| December Contributor(s): Winthrop, Elizabeth Hartley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307388573 ISBN-13: 9780307388575 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: D"ecember "is a riveting and insightful novel about a young girl who inexplicably stops speaking. Wilson, Ruth, and Isabelle were a typical New York family, until at age ten Isabelle suddenly fell silent. Nine months later her parents are at their wits' end and Isabelle, too, is counting the days since she last spoke. What began as self-protection has spiraled beyond her control; Isabelle has become trapped in her silence, but she must confront her overwhelming anger and love for her family, a cast of charming yet dangerous characters, and her own fears, before finally finding her voice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 320 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 127512 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Centered on a young girl who inexplicably stops speaking, December is a riveting and insightful portrait of a family in crisis.Nine months after eleven-year-old Isabelle suddenly fell silent, her parents, Wilson and Ruth, are at their wits' end. And what began as self-protection has spiraled beyond Isabelle's control; she has become trapped in her silence, horrified by the pain she is causing and terrified of losing her old self to this cold young girl she barely recognizes. Isabelle must confront her overwhelming anger and love for her family, a cast of charming yet dangerous characters, and her own fears, before finally finding her voice. |