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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Karen HessePublisher: Henry Holt & Company Imprint: Henry Holt & Company Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9780805031089ISBN 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 Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsHesse 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 Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |