| With a Hammer for My Heart Contributor(s): Lyon, George Ella (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813191750 ISBN-13: 9780813191751 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: In this remarkable novel, George Ella Lyon creates characters as rich and vibrant as the Kentucky landscape they call home, touching that secret place in all of us where we wait for love's transforming power... |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Southern - Fiction | Small Town & Rural - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006029969 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Series: Kentucky Voices (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.58" W x 8.94" (0.67 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 18848 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With a Hammer for My Heart is the story of Lawanda, a precocious, poverty-stricken fifteen-year-old girl from Cardin, Kentucky, who dreams of attending college. When Lawanda's friendship with an alcoholic World War II veteran named Garland is misinterpreted by their fellow townspeople, a tragedy calls her future into question. |