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The Silver Star: A Novel - Paperback By Walls, Jeannette - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 1451661541
- Book Title
- Silver Star : a Novel
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Psychological, Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Biographical
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 8.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls' gripping new novel that "transports us with her powerful storytelling...She contemplates the extraordinary bravery needed to confront real-life demons in a world where the hardest thing to do may be to not run away" ( O, The Oprah Magazine ). It is 1970 in a small town in California. "Bean" Holladay is twelve and her sister, Liz, is fifteen when their artistic mother, Charlotte, takes off to find herself, leaving her girls enough money to last a month or two. When Bean returns from school one day and sees a police car outside the house, she and Liz decide to take the bus to Virginia, where their widowed Uncle Tinsley lives in the decaying mansion that's been in Charlotte's family for generations. An impetuous optimist, Bean soon discovers who her father was, and hears stories about why their mother left Virginia in the first place. Money is tight, and the sisters start babysitting and doing office work for Jerry Maddox, foreman of the mill in town, who bullies his workers, his tenants, his children, and his wife. Liz is whip-smart--an inventor of word games, reader of Edgar Allan Poe, nonconformist. But when school starts in the fall, it's Bean who easily adjusts, and Liz who becomes increasingly withdrawn. And then something happens to Liz in the car with Maddox. Jeannette Walls has written a deeply moving novel about triumph over adversity and about people who find a way to love each other and the world, despite its flaws and injustices.
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Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1451661541
ISBN-13
9781451661545
eBay Product ID (ePID)
176180923
Product Key Features
Book Title
Silver Star : a Novel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Biographical
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3623.A3644s55 2013
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A great spirit comes through The Silver Star ...Jeannette Walls knows how to make characters pop off the page (and tear your heart out in the process.), Walls writes with equal tenderness for her most beloved characters and the least among them. It takes a compassionate soul to find the beauty in despair and that's what Walls does best., Walls writes with easy assurance about Liz and Bean, proving in fiction as she did in her memoir, The Glass Castle , that she knows children's hearts-as well as the evil that can lurk in the hearts of grown-ups., Walls' writing is lively and her dialogue crips, and the girls' struggles with their mother ring true., Walls is adept at steeping her characters in some intense, old-fashioned drama... The Silver Star is a lovely, moving novel with an appealing narrator in Bean., A great spirit comes through The Silver Star …Jeannette Walls knows how to make characters pop off the page (and tear your heart out in the process.), Jeannette Walls jumps off the memoir train and hitches a ride on the novel form with The Silver Star ., Walls turns what could have been another sentimental girl-on-the-run-finds-home cliché into a fresh consideration of both adolescence and the South on the cusp of major social change., Jeannette Walls transports us with her powerful storytelling...Using Bean's expertly crafted, naively stubborn voice, Walls contemplates the extraordinary bravery needed to confront real-life demons in a world where the hardest thing to do may be to not run away., [A] moving book…With relatable characters and a plot that can both rend and heal hearts, The Silver Star is a captivating novel., Jeannette Walls is a master at her craft. In the same way she spoke candidly of her own parents' shortcomings in The Glass Castle , in The Silver Star she lends this candid voice to Bean, and captures the inner workings of an adolescent's mind perfectly.... The Silver Star stands strong as its own story, wholly unique and wholly captivating., Told with a balanced, yet whimsical, voice of insight and awareness...[ The Silver Star ] is set during the Nixon '70s and Vietname War, and the author adeptly evokes the tumultuous era in the narrative without letting it overwhelm the primary thread of Bean's coming-of-age adventures., Walls has written yet another gripping story of a courageous and sensible girl surviving the adults around her.", When Bean reads To Kill a Mockingbird in school, she seems like a long-lost cousin to Scout...She makes for a strong and spunky protagonist., [A] moving book...With relatable characters and a plot that can both rend and heal hearts, The Silver Star is a captivating novel., Jeannette Walls is a master at her craft. In the same way she spoke candidly of her own parents' shortcomings in The Glass Castle , in The Silver Star she lends this candid voice to Bean, and captures the inner workings of an adolescent's mind perfectly…. The Silver Star stands strong as its own story, wholly unique and wholly captivating., At heart Walls is a wonderful yarn-spinner...This is a page-turner, built for hammock or beach reading., A polished work of fiction...Engaging...Fans will find echoes of her coruscating family chronicle that first struck a chord with readers in 2005, but The Silver Star is the novel of a more confident, mature and calculating writer...[an] atmospheric bildungsroman of adolescent passage, changing times and bent but unbroken family bonds., Walls writes with the paired-down incisiveness of a memoirist looking for the significance of every incident, but it's the way she draws Bean, so strong even in the face of all the additional challenges that come with her age, gender, and innocence, that will make this book a hit with readers., Jeannette Walls transports us with her powerful storytelling…Using Bean's expertly crafted, naively stubborn voice, Walls contemplates the extraordinary bravery needed to confront real-life demons in a world where the hardest thing to do may be to not run away., Walls is adept at steeping her characters in some intense, old-fashioned drama… The Silver Star is a lovely, moving novel with an appealing narrator in Bean., Walls writes with easy assurance about Liz and Bean, proving in fiction as she did in her memoir, The Glass Castle , that she knows children's hearts--as well as the evil that can lurk in the hearts of grown-ups., At heart Walls is a wonderful yarn-spinner…This is a page-turner, built for hammock or beach reading., A polished work of fiction…Engaging…Fans will find echoes of her coruscating family chronicle that first struck a chord with readers in 2005, but The Silver Star is the novel of a more confident, mature and calculating writer…[an] atmospheric bildungsroman of adolescent passage, changing times and bent but unbroken family bonds., [ The Silver Star is] an examination of bad parenting and resilient children in a rich and complex setting. Bean is a compelling character, and it is fascinating to watch her ideas about both her mother and her sister change as the book progresses., When Bean reads To Kill a Mockingbird in school, she seems like a long-lost cousin to Scout…She makes for a strong and spunky protagonist., Walls turns what could have been another sentimental girl-on-the-run-finds-home clich into a fresh consideration of both adolescence and the South on the cusp of major social change., With immense charm and warmth, Walls, the author of The Glass Castle , has created a lively account of kids finding a way to thrive in the absence of reliable parents.
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
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Lccn
2012-050790
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Dewey Edition
23
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- Apr 21, 2023
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- Oct 30, 2015
I love everything that Jannette Walls writes. The 'Silver Star' is no exception. I couldn't wait to turn the next page! Loved this one as well.
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- Apr 27, 2021
Silver Star is my Favorite
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- Feb 06, 2020
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