Letters to a Shooting Star |
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| Author:
| Hale, Keith |
| ISBN: | 978-0-615-87411-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Watersgreen House
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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Award-winning Letters to a Shooting Star follows Arkansas country boy Ben Goodman through childhood and adolescence, focusing primarily on the period when he crosses paths with the book's other protagonists, Pennsylvania-raised brothers Ethan and Daniel Henry. Each boy has a compelling story, and when the stories are set side-by-side then merged, the result is both heartwarming and hopeful. The book is both a coming of age novel and a love story told in fine, understated Southern...
More DescriptionAward-winning Letters to a Shooting Star follows Arkansas country boy Ben Goodman through childhood and adolescence, focusing primarily on the period when he crosses paths with the book's other protagonists, Pennsylvania-raised brothers Ethan and Daniel Henry. Each boy has a compelling story, and when the stories are set side-by-side then merged, the result is both heartwarming and hopeful. The book is both a coming of age novel and a love story told in fine, understated Southern tradition, reminiscent of Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor, and Thomas Hal Phillips.