Eli the Good by Silas House

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Eli the Good by Silas House

The summer of 1976 should have been the best of times for nature-loving Eli Book, but instead it is filled with terrible changes. His sister begins to hate her country. His beautiful but distant mother is caught between his traumatized Vietnam War vet father and his former antiwar protester aunt, who has come to live with them. And the only person with whom he can be himself, his best friend, Edie, begins to turn inward when her parents split up. Watching from the sidelines while his world falls apart, Eli must take his first courageous steps toward truth-telling and adulthood.

Eli the Good is this generation's To Kill A Mockingbird. --Pamela Duncan, author of Moon Women

Destined to become a classic. --Goodreads

As in any good southern novel, it's the well-drawn characters and rich setting that make this a memorable story. --Kirkus Reviews

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ISBN 13 9780763643416
ISBN 10 0763643416
Title Eli the Good
Author Silas House
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.
Year published 2009-09-22
Number of pages 304
Prizes Commended for Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (Children's) 2010, Commended for Tayshas Reading 2011, Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Young Adult) 2012
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.