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ISBN13: 9780805055825
ISBN10: 0805055827
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With a family always on the move, popularity and the ability to fit in quickly are vital to Brent Bishops high school survival. When he blows his chances with the girl of his dreams in front of everyone, hes devastated. Brent tries to end it all in a fatal car crash, but instead he finds an unlikely beginning. Hes sent on a journey of repentance—a cross-country trip building whirligigs. His wind toys are found by people in need: a Maine schoolgirl yearning for her first love, a Miami street-sweeper desperate for peace and quiet, a kid in Washington who just wants to play baseball, and a San Diego teenager dealing with loss. Brents whirligigs bring hope to others, but will they be able to heal the wounds deep inside himself?

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A terrible accident ends one life, but is just the beginning for another. . . .

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Sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop is sent on an unusual journey of repentance--building wind toys across the land--after he inadvertently causes the death of a young woman.

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When sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop inadvertently causes the death of a young woman, he is sent on an unusual journey of repentance, building wind toys across the land.

In his most ambitious novel to date, Newbery winner Paul Fleischman traces Brent's healing pilgrimage from Washington State to California, Florida, and Maine, and describes the many lives set into new motion by the ingenious creations Brent leaves behind.

Paul Fleischman is the master of multivoiced books for younger readers. In Whirligig he has created a novel about hidden connections that is itself a wonder of spinning hearts and grand surprises.

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About the Author

Paul Fleischman won the Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise, as well as a Newbery Honor for Graven Images. He lives with his wife and children in Pacific Grove, California.

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Karl, January 11, 2008 (view all comments by Karl)
Paul Fleischman has created a literary adventure of the human heart and soul with this book. It will capture the spirit and conscience of all its readers from the young adult onward. A young man's tragedy turns into a journey of self discovery highlighting what becomes his triumph as he transverses the United States in remembrance of the young girl he kills in a car accident. Beautifully written in his own unique style intertwining and interconnecting multiple faucets of the story, Fleischman takes the reader on a literary rollercoaster guiding them along an emotional adolescent coming of age. Embark on a voyage of self discovery with this book and the struggle of human emotions associated with adolescence and transitioning to adulthood made even more difficult through the tragedy associated with death and the compassion it can bring out in all of us.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780805055825
Author:
Fleischman, Paul
Publisher:
Square Fish
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Death & Dying
Subject:
Emotions
Subject:
Forgiveness
Subject:
Behavior
Subject:
Voyages and travels
Subject:
Forgiveness -- Fiction.
Subject:
Whirligigs.
Subject:
Whirligigs -- Fiction.
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Social Issues - Death & Dying
Subject:
Situations / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
Subject:
Boys / Men
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Young Adult Fiction
Series Volume:
bk. 2
Publication Date:
20101012
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 7
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.50 in
Age Level:
12-17
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Product details 144 pages Henry Holt & Company - English 9780805055825 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by ,
A terrible accident ends one life, but is just the beginning for another. . . .
"Synopsis" by , Sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop is sent on an unusual journey of repentance--building wind toys across the land--after he inadvertently causes the death of a young woman.
"Synopsis" by ,
When sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop inadvertently causes the death of a young woman, he is sent on an unusual journey of repentance, building wind toys across the land.

In his most ambitious novel to date, Newbery winner Paul Fleischman traces Brent's healing pilgrimage from Washington State to California, Florida, and Maine, and describes the many lives set into new motion by the ingenious creations Brent leaves behind.

Paul Fleischman is the master of multivoiced books for younger readers. In Whirligig he has created a novel about hidden connections that is itself a wonder of spinning hearts and grand surprises.
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