Summary
With a family always on the move, popularity and the ability to fit in quickly are vital to Brent Bishop’s high school survival. When he blows his chances with the girl of his dreams in front of everyone, he’s devastated. Brent tries to end it all in a fatal car crash, but instead he finds an unlikely beginning. He’s sent on a journey of repentance - a cross-country trip building whirligigs. His wind toys are found by people in need: a Maine schoolgirl yearning for her first love, a Miami str…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780312629113 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0312629117 |
| Author: | Paul Fleishman |
| Publisher: | Palgrave USA |
| Imprint: | Square Fish |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2010 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 141mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
Though Whirligig has linear movement, it impresses readers more with its sense of interconnected spiraling… . There is enormous vitality and hopefulness expressed in this brief masterwork.
“Complex and rewarding, this is a stellar addition to a consummate writer’s body of work.” –Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“This is a cathartic story of redemption. Brent, filled with self-doubt, guilt, and a host of worries, is a character today’s adolescents will recognize and agonize with. Fleischman’s writing is filled with beautiful imagery, no more so than in the twirling arms of his whirligigs that remind readers that sustaining the human spirit in an imperfect world requires reaching out to others.” –Voice of Youth Advocates
“Though Whirligig has linear movement, it impresses readers more with its sense of interconnected spiraling… . There is enormous vitality and hopefulness expressed in this brief masterwork.” –School Library Journal
“In an intricately structured novel, Fleischman skillfully connects the stories of several people to the evolution of his main character… . Brent’s journey is an embracing and an edifying one.” –The Horn Book
“The story as a whole and the inner sense of self that Brent achieves through his experiences are mesmerizing. The language of the whirligig stories gleams and soars: a metaphor of movement, dance, laughter, and irrepressible life.” –Booklist
About The Author
Paul Fleishman
Paul Fleischman won the Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise, as well as a Newbery Honor for Graven Images. He lives with his wife and children in Pacific Grove, California.
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