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Heartbeat

by Sharon Creech

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ISBN13: 9780060540241
ISBN10: 0060540249
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Publisher Comments:

Run run run.

That's what twelve-year-old Annie loves to do. When she's barefoot and running, she can hear her heart beating . . . thump-THUMP, thump-THUMP. It's a rhythm that makes sense in a year when everything's shifting: Her mother is pregnant, her grandfather is forgetful, and her best friend, Max, is always moody. Everything changes over time, just like the apple Annie's been assigned to draw. But as she watches and listens, Annie begins to understand the many rhythms of life, and how she fits within them.

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"'Creech returns to the free-verse form she employed so successfully in Love That Dog for this insightful exploration of life's beginning and ending and the joys to be encountered on the journey,' wrote PW in a starred review. Ages 8-12. (Oct.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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Newbery Medalist Creech ("Walk Two Moons") masterfully weaves this story, told in free verse, about a young girl finding her identity and learning how it fits within the many rhythms of life.

About the Author

Sharon Creech is the author of the Newbery Medal winner Walk Two Moons and the Newbery Honor winner The Wanderer. Her other novels include Heartbeat, Ruby Holler, Love That Dog, Bloomability, Absolutely Normal Chaos, Chasing Redbird, and Pleasing The Ghost as well as three picture books: A Fine, Fine School; Fishing in the Air; and Who's That Baby? Ms. Creech and her husband live in upstate New York.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060540241
Author:
Creech, Sharon
Publisher:
HarperTrophy
Author:
by Sharon Creech
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Friendship
Subject:
Pregnancy
Subject:
Social Situations - General
Subject:
Family - Multigenerational
Subject:
Running
Subject:
Social Issues - General
Subject:
Family - General
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Best friends
Publication Date:
October 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
180
Dimensions:
7.60x5.26x.55 in. .31 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12

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