| At Risk Contributor(s): Hoffman, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425165299 ISBN-13: 9780425165294 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: In a novel the "Village Voice" calls "memorable" and "striking", Alice Hoffman vividly portrays a family shattered by tragedy when 11-year-old Amanda is diagnosed with AIDS. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.15" W x 8" (0.51 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - AIDS - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 87464 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic comes a "memorable...striking"(Village Voice) novel that vividly portrays an American family shattered by tragedy. Ivan and Polly Farrell have two bright and talented children. Eight-year-old Charlie has his father's scientific mind. Amanda, eleven, possesses the unusual strength and determination that has made her a promising gymnast. But her strength runs out as she becomes ill--and when she is diagnosed with AIDS, her family must draw on their own strengths as they come face-to-face with their deepest fears. "Brilliant...explosive...heart-rending."--Chicago Tribune "Compelling power...tenderness and perceptiveness."--The New York Times |