Everybody Sees The Ants (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
304
Utgivningsdatum
2012-10-11
Utmärkelser
Short-listed for Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2014
Förlag
Little, Brown Young Readers
Dimensioner
208 x 140 x 23 mm
Vikt
272 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780316129275

Everybody Sees The Ants

av A S King
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Häftad,  Engelska, 2012-10-11

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Lucky Linderman didn't ask for his life. He didn't ask his grandfather not to come home from the Vietnam War. He didn't ask for a father who never got over it. He didn't ask for a mother who keeps pretending their family is fine. And he certainly didn't ask to be the recipient of Nader McMillan's relentless bullying, which has finally gone too far. Lucky has a secret--one that helps him wade through the daily dysfunction of his life. Grandad Harry, trapped in the jungles of Laos, has been visiting Lucky in his dreams--and the dreams just might be real: an alternate reality where he can be whoever he wants to be and his life might still be worth living. But how long can Lucky remain in hiding there before reality forces its way inside? Printz Honor recipient A. S. King's distinctive, smart, and accessible writing shines in this powerful novel about learning to cope with the shrapnel life throws at you and then taking a stand against it. In her own words, this book comes from 'an idea that we are all prisoners. An idea that bullying is a widely ignored form of torture. An idea that only we can choose to escape our own prisons. An idea that no one can take something from you if you don't give it. These are the ingredients.
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  1. Läsvärt!
    Ebba, 27 februari 2015

    Jag tyckte om hur huvudpersonen Lucky såg på saker och ting. Boken var bra skriven och pendlade mellan dröm och verklighet och tillbakablickar.

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* "Blending magic and realism, this is a subtly written, profoundly honest novel about a kid falling through the cracks and pulling himself back up." - Booklist, starred review * "King remarkably channels fifteen-year-old Lucky, creating one of the most believable teen male characters in young adult fiction.... This unique coming-of-age story will hold tremendous appeal for reluctant male readers." - VOYA, starred review * "A smart, funny, and passionate novel that embodies that idea that 'It Gets Better'--when you take action." - Publishers Weekly, starred review * "King's heartfelt tale easily blends realism and fantasy.... A haunting but at times funny tale about what it means to want to take one's life, but rising above it so that living becomes the better option." - School Library Journal, starred review * "The unusual and occasionally comic juxtaposition of the POW experience with Lucky's victimization... [offers] compelling food for thought about the things we can control and the things we can't, and how that distinction ultimately determines the need for action." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review * "King's themes of torture, physical and emotional imprisonment, and bullying connect in satisfying ways in this improbably witty and heartwarming story." - The Horn Book, starred review "A resonant, uplifting story about not just getting through, but powering through, the tough times."EndFragment - Kirkus Reviews

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A.S. King is the author of the 2011 Printz Honor Book Please Ignore Vera Dietz (Knopf, 2010) and The Dust of 100 Dogs (Flux, 2009). Her short fiction, poetry and nonfiction have been widely published, and several of her stories have won awards including a nomination for the Best New American Voices anthology

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