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Chargement... Zebra Forest (édition 2013)par Adina Rishe Gewirtz (Auteur)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Zebra Forest is about an eleven-year-old girl named Annie and her little brother Rew. Annie and Rew live with their grandmother in what they have named the Zebra Forest. Annie doesn't know much about what her parents but she does know her father was killed during a fight. Annie and Rew make up stories about their long-lost father. They dream he was anything from a pirate to a pilot. Sadly these stories cannot last forever for it is not true to them. Something that reveals the lie there grandmother told them about their father and This is an interesting story about truth deception and most importantly complicated family relationships. Annie and Rew's parents were absent from their lives and their Grandmother and the only guardian sometimes got into moods where she'd just sit and brood. There was even a social worker who would come and check on them. I liked how much they liked to read and I especially enjoyed their love of Treasure Island which I read last year for school. basically, I just love reading about characters who love books! Overall it was a short read ( just over 200 pages) about some hard topics children's middlegrade fiction. Annie (11) and Rew (7 or 8?, her little brother) were left by their mom to the care of their grandmother and have been told all their lives that their dad was killed long ago by an angry man. As the story unfolds and the family is taken "hostage" by an escaped prisoner (who turns out to be--you guessed it), the children realize that is not exactly true--in fact, their dad was the angry man, in jail all these years for manslaughter. The story doesn't feel quite complete--the dad leaves abruptly after a couple months without incident (turning himself back in to the police) and there are other issues not quite dealt with, but there is enough substance here to make the story believable. (Note that the setting is 1979 and that the character is concerned with the Iran hostage situation, so kids will probably want to know more about that, if they're not familiar with it already.) I'm not always drawn in to read a book solely because of its cover. The story has to grab my attention as well. But I'll admit that the evocative cover for Zebra Forest got me sucked in all on its own and I'm forever grateful. I don't think my short review here can do the book justice. So much unfolds in its slender pages. It's a book that seems relatively simple and innocent on the surface, yet there is such depth that I'm still thinking about it a few weeks later. And I love how the presence and imagery of the zebra forest emerges as an essential character in the family's lives. What a wonderful story. I recommend getting it on your read list! Annie and her brother Rew live with their grandmother because their mom is gone and their dad is dead; so when their dad shows up at the door as an escaped prisoner, their world is upended. With Gran in a silent retreat behind the closed door of her room, it's up to Annie and Rew to figure out who are the good guys and the bad guys in their own story--and what they should do about it. Grown-up portion of review: The idea for this story is so good, but the book felt a little tired. Had it been more vigorously wrought, I think Gewirtz would have had a fair shot at a Newbery. And I'm still excited to see what she does next, now that she's got this first novel under her belt. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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When eleven-year-old Annie first started lying to her social worker, she had been taught by an expert: Gran. She told Annie and her little brother, Rew, the one thing they know about their father: that he was killed in a fight with an angry man who was sent away. Annie tells stories, as she and Rew laze under the birches and oaks of Zebra Forest -- stories about their father the pirate, or pilot, or secret agent. But then something shocking happens to unravel all their stories: a rattling at the back door, an escapee from the prison holding them hostage in their own home, four lives that will never be the same. Driven by suspense and psychological intrigue, this novel deftly portrays an unfolding standoff of truth against family secrets, and offers an affecting look at two resourceful, imaginative kids as they react and adapt to the hand they've been dealt. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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