December Stillness

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Synopsis
Sensitive and idealistic fifteen-year-old Kelly McAllister feels at odds with everyone around her. Her best friend has suddenly turned boy crazy. Her talented mother creates greeting card designs instead of real art, and her father never talks to her about anything except working hard and getting ahead.

That's why Kelly becomes so involved in the plight of a homeless Vietnam vet who takes refuge in the library each day. Interviewing him began as a Social Studies project, but it takes on new meaning after her offers of food and friendship backfire into a real disaster.What had the war done to destroy this man? And what had it done to her own father, who had been to the same war ... and refuses to speak of it?

Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Book

Copyright:
1988

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
181 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780899197586
Publisher:
Clarion Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Mary Downing Hahn
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Military, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
Submitted By:
Worth Trust
Proofread By:
Worth Trust
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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