Danielle Snyder's summer of babysitting turns into one of overwhelming guilt and sadness when Humphrey, her five-year-old charge is killed suddenly. Danielle gets caught up in the machinery of tragedy: police investigations, neighborhood squabbling, and, when the driver of the car that struck Humphrey turns out to be an undocumented alien, a politically charged immigration debate. Wanting only to mourn the sweet little boy she grew to love, Danielle tries to avoid the world around her, until a new and unexpected friendship with Justin, a boy she meets at the park, helps her find a way to preserve Humphrey's memory, stand up for what she believes in, and find her own path to forgiveness. Readers will be swept away by this heart-wrenching, but uplifting story.
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Praise for The Year of Goodbyes Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2010 2011 Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Older Readers Parents' Choice Award 2010 - An outstanding and emotionally taut read. School Library Journal, starred review Levy crafts a poignant portrait of her Jewish mother's life in 1938 Nazi Germany that crackles with adolescent vitality. Publishers Weekly, starred review Poignant and chilling ... an immensely powerful experience. Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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Maße
Höhe: 210 mm
Breite: 140 mm
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978-0-8027-3441-9 (9780802734419)
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DEBBIE LEVY is the author of The Year of Goodbyes: A True Story of Friendship, Family, and Farewells, which was an IndieBound Next pick, Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2010, a Parents' Choice Award 2010, a 2011 Sydney Taylor Notable Book, a CCBC 2011 Choice, and a VOYA Nonfiction Honor List 2010. www.debbielevybooks.com