Desire Lines

Informationen zum Autor Jack Gantos was born in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, and has spent time living in Barbados and South Florida. He has written books for readers of all ages, including the acclaimed Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key and its sequels, the teenage novel Desire Lines , and the youthful memoire Hole in My Life . His is also the writer of Dead End in Norvelt and From Norvelt to Nowhere , a pair of semi-autobiographical novels about the importance of history and reading, the first of which won the prestigious Newbery Medal in 2012. He lives with his wife and daughter in Boston, Massachusetts. Klappentext Sixteen-year-old Walker has accidentally discvered that two female classmates are lovers. When a rabid evangelical preacher arrives in their town, a witch-hunt is launched against gay students and Walker, for some reason, is the prime target. Zusammenfassung Sixteen-year-old Walker has accidentally discvered that two female classmates are lovers. When a rabid evangelical preacher arrives in their town, a witch-hunt is launched against gay students and Walker, for some reason, is the prime target.

Product details

• Authors: Jack Gantos, Gantos Jack
• Publisher: Random House Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 17
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 23.10.2012
• EAN: 9781849417440
• ISBN: 978-1-84941-744-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 11 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Sex, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Relationships, Interest age: from c 12 years, JUVENILE FICTION / LGBTQ+, ya fiction; self help; magic; high school; coming of age