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Gone from Home: Short Takes
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Laurel Leaf
Publication date
December 1, 2001
Pages
108
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780440229421
ISBN-10
0440229421
Dimensions
0.25 by 4.15 by 7 in.
Weight
0.15 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$4.99
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Pearl dresses up as a boy to survive on the streets, where she finds her long-lost mother, while Mick and Greg risk stealing animals from pet stores in order to save the souls of those who would cage them, in a collection of poignant stories about young people reaching out to others. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Meet Sweetness, who has saved an abandoned baby and held up a convenience store, both on the same day. And Starr, who arrives on her Day-Glo orange bicycle to baby-sit for a summer â and changes a family forever. And Victor, who cannot hear but sees clearly that his brother and sister will soon learn to fly.
In 12 taut, emotional stories, Angela Johnson explores the hardship, hope, and surprising acts of compassion in the lives of young people gone from home.
In 12 taut, emotional stories, Angela Johnson explores the hardship, hope, and surprising acts of compassion in the lives of young people gone from home.
Editions
Hardcover
from Dk Ink (September 1, 1998)
9780789424990 | details & prices | 112 pages | 6.75 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.65 lbs | List price $15.95
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Laurel Leaf (December 1, 2001)
9780440229421 | details & prices | 108 pages | 4.15 × 7.00 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.15 lbs | List price $4.99
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems.
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems.
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (June 1, 2000)
9780375801921 | details & prices | 104 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.20 lbs | List price $4.99
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems
Reinforced
from Demco Media (February 1, 2002)
9780606224246 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.25 lbs | List price $12.69
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems.
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems.
from Demco Media (August 1, 2000)
9780606178464 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.35 lbs | List price $12.30
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (March 1, 2001)
9780613253512 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.35 lbs | List price $13.15
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems
About: A collection of short stories in which young people extend help to those around them while trying to find hopeful answers to life's problems
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