Dragonfly: A Childhood Memoir Contributor(s): Nikola-Lisa, W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 099725243X ISBN-13: 9780997252439 Publisher: Gyroscope Books OUR PRICE: $13.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - Marriage & Divorce - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - Siblings |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.57 lbs) 86 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: W. Nikola-Lisa explores new terrain--his childhood experiences growing up in south Texas during the early 1960s. Unlike his previous books, this is not a book for young children as the author explores the darker elements growing up in a harsh environment. Although the work feels like a memoir, it reads like a novel with the author's spare, unrelenting narrative a perfect accompaniment to the time, place, and underlying familial issues. If you like this book, then you might also like Shark Man, a novel for the middle grades, which picks up where the author left off in Dragonfly taking the reader to the Florida beaches where young Billy-Boy learns how to skateboard, surf, and make new friends.Description: W. Nikola-Lisa explores new terrain--his childhood experiences growing up in south Texas during the early 1960s. Unlike his previous books, this is not a book for young children as the author explores the darker elements growing up in a harsh environment. Although the work feels like a memoir, it reads like a novel with the author's spare, unrelenting narrative a perfect accompaniment to the time, place, and underlying familial issues. If you like this book, then you might also like Shark Man, a novel for the middle grades, which picks up where the author left off in Dragonfly taking the reader to the Florida beaches where young Billy-Boy learns how to skateboard, surf, and make new friends. |