| Life: An Exploded Diagram Contributor(s): Peet, Mal (Author) |
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ISBN: 076365227X ISBN-13: 9780763652272 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010042742 |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.20 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 147665 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Carnegie Medalist Mal Peet ignites an epic tale of young love against the dramatic backdrop of the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Can love survive a lifetime? When working-class Clem Ackroyd falls for Frankie Mortimer, the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy local landowner, he has no hope that it can. After all, the world teeters on the brink of war, and bombs could rain down any minute over the bleak English countryside -- just as they did seventeen years ago as his mother, pregnant with him, tended her garden. This time, Clem may not survive. Told in cinematic style by acclaimed writer Mal Peet, this brilliant coming-of-age novel is a gripping family portrait that interweaves the stories of three generations and the terrifying crises that define them. With its urgent sense of history, sweeping emotion, and winning young narrator, Mal Peet's latest is an unforgettable, timely exploration of life during wartime. |