Whirligig (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. While traveling to each corner of the country to build a whirligig in memory of the girl whose death he caused, 16-year-old Brian finds forgiveness and atonement.
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Brent Bishop longs to have the popular Brianna strolling around school on his arm. But when she rejects him at a classmate's party, Brent's hopes for popularity are instantly shattered. Devastated, he tries to destroy himself in a car crash... but instead kills an innocent girl named Lea.
Instead of sending him to jail, Lea's parents challenge Brent to create four whirligigs modeled on a picture of Lea and position them at the four corners of the United States. Lea's mother hopes that the whirligig that used to delight Lea will be a fitting memorial for her precious daughter. She sends Brent off with an unlimited bus ticket, a few pieces of wood, and the tools to memorialize Lea. On his mission to preserve his victim's memory, Brent ultimately rediscovers his own love of life.
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Instead of sending him to jail, Lea's parents challenge Brent to create four whirligigs modeled on a picture of Lea and position them at the four corners of the United States. Lea's mother hopes that the whirligig that used to delight Lea will be a fitting memorial for her precious daughter. She sends Brent off with an unlimited bus ticket, a few pieces of wood, and the tools to memorialize Lea. On his mission to preserve his victim's memory, Brent ultimately rediscovers his own love of life.
Paul Fleischman won a Newbery Medal for "Joyful Noise" and a Newbery Honor for "Graven Images." He is also the author of the young adult novel "The Mind's Eye," and middle-grade novels including "Bull Run" and "Seedfolks." He lives with his wife in northern California.
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- PublisherTurtleback Books
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0613230523
- ISBN 13 9780613230520
- BindingSchool & Library Binding
- Number of pages144
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