Cloud Chamber
In 1966, when his father's attempted suicide causes the ostracism of the family in their small Montana community, fourteen-year-old Nate copes with his sadness and anger by trying to win the school science fair.
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About the Author:
Joyce Maynard started her writing career when she was fourteen. Her books include the memoirs At Home in the World and Looking Back and the novels To Die For (which was made into a movie starring Nicole Kidman) and, most recently, The Usual Rules (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults). The mother of three grown children, she lives in northern California. Visit her Web site at www.joycemaynard.com.
From AudioFile:
When 14-year-old Nate Chance and little sister Junie step off the school bus, they're greeted by police officers leading their bloodied father to an ambulance-apparently he attempted suicide. When no gun is found, Nate's mother comes under suspicion. Shunned by classmates and shut out by adults, Nate finds friendship and emotional support with another outcast as they build a cloud chamber for the science fair. Joel Johnstone's narration is spot-on as he puts the fear, confusion, and longing of a boy forced to grow up much too fast into every sentence. Although the story is told in the third person, you feel you're hearing Nate's own amazing voice. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherThe Science Source
- ISBN 10 1417783001
- ISBN 13 9781417783007
- BindingLibrary Binding
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