| The Color of Absence: 12 Stories about Loss and Hope Contributor(s): Howe, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0689856679 ISBN-13: 9780689856679 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: This collection of 12 stories by some of today's most celebrated authors of teen fiction explores the many facets of loss, the common thread they share, and of the hope born through change. Includes stories by Avi, James Howe, Walter Dean Myers, Jacqueline Woodson, and others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 000044206 |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7" W x 5" (0.50 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 53481 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In adolescence we feel our losses as if for the first time, with a greater depth of pain and drama than we are aware of having experienced ever before, says James Howe in his introduction to this stunning collection of short stories in which some of today's most celebrated authors of fiction for young adults explore the many faces of loss - the common thread they share and the hope that is born through change. You're Not a Winner Unless Your Picture's in the Paper - Avi Red Seven - C.b. Christiansen Enchanted Night - James Howe Atomic Blue Pieces - Angela Johnson Summer of Love - Annette Curtis Klause The Tin Butterfly - Norma Fox Mazer Season's End - Walter Dean Myers Shoofly Pie - Naomi Shihab Nye The Fire Pond - Michael J. rosen What Are You Good At? - Roderick Townley Chair - Virginia Euwer Wolff The Rialto - Jacqueline Woodson and Chris Lynch |
Contributor Bio(s): Howe, James: - James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers. Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children's literature. The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series Tales from the House of Bunnicula and Bunnicula and Friends. Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books. He has also written for older readers. The Misfits, published in 2001, inspired the antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known as Elvis. A common theme in James Howe's books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com. |