Summary
For as long as she can remember, Bridget has been able to do things other people can’t-read minds, move objects without touching them, hear the songs and stories the wind and rain tell.
She has pushed her powers down for years, trying to be like her “normal” classmates.
Then baffling, fragile Althea Peale comes to town, and Bridget is forced to choose. She is the only one who has the power to help Althea, or to hurt her….
“A quiet and thought-provoking coming-of-age st…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141312460 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141312467 |
| Author: | Jean Thesman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 23 July 2001 |
| Weight: | 125g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 112mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
Jean Thesman
Jean Thesman has written several award-winning novels for young adults, including:
- The Rain Catchers – ALA Best Book for Young Adults; School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; Booklist Editors’ Choice; Golden Kite Award
- Rachel Chance – ALA Notable Book; ALA Best Book for Young Adults
- The Last April Dancers – ALA Best Book for Young Adults; ALA Quick Pick; IRA Children’s and YA Choice; American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
- When the Road Ends – ALA Notable Book; ALA Best Book for Young Adults
- The Other Ones – an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an International Honor Book of the Society of School Librarians
Viking will be publishing her In the House of the Queen’s Beasts in Summer 2001.
Jean Thesman lives in Washington State, the setting for almost all of her books.
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