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She Loves You
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7,49 € |
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| Verlag: | Dundurn |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 14.07.2008 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781770704909 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 136 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>Although it is 1969 and the end of a decade that has brought tremendous social change even in southweatern Ontario, 14-year-old Annie Ward has experienced little of "love, peace, and understanding." A diehard Beatles fan and highly intelligent but lacking in social graces, Annie is still grieving over the death of her father and also misses Zoe, the one "best" friend she ever had, who has moved away due to less-than-friendly circumstances.</p>
<p>Lonely but proud, Annie has distanced herself from everyone, even her mother. then, amid highschool rumours of her supposed homosexuality, Annie is challenged by her guidance counsellor to confront her "problems" by writing about them. In an awkward attempt to make friends, she is drawn to a group of ragtag local hippies. One of them, Sweet William, is even more bereft than Annie, and not by choice. The 1960s may have jump-started a cultural revolution, but for many people the old prejudices are slow to let go. Still, perhaps "all you really need is love ..."</p>
<p>Lonely but proud, Annie has distanced herself from everyone, even her mother. then, amid highschool rumours of her supposed homosexuality, Annie is challenged by her guidance counsellor to confront her "problems" by writing about them. In an awkward attempt to make friends, she is drawn to a group of ragtag local hippies. One of them, Sweet William, is even more bereft than Annie, and not by choice. The 1960s may have jump-started a cultural revolution, but for many people the old prejudices are slow to let go. Still, perhaps "all you really need is love ..."</p>
<p>Amid rumours of her supposed homosexuality, 14-year-old Annie is drawn to a group of ragtag local hippies. Sweet William is even more bereft than Annie, and not by choice.</p>
<p>Rhonda Batchelor is best known as a poet, with titles that include <i>Bearings</i> (Brick Books) and <i>Interpreting Silence</i> and <i>Weather Report</i> (both Beach Holme/Dundurn). Her poetry, short fiction, reviews, and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Rhonda has lived on Vancouver Island since 1971. She is currently the assistant editor of <i>The Malahat Review</i>. This is her first children's book.</p>
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