Phoenix Rising

Author:   Karen Hesse
Publisher:   Henry Holt & Company
ISBN:  

9780805031089


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 June 1994
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Author:   Karen Hesse
Publisher:   Henry Holt & Company
Imprint:   Henry Holt & Company
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.30cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9780805031089


ISBN 10:   0805031081
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 June 1994
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Hesse portrays her characters' anguish and their growing tenderness with such unwavering clarity and grace that she sustains the tension of her lyrical, understated narrative right to her stunning, beautifully wrought conclusion. -- Kirkus , pointer<br><br> Hesse has displayed considerable skill in creating a contemporary tale of hope and love rising, like a phoenix, from destruction and despair. -- School Library Journal , starred review<br><br> After a catastrophic accident at a nuclear power plant not far from their small New England sheep farm, 13-year-old Nyle Sumner and her grandmother slowly discover they have been spared from direct radiation.... The author's understated approach heightens the emotional impact of her searching and memorable tale. -- Publishers Weekly , starred review<br>


Hesse portrays her characters' anguish and their growing tenderness with such unwavering clarity and grace that she sustains the tension of her lyrical, understated narrative right to her stunning, beautifully wrought conclusion. -- Kirkus, pointer Hesse has displayed considerable skill in creating a contemporary tale of hope and love rising, like a phoenix, from destruction and despair. -- School Library Journal, starred review After a catastrophic accident at a nuclear power plant not far from their small New England sheep farm, 13-year-old Nyle Sumner and her grandmother slowly discover they have been spared from direct radiation.... The author's understated approach heightens the emotional impact of her searching and memorable tale. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review


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