Tall Story

Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long-lost half-brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London where he belongs.

Then Andi's biggest wish comes true and she's minutes away from becoming someone's little sister. As she waits anxiously for Bernardo to arrive from the Philippines, she hopes he'll turn out to be tall and just as crazy as she is about basketball. When he finally arrives, he's tall all right. Eight feet tall, in factplagued by condition called Gigantism and troubled by secrets that he believes led to his phenomenal growth.

In a novel packed with quirkiness and humor, Gourlay explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures.


From the Hardcover edition.

Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.

General

ISBN		9780385752336
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Fiction
Publisher		Yearling Books
Pages		295
List Price		$6.99
Author		Gourlay, Candy
Publication Date		02/14/2012
Release Status		In Print
Format		Paperback
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 7.75 Inches (US) Width: 5 Inches (US) Thickness: 1 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 0.45 Pounds (US)
Grade Range		4 - 6