Whirligig by Paul Fleishman
New to town, Brent Bishop longs to stroll around school with the popular Brianna on his arm. But when Brianna begs him at a party full of schoolmates to stop hounding her, Brent's hopes are shattered. Trying to escape his humiliation, he attempts to destroy himself in a car crash--and ends up killing Lea, an innocent teen unfortunate enough to cross his path. Lea's mother asks one thing of Brent: that he create four whirligigs from a picture of Lea and set them up at the four corners of the United States. Lea's mother believes that by spreading the joy that whirligigs gave Lea as a child, Brent will keep Lea's spirit alive. And so Brent goes off with an unlimited bus ticket and the tools he needs to memorialize Lea. On his journey, he rediscovers his own love of life, and he begins to realize how--like the pieces that form the intricate whirligigs--people come together to affect each other in surprising ways.For Joyful Noise, Paul Fleischman received a Newbery Medal, and for Graven Pictures, he received a Newbery Honor. He's also the author of the middle-grade novels Bull Run and Seedfolks, as well as the young adult novel The Mind's Eye. In northern California, he lives with his wife.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312629113 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312629117 |
| Title | Whirligig |
| Author | Paul Fleishman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Palgrave USA |
| Year published | 2010-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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