| Waiting for Christopher Contributor(s): Hawes, Louise (Author) |
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ISBN: 059539082X ISBN-13: 9780595390823 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age "Girls' Life Magazine," Ten Best Summer Reads Featured in "Teen Discussion Groups @ the Library" ."flowing prose and vivid characterization.Hawes deliverers a rewarding read." ."behind the kidnapping drama, Hawes' eloquent words reveal complex truths of family love and sorrow." "Hawes is excellent on the day-to-day difficulties of caring for a toddler, especially in secret." "Hawes deals poignantly with loss and longing in a novel that is full of disappointment and heartbreak but that in the end offers hope." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Sexual Abuse - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 60423 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description:
".flowing prose and vivid characterization.Hawes deliverers a rewarding read." ".behind the kidnapping drama, Hawes' eloquent words reveal complex truths of family love and sorrow." "Hawes is excellent on the day-to-day difficulties of caring for a toddler, especially in secret." "Hawes deals poignantly with loss and longing in a novel that is full of disappointment and heartbreak but that in the end offers hope." |