| Dancing Carl Reissue Edition Contributor(s): Paulsen, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416939385 ISBN-13: 9781416939382 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: A haunted, battle-scarred man who tends the ice rinks teaches Marsh and his friend Willy something about the horrors of war--and the healing power of love. ALA Best Book for Young Adults. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Ice Skating - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007281873 |
| Lexile Measure: 970 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.2" W x 7.63" (0.18 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 754 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the winter, life in McKinley, Minnesota, revolves around the rinks, where kids play hockey and grown-ups skate to scratchy phonograph records. Then, the year Marsh and his best friend, Willy, are twelve, Carl appears at the rink, wearing a battered, old leather flight jacket and doing a strange dance that is both beautiful and disturbing to watch. It is Marsh and Willy who discover the terrible secret behind Carl's dance, a secret that threatens to destroy him. But a small miracle occurs, and Carl's dance becomes a fragile and tentative expression of hope and the healing power of love. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paulsen, Gary: - Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers, author of three Newbery Honor titles, Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He has written over 100 books for adults and young readers. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific. |