| Lunch with Lenin and Other Stories Contributor(s): Ellis, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554551056 ISBN-13: 9781554551057 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 Annotation: Deborah Ellis's first collection of short stories explores the lives of children who have been affected directly, or indirectly, by drugs. Sometimes touching and often surprising, the stories are set against backdrops as diverse as the remote north and small town America to Moscow's Red Square and an opium farm in Afghanistan. This is an unforgettable collection of stories that will elicit discussions about the toll drugs take on the lives of teenagers and their families. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Short Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.55 lbs) 192 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126814 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On Resource Link's Best of 2008 List On the Cooperative Children's Book Center Best-of-the-Year list for 2009 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009 Starred Choice Ontario Library Association's Golden Oak Award nominee OLA's Red Maple nominee 2010 Deborah Ellis's first collection of short stories explores the lives of children who have been affected directly, or indirectly, by drugs. Sometimes touching and often surprising, the stories are set against backdrops as diverse as the remote north and small town America to Moscow's Red Square and an opium farm in Afghanistan. This is an unforgettable collection of stories that will elicit discussions about the toll drugs take on the lives of teenagers and their families. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ellis, Deborah: - Deborah Ellis |