A collection of fifteen stories featuring the people who frequent the Paradise Cafe features a tale of a long-lost friend, a broken heart, and an unforgettable kiss. Reprint. K. H.
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From Publishers Weekly
According to PW , this "poignantly wrought" collection of 14 stories "offers a candid glimpse of teenage relationships. Brooks perceptively evokes the fragile quality of adolescent emotions while deftly unveiling truths about human nature." Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 7-12-- "Some memories are so strong and sweet and sad they seem to have a life of their own." The final line from one of the selections in this collection better states their theme than any review can. Brooks' stories are tiny masterpieces, each tenderly re-creating a point in time when a person experiences a realization so powerful that he or she is changed forever. They are told from a variety of points of view, male and female, first and third person, some in retrospect from adulthood. The characters' backgrounds and situations are diverse: Johnny, a homeless boy, is "adopted" by a homeless former mental patient; Naomi spends Christmas with her grandmother and the grandmother's live-in boyfriend; Lorraine meets an enigmatic intern while working a summer job in a TB hospital; Andrew, a rich city kid, learns about friendliness from a lumbering, uncouth farmer on a bus. Brooks has a flawless feel for the strength of brevity--the longest of the 14 stories is a mere 10 pages long. Her style sings. Each selection reads just as its protagonist would speak, and her phrasing is continually delightful. An excellent read-aloud or teaching tool. --Ellen Ramsay, Amphitheater High School, Tucson, AZ
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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