The Rifle

A treasured rifle passed down through generations is the cause of a tragic accident in this timely tale. With subtle mastery and precision, this tough, thought-provoking novel challenges the idea that firearms don't become instruments of destruction and murder until they are placed in human hands.

Each book includes a reader's guide.

Info autore

GARY PAULSEN (1939 - 2021) wrote nearly two hundred books for young people, including the Newbery Honor Books Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room. 

Riassunto

A treasured rifle passed down through generations is the cause of a tragic accident in this timely tale. With subtle mastery and precision, this tough, thought-provoking novel challenges the idea that firearms don't become instruments of destruction and murder until they are placed in human hands.
    
Each book includes a reader's guide.

Testo aggiuntivo

"For readers willing to think about this issue . . . there is no better vehicle than this short, engagingly written story of one rifle and its fatal impact on one modern boy."--School Library Journal

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paulsen Gary Paulsen, Gary Paulsen
• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 12 a 99 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2006
• EAN: 9780152058395
• ISBN: 978-0-15-205839-5
• Pagine: 112
• Dimensioni: 114 mm x 178 mm x 8 mm
• Peso: 64 g
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; Libri scolastici > Libri scolastici per istituti a indirizzo generale; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Abuse, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Violence *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Bullying *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Depression *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Sexual Abuse *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Boys & Men *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Pregnancy *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Mental Illness *, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories