A collection of poigant short stories by the author of the popular Paradise Cafe+a7 captures the feelings and experiences of teens on the edge of discovering the essence of their lives, showing the difficulties of relationships and much more.
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From Publishers Weekly
"Brooks's characters give the impression of having... lives that overflow the stories' boundaries," said PW in a starred review of this "moving and memorable" collection. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up-Brooks's latest anthology is peopled with "today's youth." They have grown up in dysfunctional homes and are struggling to find themselves, awash in a sea of misery created by the adults who are supposed to nurture and protect them. Each story creates a single emotional impression, which is hiding like a pearl at its center, and is revealed in the last few lines. There is little plot action, but a lot of detail and feeling as the tangled skeins of relationships are delicately traced. The settings range from the present day to the early 1960's, yet the teens' troubles remain constant. Many of the stories are heartbreaking, yet YAs are likely find their friends and classmates in these pages. Another masterpiece from an award-winning Canadian author.
Lucinda Lockwood, Thomas Haney Secondary School, Maple Ridge, BC
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Lucinda Lockwood, Thomas Haney Secondary School, Maple Ridge, BC
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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...you will never forget.,
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This review is from: Traveling On Into The Light (Paperback)
This is a great collection of short stories. M.Brooks takes you on a fantastic ride that you will never forget. Each reader can relate to its own story in this book. Giving inspiration, hope or comfort, M.Brooks invites you to read on...Not too overwhelming with emotion, but loaded with thoughts.
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- Into the Light by Dorothy Dian Hall on page 60
- A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams on page 17
- Two Moons in August by Martha Brooks on page 147
- Shades of Meaning: Comprehension and Interpretation in Middle School by Donna Santman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- In Short: How to Teach the Young Adult Short Story by Suzanne I. Barchers in Back Matter
- Friends to Die For (Novel) by Jane Sughrue Giberga in Back Matter
- AN Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio by Judith Ortiz Cofer in Front Matter
- Some of the Kinder Planets: Stories by Tim Wynne-Jones in Front Matter
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