Western Wind
(eBook)
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Published:
[United States] : Open Road Media, 2016.
Format:
eBook
Content Description:
1 online resource (208 pages)
Lexile measure:
740L
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Description
From Newbery Medal-winning author Paula Fox,an isolated young girl discovers surprising revelations about her grandmother-and herself. Eleven-and-a-half-year-old Elizabeth Benedict is furious when she finds out she'll be spending a month with her grandmother in Maine. She's sure she's being packed off to a remote island to live in a cottage without electricity or plumbing so that her parents can be alone with her new baby brother. While her grandmother spends her days painting, Elizabeth explores the island. She is drawn to Aaron, the strange son of their only neighbors. One day, something happens that changes everything-and reveals the real reason she was sent to Pring Island. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, this incandescent novel takes on themes of isolation, creativity, and family as an elderly woman confronts her own mortality with acceptance and dignity.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781504037464, 1504037464
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.7, 4 Points
Level 4.7, 4 Points
Lexile measure:
740
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Description
From Newbery Medal-winning author Paula Fox,an isolated young girl discovers surprising revelations about her grandmother-and herself. Eleven-and-a-half-year-old Elizabeth Benedict is furious when she finds out she'll be spending a month with her grandmother in Maine. She's sure she's being packed off to a remote island to live in a cottage without electricity or plumbing so that her parents can be alone with her new baby brother. While her grandmother spends her days painting, Elizabeth explores the island. She is drawn to Aaron, the strange son of their only neighbors. One day, something happens that changes everything-and reveals the real reason she was sent to Pring Island. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, this incandescent novel takes on themes of isolation, creativity, and family as an elderly woman confronts her own mortality with acceptance and dignity.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Fox, P. (2016). Western Wind. Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Fox, Paula. 2016. Western Wind. Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Fox, Paula, Western Wind. Open Road Media, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Fox, Paula. Western Wind. Open Road Media, 2016.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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