Where Things Come Back
Where Things Come Back
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Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
Winner of the 2012 Michael L. Printz and William C. Morris Awards, this poignant and hilarious story of loss and redemption explores the process of grief, second chances, and even the meaning of life (Kirkus Reviews). In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter's senior year of high school, he is forced to examine everything he thinks he understands about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town. His cousin overdoses; his town becomes absurdly obsessed with the alleged reappearance of an extinct woodpecker; and most troubling of all, his sensitive, gifted fifteen-year-old brother, Gabriel, suddenly and inexplicably disappears.Meanwhile, the crisis of faith spawned by a young missionary's disillusion in Africa prompts a frantic search for meaning that has far-reaching consequences. As distant as the two stories initially seem, they are woven together through masterful plotting and merge in a surprising and harrowing climax.
This extraordinary tale from a rare literary voice finds wonder in the ordinary and illuminates the hope of second chances.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781442413337 |
| ISBN 10 | 1442413336 |
| Title | Where Things Come Back |
| Author | Whaley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2011-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Winner of Michael L. Printz Award (Young Adult) 2012, Winner of William C. Morris YA Debut Award 2012, Commended for Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (Young Adult) 2012, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Fourteen and Up) 2012, Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (High School) 2013, Short-listed for Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice 2014 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |