Paradise Lane
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- Synopsis
- When fifteen-year-old Rosie Perkins, an outcast at school, saves the life of a baby opossum, she finds an unlikely friend and ally in Michael Geraghty, a classmate who is her complete opposite. [From the front dust jacket flap] "No one likes Rosie Perkins. She lives in a rundown house on Old Dump Road (once called Paradise Lane), and she's too much of a loner to miss having friends. When she rescues a baby possum and lovingly takes it home, the class bullies play a loathsome trick on her: They shower her with dead possums on her way home from school. To Rosie, who only wants to be ignored, it seems like the end. Only Michael Geraghty goes back to where the boys leave Rosie. He finds her sobbing on the dusty ground, and out of remorse--a new emotion for him--he tries to apologize. But when Michael and Rosie talk, it's as if they're from different worlds, not neighboring houses: Michael's family is large and loud; Rosie's, confined and repressed. Rosie invests her possum Plum with all her love; Michael traps possums for money. But despite--or because of--their differences, they're drawn to each other. Not the tragic death of Plum, the truths Rosie uncovers about her mother, or the abuses of a possessive father can stop their feelings. A writer new to American readers brings to life two memorable characters and their extraordinary romance, which changes the life of one of them, and the thinking of both."
- Copyright:
- 1987
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 167 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780590410137
- Publisher:
- Scholastic, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 05/30/17
- Copyrighted By:
- William Taylor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Romance, Teens, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Grade Levels:
- Seventh grade
- Submitted By:
- Sandra Ryan
- Proofread By:
- Lissi
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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