The Cloud Chamber
$22.76
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2007
Summary
When Nate Chance arrives home from school, he sees two police cars and an ambulance in his yard. Before his mother can get him and his little sister, Junie, inside, Nate and Junie witness their father, blood pouring down his face, being led by two police officers into an ambulance. He has tried to kill himself. Home quickly becomes a different place. Junie stays curled up in front of the TV; Nate’s mom retreats inside herself; and the rumor of mental illness makes Nate a social pariah at sc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416926993 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1416926992 |
| Author: | Joyce Maynard |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2007 |
| Weight: | 305g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Anne Schwartz Books |
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“Readers will care about Ythese characters’.” – “Kliatt”
“Readers will care about [these characters].” – Kliatt“A bedrock of emotional authenticity underlies Maynard’s storytelling, and the prairie landscape…makes a stark, unforgettable impression.” – Booklist
About The Author
Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard started her writing career when she was fourteen. Her books include the memoirs At Home in the World and Looking Back and the novels To Die For (which was made into a movie starring Nicole Kidman) and, most recently, The Usual Rules (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults). The mother of three grown children, she lives in northern California. Visit her Web site at
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