Heartbeat [Paperback]

Sharon Creech (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Bloomsbuey (2004)
• Language: German
• ISBN-10: 0747598940
• ISBN-13: 978-0747598947
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,041,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sharon Creech is the author of the Newbery Medal winner Walk Two Moons and the Newbery Honor Book The Wanderer. Her other work includes the novels Hate That Cat, The Castle Corona, Replay, Heartbeat, Granny Torrelli Makes Soup, Ruby Holler, Love That Dog, Bloomability, Absolutely Normal Chaos, Chasing Redbird, and Pleasing the Ghost, as well as three picture books: A Fine, Fine School; Fishing in the Air; and Who's That Baby? Ms. Creech and her husband live in upstate New York.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple writing that resonates, June 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Heartbeat (Hardcover)

Annie loves to run and draw. When her teacher assigns them to draw 100 pictures of the same apple, Annie begins to see things in different ways. Her grandfather's forgetfulness and the baby growing inside her mother are part of a rhythm, a heartbeat, that Annie begins to explore.

Simple writing underscores it's profound themes. Destined to become a classic.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, July 7, 2008

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Madigan McGillicuddy "Librarian" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heartbeat (rpkg) (Paperback)

Wow. Amazing narrative poetry of a very self-aware young girl. Annie is a runner and an artist. Her mother is expecting a new baby, her grandfather has Alzheimer's and is slowly slipping away, and she spends a lot of time with her neighbor and competitive friend Max. The novel made charming use of footnotes and grammar. It's a poignant and beautifully told tale, with simplicity and heart. I wept. It was beautiful.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thump-thump, thump-thump, May 9, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Heartbeat (Hardcover)

This is an awesome book!! In the book the main character is a twelve year old girl named Annie and she loves to run. Her favorite thing to do is run barefoot through the park with her friend Max, and she does this every season, winter, spring, summer and fall. I agree with her statement in the book, "Thump-thump, thump-thump... knowing I could fly fly fly, but letting my feet... thump-thump, thump-thump... touch the earth." I love to run, just like Annie does, and I feel the same way when I run. I feel as though I can just pick my feet up off the ground and I could fly away from all my troubles.
I also liked the book because it was interesting. It described how Annie was dealing with having the same problems that most teenagers go through. She talked about school, friends, family and teachers that made her upset, confused or angry, just like what we go through. She found a way to deal with her problems..... by running. In the book she says that running makes her feel free and happy.
I also liked that, in the book, Annie had to draw 1 picture of an apple every day until she had 100 pictures. I think that that showed how things change everyday and there no way to control it. She finds that out in the book, that almost nothing ever stays the same.