| Gentlehands Contributor(s): Kerr, M. E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1497641993 ISBN-13: 9781497641990 Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.51 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Family - Topical - Holocaust |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8567 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sixteen-year-old Buddy Boyle makes a shattering discovery about his family in this powerful and poignant novel by award-winning author M. E. Kerr Buddy Boyle lives with his parents and younger brother in a small house on a half-acre of land in undesirable Seaville, New York. Skye Pennington spends her summers on the opposite end of town on five acres with a view of the ocean. Buddy's dad is a police sergeant; Skye's is the head of a multi-million-dollar industry. But none of that stops Buddy and Skye from falling in love. To impress her, Buddy takes Skye to visit his aristocratic grandfather in Montauk. Frank Trenker is Buddy's mother's father, a man she never talks about. Just as Buddy feels he's getting to know his estranged grandfather, reporter Nicholas De Lucca shows up. For three years, he's been searching for a notorious Nazi war criminal known as Gentlehands. When De Lucca uncovers a shocking connection to Buddy's grandfather, Buddy refuses to believe the accusations. One of M. E. Kerr's very best novels, Gentlehands tells a spellbinding story of love, loyalty, and the family you thought you knew. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author's collection. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kerr, M. E.: - M. E. Kerr was born Marijane Meaker in Auburn, New York. Her interest in writing began with her father, who loved to read, and her mother, who loved to tell stories of neighborhood gossip. Unable to find an agent to represent her work, Meaker became her own agent, and wrote articles and books under a series of pseudonyms: Vin Packer, Ann Aldrich, Laura Winston, M. E. Kerr, and Mary James. As M. E. Kerr, Meaker has produced over twenty novels for young adults and won multiple awards, including the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her lifetime contribution to young adult literature. |