I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK? Tales of Driving and Being Driven

"I am a poet," I said. "It is my destiny to do strange things." My father gripped the wheel of his car. "I am the chauffeur for foolishness." We said no more. Foolhardy missions. Life-altering conversations. Gifts--given and received. Loss. Getting lost. Wisdom delivered before dawn and deep into the night. Love and kissing (not necessarily in that order). Laughter. Rides on the edge. Roses. Ghosts. As a traveling poet and visiting teacher, Naomi Shihab Nye has spent a considerable amount of time in cars, both driving and being driven. Her observations, stories, encounters, and escapades--and the kernels of truth she gathers from them--are laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving, and unforgettable. Buckle up.

Product details

• Authors: Naomi Shihab Nye, Naomi Shihab Nye
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 18.09.2007
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780060853921
• ISBN: 978-0-06-085392-1
• Pages: 256
• Age Recommendation: from age 13
• Dimensions (packing): 12.7 x 18.7 x 2.3 cm
• Subjects: Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Poetry *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Women *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Girls & Women *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: People & Places / General *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Music *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Transportation / Cars & Trucks *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Travel *, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians