicago Tribune Books
Author Information
Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; Newbery Honors for Olive's Ocean and The Year of Billy Miller; and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include Is It Spring?, The World and Everything in It, A House, A Parade of Elephants, Chrysanthemum, and the beloved Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.
