When his mom is arrested for a hit-and-run accident, 16-year-old Carl is sent to live with straight-laced, clean-living relatives. All Carl wants to do is run away. But it's not that easy to run from people who really care.
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After his mother is arrested, a streetwise 16-year-old from Milwaukee is sent upstate to live with his small-town aunt; "an honest, detailed portrait of one young man's struggle to find himself," said PW. Ages 12-up. (Nov.) r
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Alden Carter's thirty-year career includes publication of novels for young adults and adults, nonfiction books on a wide range of topics, and picture books for and about special needs children. Among numerous awards, his novels have been named six times to the American Library Association's list of Best Books of the Year. His adult novel of the Civil War, Bright Starry Banner, was awarded the prestigious John Esten Cooke Fiction Award. A popular speaker, he has given over 600 presentations in schools and at conferences for writers and educators. A former teacher and naval officer, he lives in Marshfield, Wisconsin, with his wife, Carol. They have two adult children: Brian, an architect, and Siri, a college student.
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This review is from: Up Country (Point Signature) (Mass Market Paperback)
Up Country is probably one of the most treasured books I own. I can relate to Carl's feelings and emotions, and every time I read it, the same situational segments of the story still make me laugh out loud. I would recommend Up Country to anyone, based on it's superb characterization and thought.
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I used to not like books this book changed my mind! a must read. Very touching and a great wake up call to life!
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This review is from: Up Country (Point Signature) (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this book for an 8th Grade book report, and I have read it over and over again. Everytime I read it I get the same feelings I had the first time I read it. Carl Staggers feels what a real 16 year old boy would feel if he were in that same situation and it amazes me how well the auther expressed that.
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MY STOMACH TRIED TO FALL THROUGH MY shoes when I saw the cop's blue uniform through the window at the top of the basement stairs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
city coz, shorter cop, tall cop, classy guys, snipe hunt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Aunt June, Uncle Glen, Blind River, Lincoln Hills, Hillbilly High, Bill Hoyt, Green Bay, Jim Halperin, Merry Christmas, Johnny Benet, Signa Amundsen, Stanley Morris, Veronica Staggers New!
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MY STOMACH TRIED TO FALL THROUGH MY shoes when I saw the cop's blue uniform through the window at the top of the basement stairs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
city coz, shorter cop, tall cop, classy guys, snipe hunt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Aunt June, Uncle Glen, Blind River, Lincoln Hills, Hillbilly High, Bill Hoyt, Green Bay, Jim Halperin, Merry Christmas, Johnny Benet, Signa Amundsen, Stanley Morris, Veronica Staggers New!
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