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Fleischman,
Paul.
WHIRLIGIG
New York :Henry Holt and Company, 1998.
IL YA
ISBN 0440228352 |
| Brent
didn't mean to kill Lea. He didn't even know her. But he had three things
going against him. He was depressed. He was drunk. And he chose to shut
his eyes while driving on the highway. Next thing he knew, he was arrested
and Lea was dead. Lea's mother doesn't want to press charges. She doesn't
want any of his parent's money. What she wants is for Brent to travel the
country by bus, and make whirligigs (you know, those little wooden figures
with arms that swing around in the wind) that look like Lea, and place
them in the four corners of the country. To give people the smiles that
Lea never had the chance to share. Brent's parents think she is nuts. But
Brent will do anything to atone for what he has done. It's a journey you
won't want to miss... (Dawn Rutherford, mailto:rutherfo@chipublib.org,
Children's and Young Adult Librarian, Chicago Public Library) |
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SUBJECTS:
Whirligigs -- Fiction
Voyages and travels -- Fiction
Forgiveness -- Fiction |
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