| The Smell of Paint Contributor(s): McFarlane, Sheryl (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550414577 ISBN-13: 9781550414578 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2006 Annotation: Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, 2007 Gold Medal winner - Young Adult Fiction Category 2007 Butler Prize for Books nominee "Coping with loss and the meaning of friendship" Jess is a natural born runner, and when she's chosen for the city track team, she is thrilled. True to form, however, her artist mom doesn_t share her excitement. She doesn't even understand her interest in track and field! Instead, she signs Jess up for a painting course. Jess loves her mom, but why must they always butt heads? Determined to be independent, all of their conflicts seem to blow up in her face when her mother suddenly becomes ill. Overcome by anger, and then denial, Jess attempts to do it alone, refusing to accept help or sympathy from even her closest friends. "If she keeps on running like this, maybe Jess can avoid feeling anything at all." Sheryl McFarlane perfectly captures the humor, anger and sadness of a family dealing with grief in this sensitive portrayal of a teenage girl coping with loss and learning about the value of true friendship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents - Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.58" W x 7.72" (0.72 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 121991 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nothing makes Jess happier than running, so she is thrilled when a high-performance coach invites her to join the city track team. It also doesn't hurt that the cutest guy in school throws the javelin for the team. But what friendships will she sacrifice to pursue her dream of track-and-field stardom? And when her mother becomes ill, how hard will Jess run to escape her worst fears? |