Letters to a Shooting Star |
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| Author:
| Hale, Keith |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5428-6342-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2017 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.99 |
Book Description:
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Winner of the Paul Sidwell Memorial Award, 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...
More DescriptionWinner of the Paul Sidwell Memorial Award, 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, Thomas Hal Phillips, and Flannery O'Connor.