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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms, Rundell, Katherine

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Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
ISBN
1442490616
EAN
9781442490611
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Type
Hardback
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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
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Rundell, Katherine
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10
1442490616
ISBN-13
9781442490611
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168264629

Product Key Features

Book Title
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty, Social Themes / Dating & Relationships, School & Education, People & Places / Africa, Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, General, Social Themes / Friendship
Illustrator
Yes, Castrillón, Melissa
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Author
Katherine Rundell
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2013-021053
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Rundell's vivid and compelling prose brings both worlds to life on a visceral level and propels her characters forward. Readers will be engaged by Will's voice (and her colorful linguistic twists), ache for her through her sorrow and loss, and celebrate her newly sparked confidence and resolve. Warning: there will be cartwheels!, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms is the work of a writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination. I admire her novels very much, and I hope they find the success they deserve. I'm certainly looking forward to her next., Katherine Rundell once again demonstrates her ability to weave a story with a strong, determined female character...This one's for readers who appreciate the classic elements of storytelling with a twist., Katherine Rundell's Rooftoppers is a confection of lyrical prose. Bold imaginative leaps carry the reader from one Parisian rooftop to the next in this unique and beautifully written tale of a girl in search of the mother whom everyone else believes is dead., "Instead of making Zimbabwe some mysterious "other" place, she imbues it with color, love and vibrancy...Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms offers readers a sympathetic and enticing portrait of a part of the world they might not have heard of before reading this book, but will certainly be intrigued by ever after.", Rooftoppers drew me in immediately and carried me along straight to the end with its original voice and lively story., Here comes a classic... Fantastic joyous storytelling. I was entranced. This is the only book I have ever read that made me long to cook sausages on a roof. From the first page onwards I knew I was reading something that sparkled (and it just got brighter and brighter). I'm a bit jealous actually; I wish I'd written it. Gorgeous, witty, kind, amazing, vertigo inducing, breathtaking, utterly charming. I loved, loved, loved this little gem of a book. Hold your breath- this book is magic., Rundell's finely drawn etchings of the people in Will's sphere and rich descriptions of African colonial farm life sprawl across the page in sensual largesse., *"With debut novel Rooftoppers (2013), Rundell showed her capacity to write an entertaining story featuring a courageous female protagonist; this second novel surpasses by virtue of its striking, soaring prose."
Grade From
Third Grade
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Synopsis
Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can't prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this lovely and lyrical novel from the author of Rooftoppers , which Booklist called "a glorious adventure." Wilhelmina Silver's world is golden. Living half-wild on an African farm with her horse, her monkey, and her best friend, every day is beautiful. But when her home is sold and Will is sent away to boarding school in England, the world becomes impossibly difficult. Lions and hyenas are nothing compared to packs of vicious schoolgirls. Where can a girl run to in London? And will she have the courage to survive? From the author of the "witty, inventively poetic" Rooftoppers comes an utterly beautiful story that's sure to be treasured.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.R88827Car 2014

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