The Cat at the Wall
Autor Deborah Ellisen Limba Engleză Hardback – 9 sep 2014 – vârsta de la 9 până la 12 ani
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A cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house on the West Bank that has been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers. The house seems empty, until the cat realizes that a little boy is hiding beneath the floorboards. Should she help him? After all, she’s just a cat. Or is she? She was once a regular North American girl, but that was before she died and came back to life as a cat. When the little boy is discovered, the soldiers don’t know what to do with him. It is not long before his teacher and classmates come looking for him, and the house is suddenly surrounded by Palestinian villagers throwing rocks, and the sound of Israeli tanks approaching. As the soldiers begin to panic and disaster seems certain, the cat knows that it is up to her to diffuse the situation. But what can a cat do? What can any one creature do?
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781554984916
ISBN-10: 1554984912
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 127 x 178 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Colecția Groundwood Books
Locul publicării:Canada
ISBN-10: 1554984912
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 127 x 178 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Colecția Groundwood Books
Locul publicării:Canada
Recenzii
Finalist for the Red Maple Award
Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice
OLA Best Bets (Junior Fiction, Honorable Mention)
"Without editorializing, Ellis’s suspenseful and thought-provoking novel offers a touching, humane context for one of the world’s most intractable situations." — New York Times
"Quietly moving, full of surprises and, with Clare's colloquial and spirited voice, highly readable." — Kirkus Reviews
"There are no black and whites here, only ordinary people caught in the tangle of history, misunderstanding, and fear." — Booklist
"Ellis's premise is an unusual one, but with it she crafts a thought-provoking and sensitive story about the power of empathy and selflessness." — Publishers Weekly
"The characters’ complexities are slowly revealed, adding layers to the story. Readers are plunged into the narrative, in the same way Clare must face her new feline life." — School Library Journal
"The ultimate message that every one has a story and that everyone has a chance at redemption is a hopeful one . . . a useful fictional counterpart to Ellis’ nonfiction work." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice
OLA Best Bets (Junior Fiction, Honorable Mention)
"Without editorializing, Ellis’s suspenseful and thought-provoking novel offers a touching, humane context for one of the world’s most intractable situations." — New York Times
"Quietly moving, full of surprises and, with Clare's colloquial and spirited voice, highly readable." — Kirkus Reviews
"There are no black and whites here, only ordinary people caught in the tangle of history, misunderstanding, and fear." — Booklist
"Ellis's premise is an unusual one, but with it she crafts a thought-provoking and sensitive story about the power of empathy and selflessness." — Publishers Weekly
"The characters’ complexities are slowly revealed, adding layers to the story. Readers are plunged into the narrative, in the same way Clare must face her new feline life." — School Library Journal
"The ultimate message that every one has a story and that everyone has a chance at redemption is a hopeful one . . . a useful fictional counterpart to Ellis’ nonfiction work." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Notă biografică
Deborah Ellis is best known for her Breadwinner books — a series that has been published in 25 languages and earned more than $1 million in royalties to benefit Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan and Street Kids International. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the University of California’s Middle East Book Award, Sweden’s Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. She recently received the Ontario Library Association’s President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement, and she has been named to the Order of Ontario. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.
Premii
- Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award Nominee, 2016