The Whirlpool: Stories

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Synopsis
From Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Laurel Croza comes a mesmerizing collection of short stories about the whirlpool of adolescence.Charity takes small steps to escape her controlling father. Jasmine endures the rumors about her at school, even though no one really knows what happened last summer. The Oh! So Perfect Hair Dolly wishes for just the right child to take her home from the store. Nicola has a run-in with a classmate on her first day at a new school in the big city — or is the classmate a wolf in disguise? A squirrel ruminates on the nature of life and death. Dani fights for her dream, in spite of her father’s insistence that her older brother should be the one to play hockey. Mike finds the kind of family he has longed for in his coworkers at the restaurant where he works. In these seven stories by Laurel Croza (author of the award-winning picture books I Know Here and From There to Here), five teenagers, a doll and a squirrel break out of the expectations placed upon them. Featuring beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Kelsey Garrity-Riley.Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
Copyright:
2018

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
96 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781773060330
Related ISBNs:
9781773060323, 9781773060347
Publisher:
Groundwood Books Ltd
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Laurel Croza
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:
Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
Reading Age:
10–14
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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