When lightnin' struck / by Betsy R. Rosenthal.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Minneapolis : Kar-Ben, [2022]Description: 266 pages ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781728420523
- 1728420520
- 9781728420530
- 1728420539
- When lightning struck
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | ROSENTHA BETSY R. | Available | 33111010788343 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It's 1928 in Odessa, Texas, and eleven-year-old James is struggling to find his purpose in life and to uncover a family secret. With his father struck dead by lightning and his mother in jail, he is taken in by his grandparents. Treated as a pariah at school, James is taunted as being cursed by his family's bad luck. But he finds a friend in Paul, a Russian immigrant, who is also treated as an outcast, and together, they battle the school bully. But James's life is turned upside-down yet again when he uncovers a family secret involving his beloved grandmother. His discovery leads him to find the sense of purpose he's been seeking.
Ages 9-13. Kar-Ben.
Grades 4-6. Kar-Ben.
In Odessa, Texas, in 1927, eleven-year-old James is dealing with his family's streak of misfortunes, battling a school bully, and searching for his purpose in life when a family secret changes everything. Includes author's note.