"Winning a national high-school geography competition should be the high point of Jomon's life. So why does he find himself running through the streets of Georgetown, Guyana, later that same night -- so angry and desperate? Why does he heave his hard-won medal through the front window of a candy store? Why does a teenaged boy decide life is not worth living? "--
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Jugendliche
US School Grade: Second Grade and over, Reading Age: From 12 years, Interest Age: From 12 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
mit Schutzumschlag
Maße
Höhe: 223 mm
Breite: 149 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-77306-387-4 (9781773063874)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Deborah Ellis is a member of the Order of Canada. She has won the University of California's Middle East Book Award, Sweden's Peter Pan Prize, the Governor General's Award, and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. She is best known for her Breadwinner series, which has been published in twenty-five languages, with $2 million in royalties donated to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan and Street Kids International. deborahellis.com
