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PublisherWhitman & Company, Albert

ISBN-100807506168

ISBN-139780807506165

eBay Product ID (ePID)170176776

Product Key Features

Book TitleBeing Henry David

Number of Pages312 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicSocial Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, General, People & Places / United States / General, Social Themes / Runaways

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorCal Armistead

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

Reviews"Even those with little interest in Thoreau will find this a solid psychological mystery about a teen who's made a mistake that he can't keep running from."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, "Introspective high schoolers will appreciate this engimatic coming-of-age story." --School Library Journal, Best Teen Books of 2013, Kirkus Reviews 2014 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People The Best Children's Books of the Year 2014, Bank Street College, "Think James Dashner's Maze Runner series meets High School Musical: an engaging and unique book."--Booklist, STARRED REVIEW! "This compelling, suspenseful debut, a tough-love riff on guilt, forgiveness and redemption, asks hard questions to which there are no easy answers."-- Kirkus Reviews starred review, "Introspective high schoolers will appreciate this engimatic coming-of-age story." School Library Journal, March 2013, "Believable and nicely crafted, this story has much to recommend it. Pacing and suspense are just right as the mystery of Hank's identity begins to unravel and he faces the terrible event that stole his memory."-- VOYA, STARRED REVIEW! "This compelling, suspenseful debut, a tough-love riff on guilt, forgiveness and redemption, asks hard questions to which there are no easy answers."--Kirkus Reviews starred review, "Cal Armistead's story of Hank is not only an English teacher's dream...it's also a clever look at identity and who we are without our baggage."--The Boston Globe, "Cal Armistead's story of Hank is not only an English teacher's dream. . .it's also a clever look at identity and who we are without our baggage." The Boston Globe, March 30, 2013, ". . .Hank's personal tragedies are touching, as are his interactions with everyone from street kids Jack and Nessa to the more sedate citizens of Concord. His quests for answers and redemption should easily engage readers." Publishers Weekly, January 28, 2013, "Think James Dashner's Maze Runner series meets High School Musical: an engaging and unique book."-- Booklist, "This compelling, suspenseful debut, a tough-love riff on guilt, forgiveness and redemption, asks hard questions to which there are no easy answers." Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, February 1, 2013, "Believable and nicely crafted, this story has much to recommend it. Pacing and suspense are just right as the mystery of Hank's identity begins to unravel and he faces the terrible event that stole his memory."--VOYA, "Even those with little interest in Thoreau will find this a solid psychological mystery about a teen who's made a mistake that he can't keep running from." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, April 1, 2013, "Hank's personal tragedies are touching, as are his interactions with everyone from street kids Jack and Nessa to the more sedate citizens of Concord. His quests for answers and redemption should easily engage readers."-- Publishers Weekly, "Even those with little interest in Thoreau will find this a solid psychological mystery about a teen who's made a mistake that he can't keep running from."-- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, "Hank's personal tragedies are touching, as are his interactions with everyone from street kids Jack and Nessa to the more sedate citizens of Concord. His quests for answers and redemption should easily engage readers."--Publishers Weekly, "Think James Dashner's Maze Runner series meets High School Musical: an engaging and unique book." Booklist, March 1, 2013, "Cal Armistead's story of Hank is not only an English teacher's dream...it's also a clever look at identity and who we are without our baggage." --The Boston Globe, "Introspective high schoolers will appreciate this engimatic coming-of-age story."--School Library Journal

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromEighth Grade

Dewey DecimalFIC

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

SynopsisSTARRED REVIEW! "This compelling, suspenseful debut, a tough-love riff on guilt, forgiveness and redemption, asks hard questions to which there are no easy answers."? Kirkus Reviews starred review Best Teen Books of 2013, Kirkus Reviews 2014 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People The Best Children's Books of the Year 2014, Bank Street College Seventeen-year-old "Hank," who can't remember his identity, finds himself in Penn Station with a copy of Thoreau's Walden as his only possession and must figure out where he's from and why he ran away. Seventeen-year-old "Hank" has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything?who he is, where he came from, why he's running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David?or "Hank"?and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of?Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Cal Armistead's remarkable debut novel about a teen in search of himself. As Hank begins to piece together recollections from his past he realizes that the only way he can discover his present is to face up to the realities of his grievous memories. He must come to terms with the tragedy of his past to stop running and find his way home., STARRED REVIEW! "This compelling, suspenseful debut, a tough-love riff on guilt, forgiveness and redemption, asks hard questions to which there are no easy answers."-- Kirkus Reviews starred review Best Teen Books of 2013, Kirkus Reviews 2014 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People The Best Children's Books of the Year 2014, Bank Street College Seventeen-year-old "Hank," who can't remember his identity, finds himself in Penn Station with a copy of Thoreau's Walden as his only possession and must figure out where he's from and why he ran away. Seventeen-year-old "Hank" has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything--who he is, where he came from, why he's running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David--or "Hank"--and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of--Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Cal Armistead's remarkable debut novel about a teen in search of himself. As Hank begins to piece together recollections from his past he realizes that the only way he can discover his present is to face up to the realities of his grievous memories. He must come to terms with the tragedy of his past to stop running and find his way home., Seventeen-year-old "Hank," who can't remember his identity, finds himself in Penn Station with a copy of Thoreau's Walden as his only possession and must figure out where he's from and why he ran away., Seventeen-year-old "Hank" has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything--who he is, where he came from, why he's running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David--or "Hank"--and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of--Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Cal Armistead's remarkable debut novel about a teen in search of himself. As Hank begins to piece together recollections from his past he realizes that the only way he can discover his present is to face up to the realities of his grievous memories. He must come to terms with the tragedy of his past to stop running and find his way home.