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Keesha's House (Michael L. Printz Honor Book (Awards))
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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- Artist
- Frost, Helen
- ISBN
- 9780374340643
À propos de ce produit
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374340641
ISBN-13
9780374340643
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2211238
Product Key Features
Book Title
Keesha's House
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Social Themes / Dating & Relationships, Social Themes / Adolescence, Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, General, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), Poetry / General
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2002-022698
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Frost has taken the poem-story to a new level with well-crafted sestinas and sonnets, leading readers into the souls and psyches of her teen protagonists...engaging." -- Starred, School Library Journal "Spare, eloquent, and elegantly concise." -- VOYA "This moving first novel tells the story in a series of dramatic monologues that are personal, poetic, and immediate." -- Booklist "Impressive." -- Kirkus Reviews
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Synopsis
An unforgettable narrative collage told in poems Keesha has found a safe place to live, and other kids gravitate to her house when they just can't make it on their own. They are Stephie - pregnant, trying to make the right decisions for herself and those she cares about; Jason - Stephie's boyfriend, torn between his responsibility to Stephie and the baby and the promise of a college basketball career; Dontay - in foster care while his parents are in prison, feeling unwanted both inside and outside the system;Carmen - arrested on a DUI charge, waiting in a juvenile detention center for a judge to hear her case; Harris - disowned by his father after disclosing that he's gay, living in his car, and taking care of himself; Katie - angry at her mother's loyalty to an abusive stepfather, losing herself in long hours of work and school. Stretching the boundaries of traditional poetic forms - sestinas and sonnets - Helen Frost's extraordinary debut novel for young adults weaves together the stories of these seven teenagers as they courageously struggle to hold their lives together and overcome their difficulties. Keesha's House is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year., In this extraordinary debut novel for young adults, Frost stretches the boundaries of traditional poetic forms as she weaves together the stories of seven teenagers who courageously struggle to hold their lives together and overcome their difficulties. Accelerated Reader: Reading Level 4.4, 2 Points., Seven teens facing such problems as pregnancy, closeted homosexuality, and abuse each describe in poetic forms what caused them to leave home and where they found home again.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.F9205Ke 2003
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