Moon Runner
Autor Carolyn Marsdenen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2007 – vârsta de la 8 până la 12 ani
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Black-Eyed Susan Award (2007)
When Mina, a self-professed "girlie-girl," discovers that she excels at track, her friends are as surprised as she is, especially competitive Ruth. Even more surprising is the way running seems to lift Mina up and make her happy. When Coach chooses her to run the fifty-meter against Ruth, Mina is torn. Should she slow down and let Ruth hold on to the spotlight? Or let herself soar? With subtlety and insight, Carolyn Marsden explores the delicate subject of competition between friends.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780763633042
ISBN-10: 0763633046
Pagini: 97
Ilustrații: 1-COLOR
Dimensiuni: 130 x 188 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.09 kg
Editura: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN-10: 0763633046
Pagini: 97
Ilustrații: 1-COLOR
Dimensiuni: 130 x 188 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.09 kg
Editura: Candlewick Press (MA)
Extras
In the afternoon, storm clouds let loose with a quick little rain. By the time PE started, the sky sparkled with light. The dark clouds made the new leaves look extra green, the stucco walls of the school pinker. Stepping onto the wet grass, Mina found herself looking forward to running.
Then a cloud covered the sun and she shivered.
The cloud moved and the sun shone. The arc of a rainbow appeared. Mina stretched, raising both arms high into the freshly washed air. . . .
When Coach blew the whistle, Mina jetted forward. She dashed over the wet grass, the clouds overhead, the rainbow shining, each precious instant pushing her onward: one-two-three-four-five-six . . .
At the last second, Mina sensed Ruth next to her and turned to look. The look slowed her just the teeniest bit. When she arrived at the white stripe, Coach shouted, "Tie!" He held up Mina's arm and Ruth's.
Ruth stared at Mina, her mouth open as she panted for breath.
Mina had once heard a strange word: unquiet. It meant more than "not quiet." It meant deeply uneasy. She was unquiet now, with Ruth staring at her, looking as though she’d come home to find her house flattened
by a dust devil.
Coach dropped their arms and patted Mina on the back.
"Congratulations. Don't look so surprised, Mina."
Ruth held out her hand. "Congratulations." But she didn't look Mina in the eye.
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MOON RUNNER by Carolyn Marsden. Copyright (c) 2005 by Carolyn Marsden. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.
Then a cloud covered the sun and she shivered.
The cloud moved and the sun shone. The arc of a rainbow appeared. Mina stretched, raising both arms high into the freshly washed air. . . .
When Coach blew the whistle, Mina jetted forward. She dashed over the wet grass, the clouds overhead, the rainbow shining, each precious instant pushing her onward: one-two-three-four-five-six . . .
At the last second, Mina sensed Ruth next to her and turned to look. The look slowed her just the teeniest bit. When she arrived at the white stripe, Coach shouted, "Tie!" He held up Mina's arm and Ruth's.
Ruth stared at Mina, her mouth open as she panted for breath.
Mina had once heard a strange word: unquiet. It meant more than "not quiet." It meant deeply uneasy. She was unquiet now, with Ruth staring at her, looking as though she’d come home to find her house flattened
by a dust devil.
Coach dropped their arms and patted Mina on the back.
"Congratulations. Don't look so surprised, Mina."
Ruth held out her hand. "Congratulations." But she didn't look Mina in the eye.
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MOON RUNNER by Carolyn Marsden. Copyright (c) 2005 by Carolyn Marsden. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.
Notă biografică
Carolyn Marsden is the author of THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS, which received much critical acclaim and was named a BOOKLIST Top Ten Youth First Novel; SILK UMBRELLAS; and MAMA HAD TO WORK ON CHRISTMAS. Of MOON RUNNER she says, "When my eleven-year-old daughter became a sudden track star, I sensed the potential for a good story. As the conflict developed between her and her athletic friend, I knew this was a story I had to write." Carolyn Marsden has an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College and lives in California with her husband, mother, and two daughters.
Descriere
The acclaimed author of "Silk Umbrellas" and "The Gold-Threaded Dress" explores the delicate issue of competition between friends in this touching, lyrical story.
Premii
- Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee, 2007