A novel in play form in which sixteen-year-old Courtney, paralyzed in an accident, learns about the power of the mind from an elderly blind woman who takes Courtney on an imaginary journey to Italy using a 1910 guidebook.
A novel in play form in which sixteen-year-old Courtney, paralyzed in an accident, learns about the power of the mind from an elderly blind woman named Elva who takes Courtney on an imaginary journey to Italy using a 1910 guidebook where they find adventure, poetry, beauty, love, and hope. Reprint.
"One of those truly distinguished books that offers many rich layers for readers to reflect upon." -- School Library Journal, Starred
Sixteen-year-old Courtney was paralyzed in the accident. Never again will she walk, dance, run, or even leave the convalescent home where she lies in a bed, surrounded by the elderly and dying.
Or will she? When the elderly Elva asks her new roommate to read to her from the 1910 edition of Baedeker's Italy, Courtney reluctantly agrees. Each afternoon, for a short time, the two escape back in time from the darkness of winter in North Dakota. Where there seemed none, together they will find adventure, poetry, beauty, love, and most of all, hope.
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9780440229018
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| Fiction/Non-Fiction |
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Fiction
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Laurel Leaf
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| Pages |
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108
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| List Price |
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$5.50
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| Author |
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Fleischman, Paul
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| Publication Date |
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03/01/2001
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Out of Stock Indefinitely
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Paperback
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English
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| Measurements |
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Height: 7 Inches (US)
Width: 3.25 Inches (US)
Thickness: 0.25 Inches (US)
Unit Weight: 0.15 Pounds (US)
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Laurel-Leaf Books
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| Grade Range |
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10 - 12
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