Night Fires
Autor George E. Stanleyen Limba Engleză Hardback – 23 iun 2009 – vârsta până la 12 ani
It s 1922, and Woodrow Harper has moved with his widowed mother to his father s hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma. Perhaps here he will find the closeness to his father that eluded him when his father was alive. Instead, in his new neighbor, Senator Crawford, Woodrow finds something that offers even more comfort a father figure who understands him in a way his father never did. But there are ugly secrets beneath the surface in Lawton, and Woodrow s desperate need for the senator s approval may force him to make difficult decisions he will live to regret."
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781416975595
ISBN-10: 1416975594
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 151 x 219 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Aladdin.
Editura: ALADDIN PAPERBACKS
Locul publicării:New York, NY
ISBN-10: 1416975594
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 151 x 219 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Aladdin.
Editura: ALADDIN PAPERBACKS
Locul publicării:New York, NY
Descriere
An unflinching look at a painful chapter in America's past
It's 1922, and Woodrow Harper has moved with his widowed mother to his father's hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma. Perhaps here he will find the closeness to his father that eluded him when his father was alive. Instead, in his new neighbor, Senator Crawford, Woodrow finds something that offers even more comfort--a father figure who understands him in a way his father never did. But there are ugly secrets beneath the surface in Lawton, and Woodrow's desperate need for the senator's approval may force him to make difficult decisions he will live to regret.
It's 1922, and Woodrow Harper has moved with his widowed mother to his father's hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma. Perhaps here he will find the closeness to his father that eluded him when his father was alive. Instead, in his new neighbor, Senator Crawford, Woodrow finds something that offers even more comfort--a father figure who understands him in a way his father never did. But there are ugly secrets beneath the surface in Lawton, and Woodrow's desperate need for the senator's approval may force him to make difficult decisions he will live to regret.
Notă biografică
George Stanley was a Professor of African and Middle-Eastern Languages and Linguistics at Cameron University. In between prepping class lectures and grading papers, he found the time to write for children. He was also the author of Night Fires and the Third-Grade Detectives series.