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ISBN: 9781451661507

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Scribner

ISBN-10

1451661509

ISBN-13

9781451661507

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150540454

Product Key Features

Book Title

Silver Star : a Novel

Number of Pages

288 Pages

Language

English

Publication Year

2013

Topic

Psychological, Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Biographical

Genre

Fiction

Author

Jeannette Walls

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height

1.2 in

Item Weight

18.6 Oz

Item Length

9 in

Item Width

6 in

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Trade

LCCN

2012-050790

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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 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' writing is lively and her dialogue crips, and the girls' struggles with their mother ring true., A great spirit comes through The Silver Star â€¦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., 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., 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., By turns witty, warm and provocative, this all ages read by the author of The Glass Castle is a perfect choice for your high school mother-daughter book club or to throw in your beach bag this summer., 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., At heart Walls is a wonderful yarn-spinner...This is a page-turner, built for hammock or beach reading., 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 perfectlyâ€¦. The Silver Star stands strong as its own story, wholly unique and wholly captivating., 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 storytellingâ€¦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 dramaâ€¦ 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-spinnerâ€¦This is a page-turner, built for hammock or beach reading., A polished work of fictionâ€¦Engagingâ€¦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 writerâ€¦[an] atmospheric bildungsroman of adolescent passage, changing times and bent but unbroken family bonds., When Bean reads To Kill a Mockingbird in school, she seems like a long-lost cousin to Scoutâ€¦She makes for a strong and spunky protagonist., [ 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., 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.

Dewey Edition

Dewey Decimal

813/.6

Synopsis

The Silver Star, Jeannette Walls has written a heartbreaking and redemptive novel about an intrepid girl who challenges the injustice of the adult world--a triumph of imagination and storytelling. It is 1970 in a small town in California. "Bean" Holladay is twelve and her sister, Liz, is fifteen when their artistic mother, Charlotte, a woman who "found something wrong with every place she ever lived," 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 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 many stories about why their mother left Virginia in the first place. Because money is tight, Liz and Bean start babysitting and doing office work for Jerry Maddox, foreman of the mill in town--a big man who bullies his workers, his tenants, his children, and his wife. Bean adores her whip-smart older sister--inventor of word games, reader of Edgar Allan Poe, nonconformist. But when school starts in the fall, it's Bean who easily adjusts and makes friends, and Liz who becomes increasingly withdrawn. And then something happens to Liz. Jeannette Walls, supremely alert to abuse of adult power, 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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