A Long Way Home

Nancy Price Graff; Nancy Price Graff

ISBN 10: 0618120424 / ISBN 13: 9780618120420

Published by Clarion Books, 2001

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0618120424I3N10

Synopsis:

In this fluidly written, thought-provoking novel set in 1980, 13-year-old Riley is unhappy about moving with his mother to the small town in Vermont where she grew up. His misery increases when Sam, an old high school friend of his mom’s, begins spending a lot of time with them. Riley is resentful of Sam, especially when he finds out that Sam is a pacifist who refused to fight in the Vietnam War. Things begin to look up for Riley after his mother gives him a pair of binoculars that belonged to his great-great-great-grand-father, a soldier in the Civil War. He develops an avid interest in the war and Vermont’s role in it, befriends a troubled girl in class, and grudgingly begins to form a relationship with Sam, though he still can’t accept what Sam did. But then events unfold in ways Riley could never have imagined, and he is forced to reexamine his ideas about courage, heroism, and the morality of war.

About the Author:

Nancy Price Graff has written a number of nonfiction books and articles on various aspects of history, photography, and architecture. She has also done a film script for Vermont Educational Television, which won two Emmys and has been bought for national television. Her most recent publication was a picture book, IN THE HUSH OF THE EVENING (HarperCollins). Ms. Graff lives in Montpelier, Vermont.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Long Way Home
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket