"Blindness will be like this." So says ten-year-old Will Burton,
trying to reimagine his life in the wake of his father's abrupt
disappearance, as his family picks up stakes and moves to
California. Another boy, Rogelio Augilar, risks his life to cross
the border illegally from Mexico to reach his father, enduring
gangs, police roundups, and the pitiless desert. And Marlene
McClure, a hard-edged, feisty teenager, leaves her own Midwestern
home in search of a father she has imagined but never known. The
lives of each of these families converge on a single home in Los
Angeles where the very needs and desires that have torn them apart
allow them a measure of hope together. Written with heart-stopping
grace and a powerful understanding of the needs and desires that
define family, "No Direction Home" masterfully evokes how far we
will go in the name of a place to call home. Reading group guide
included."
General
| Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2006 |
| First published: |
July 2006 |
| Authors: |
Marisa Silver
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| Dimensions: |
208 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
306 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-32874-5 |
| Categories: |
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Miscellaneous items >
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| LSN: |
0-393-32874-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780393328745 |
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