| Love in the Present Tense Contributor(s): Hyde, Catherine Ryan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307276716 ISBN-13: 9780307276711 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $16.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: For five years Pearl has managed to keep the past from catching up to her and her bright, frail five-year-old son. Then one day Pearl drops her son off with a neighbor--and never returns. As their lives unfold, profound questions emerge about the nature of love and family. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 272 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 111320 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the bestselling author of Pay It Forward comes a moving novel about the bond between a five year old abandoned by his mother and the man who raises him. After accidentally killing a police office five years ago, Pearl has managed to protect her bright, frail young son Leonard from her violent past. Then one day, Pearl drops him off with their neighbor Mitch, and never returns. Mitch is far from the ideal caretaker--he's having an affair with a client's wife--but he and Leonard must find a way to bridge the gap between them as they bond as parent and child.Gritty but big-hearted, Love in the Present Tense is an inspiring story of love and the surprising forms it can take. |