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Earthshine Mass Market Paperback – March 1, 1996

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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Laurel Leaf (March 1, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440219892
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440219897
  • Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 4.2 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,627,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 starsAffecting and Tearjerking
By Amy on July 12, 2000
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Earthshine was incredibly moving and touching; changing the way I think and feel about many serious issues that are dealt with in this novel. The main character, Slim, is a confused, unstable and hurting twelve year old. She narrates to her diary, and her feelings were so well expressed I felt as if I had always known her. When she hurt, I hurt, when she suffered, I suffered. And so when she changed and grew, so did I.
The main conflict is that Slim's father has been diagnosed with AIDS. He is upbeat and hilarious, with a good natured attitude toward life. But as the fatal virus takes over his body, he becomes weak and feeble. The book deals with Slim's journey through grief--showing her pain and worry, her anxiousness and confusion, and finally her resolutions and growths. After many agonizing, pain-filled months, Slim's father finally passes away. But not without leaving Slim with hope for the future, a love-filled heart and strong values that I as the reader also acquired from this book.
Overall, I found this book to be incredible, eye opening and profound; changing the way I feel about those with AIDS. By all means, it is worth your time to read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is a wonderful novel
By A Customer on July 22, 1999
Format: Mass Market Paperback
We empathise with 12 year old Slim as her father's condition inexorably proceeds through the closing stages of AIDS, with the various effects honestly outlined. The tension inherent in the situation leads us to share the unrealistic sense of hope posed by a supposed miracle man - though the miracle proves to be emotional peace for Slim's dad and his partner. A fascinating secondary character is Isaiah,  whose pregnant mother has AIDS while his late father died from the disease. Both Isaiah and Slim belong to a group for relatives of AIDS patients run by a liberal church. There are no "happy endings," yet Earthshine reflects the force of human love, the diverse meanings of "family," and the resilience of the human spirit.
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4.0 out of 5 starsEarthshine review
By Mason on May 22, 2003
Format: Mass Market Paperback
In the book "Earthshine" 12 year old Margery McGranahan recognized as Slim's who lives in California has a father named Mack is diagnosed with AIDS. Everyday Mack is getting sicker, but still is upbeat and maintains a good attitude. For the period when Mack is sick he wants Slim to go to a Support Group for people with a family member who has AIDS. There she meets a good kid named Isaiah, 11, whose cheerfulness makes her depressing and positive at the same moment in time. In which his father already had died of AIDS. Isaiah is continuously trying to give optimism to the "doubting Thomasina" who would to a certain extent bring to a close moment in time than discover what life may hold for her. Isaiah believes that the Miracle Man in "Hungry Valley" which is north of Los Angeles can cure her father. Slim doesn't believe in Miracles, she only believes what she sees. But Isaiah's great attitude starts to rub off on Slim and she starts to consider that her father will be capable of being saved. The major clash is with the purpose of Slim's father has been diagnosed with AIDS. He is cheerful and entertaining, by way of a high-quality attitude on the way to life. Except at the same time as the incurable disease takes in excess of his body, he becomes fragile and weak. The book deals by way of Slim's expedition from beginning to end grief, and performing her hurting and her loss of sleep. Then her anxiousness and confusion, and finally her resolutions and growths. At that time Slim, Mack, Isaiah, Larry, and other then pack up to go to Miracle Mountain wishing and hoping for a miracle for Slim's father. Will Slim and her father find a miracle? Read the book. All in all I thought this was a very good book, it really brought to my attention what the effects of AIDS really are. This book is great a well meaning for your time to read.
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4.0 out of 5 starsQuick Read
By A Customer on April 21, 2002
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A young girl Margery McGranahan, also known as Slim, has a father, Mack, who is dying of AIDS. Mack has a companion, Larry, who helps take care of Mack. But Slim's problems are too much for her and her father sends her to join a support group for family members who live with people who have AIDS. Here she meets Isaiah, whose father has already died of the disease and whose pregnant mother is now sick and worried about her unborn child. Isaiah believes the Miracle Man in the "Hungry Valley" north of Los Angeles can cure her mother. Slim doesn't believe in miracles, she only knows that her father is dying and no one is attempting to prevent it. But Isaiah's soon starts to rub off on Slim and she starts to believe that her father can be saved.
This book is as much about mortality as it is about homosexuality. We are taken through the emotions that Slim has while her father is dying. Through it all, Slim is still left with hope for the future.
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5.0 out of 5 starsChildhood isn't what we thought it use to be.
By A Customer on May 6, 1997
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Twelve year old Margery Grace McGranahan, or Slim, was not happy living with her mother and her stepfather. Instead, she decides to move to Hollywood to live with her father, Mack, and his friend, Larry. Because her father is a PWA, or person with AIDS, Slim's time with her father even more precious than usual. Her friend Isaiah is constantly trying to provide hope to the "doubting Thomasina" who would rather stop time than discover what life may hold for her. This is a griping novel that not only exposes children to life with a PWA, but allows adults a glimpse inside a child's head. Through her inner thoughts and journal writings, we discover how much Slim suffers and finally accepts her father's condition. While the novel is fascinating, it becomes intense, suggesting an older audience of readers who are mature enough to handle the topics and issues raised
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