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Whirligig (98 Edition)

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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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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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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:
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
bk. 2
Publication Date:
19980515
Binding:
HC
Grade Level:
Elementary and junior high
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
8.52x5.68x.64 in. .62 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17
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