| What They Found: Love on 145th Street Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375845453 ISBN-13: 9780375845451 Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Myers returns to the world of his prize-winning collection "145th Street: Short Stories" to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places. These stories go straight to the heart.--"Kirkus Reviews," starred. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Short Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural - Young Adult Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.8" (0.40 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 117774 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster-a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation-this story take us back to the world of 145th Street: Short Stories to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places. Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesn't want to fight, and Letha discovers her own beauty in the love of her child. There is the good daughter who realizes that there's only one way to help her brother and her family. Other stories center on the daily drama of the Curl-E-Que beauty shop, or capture the slapstick side of passion. AWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS:New York Times Bestselling Author 3-Time National Book Award Finalist Michael L. Printz Award 5 Coretta Scott King Awards 2 Newbery Honors National Ambassador for Young People's Literature (2012-2013) Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement Children's Literature Legacy Award |