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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
August 1, 1998
Pages
144
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780689822292
ISBN-10
0689822294
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$17.99
Other format details
juvenile
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Marley believes her life with Momma, Pops, and Butchy in the perfect town of Heaven, Ohio, is as wonderful as it can be until she learns some long kept secrets that open up a world of questions.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: You never know what's gonna come down -- in Heaven.
At fourteen, Marley knows she has Momma's hands and Pops's love for ice cream, that her brother doesn't get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But Marley doesn't know all she thinks she does, because she doesn't know the truth. And when the truth comes down with the rain one stormy summer afternoon, it changes everything. It turns Momma and Pops into liars. It makes her brother a stranger and Uncle Jack an even bigger mystery.
All of a sudden, Marley doesn't know who she is anymore and can only turn to the family she no longer trusts to find out.
Truth often brings change. Sometimes that change is for the good. Sometimes it isn't. Coretta Scott King award-winning author Angela Johnson writes a poignant novel of deception and self-discovery -- about finding the truth and knowing what to do when truth is at hand.
At fourteen, Marley knows she has Momma's hands and Pops's love for ice cream, that her brother doesn't get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But Marley doesn't know all she thinks she does, because she doesn't know the truth. And when the truth comes down with the rain one stormy summer afternoon, it changes everything. It turns Momma and Pops into liars. It makes her brother a stranger and Uncle Jack an even bigger mystery.
All of a sudden, Marley doesn't know who she is anymore and can only turn to the family she no longer trusts to find out.
Truth often brings change. Sometimes that change is for the good. Sometimes it isn't. Coretta Scott King award-winning author Angela Johnson writes a poignant novel of deception and self-discovery -- about finding the truth and knowing what to do when truth is at hand.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (May 1, 2000)
9780786224630 | details & prices | 157 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.70 lbs | List price $20.95
About: Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.
About: Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Simon & Schuster (August 1, 1998)
9780689822292 | details & prices | 144 pages | 5.00 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.50 lbs | List price $17.99
About: Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents
About: Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents
Paperback
Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (January 5, 2010)
9781442403420 | details & prices | 138 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.30 lbs | List price $9.99
Reissue edition from Simon Pulse (August 1, 2000)
9780689822902 | details & prices | 138 pages | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.15 lbs | List price $6.99
About: Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.
About: Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Andra Johnson (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Recorded Books (January 1, 2001)
9780788745638 | details & prices | List price $26.00
Reinforced
from Demco Media (April 1, 2000)
9780606187992 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.35 lbs | List price $14.53
About: Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.
About: Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (March 1, 2001)
9780613285179 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.30 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.
About: Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.
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