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Where Things Come Back
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Grief, mystery, and rare woodpecker intrigue.
"Where Things Come Back" is quite the emotional journey—it's like peeling back the layers of a small town to find the unexpected beauty and pain hidden within. If you're the type of reader who appreciates a mix of quirky humor and profound depth, this coming-of-age story will resonate with you. Converging plotlines create a rich tapestry that speaks to the heartache of loss and the complexity of finding oneself amidst chaos.
- William C. Morris YA Debut Award (2012)
- Michael L. Printz Award (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Where Things Come Back
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ISBN: 9781442413344
Authors:
John Corey Whaley
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Date of Publication: 2012-05-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.8
(rated by 21144 readers)
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Winner of the 2012 Michael L. Printz and William C. Morris Awards, this poignant and hilarious story of loss and redemption explores the process of grief, second chances, and even the meaning of life. In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter's senior year of high school, everything he thinks he understands about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town vanishes. His cousin overdoses; his town becomes absurdly obsessed with the alleged reappearance of an extinct woodpecker; and, most troubling of all, his sensitive, gifted fifteen-year-old brother, Gabriel, suddenly and inexplicably disappears. As Cullen navigates a summer of finding and losing love, holding his fragile family together, and muddling his way into adulthood, a young, disillusioned missionary in Africa searches for meaning wherever he can find it. And when those two stories collide, a surprising and harrowing climax emerges that is tinged with melancholy and regret, comedy and absurdity, and above all, hope.
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Grief, mystery, and rare woodpecker intrigue.
"Where Things Come Back" is quite the emotional journey—it's like peeling back the layers of a small town to find the unexpected beauty and pain hidden within. If you're the type of reader who appreciates a mix of quirky humor and profound depth, this coming-of-age story will resonate with you. Converging plotlines create a rich tapestry that speaks to the heartache of loss and the complexity of finding oneself amidst chaos.
- William C. Morris YA Debut Award (2012)
- Michael L. Printz Award (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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