The Day of the Pelican (Hardcover)
| Author: Katherine Paterson |
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN-10: 0606147179
ISBN-13: 9780606147170
Sku: 216796805
Publish Date: 9/1/2010
Pages:
145
Age Range:
14 to College
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| For use in schools and libraries only. Having endured so much hardship to escape Kosovo and her Serbian oppressors, Meli Lleshi is happy to start anew in Vermont, but after the 9/11 attacks, Meli fears what is to come as a result of the anti-Muslim sentiment. |
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Katherine Paterson turns her penetrating gaze to the issues of Muslim refugees in 9/11 America with this moving, introspective novel. Fearing that her Albanian, Muslim family's homelessness was caused by a drawing she did of her teacher, Meli Lleshi finds her life changed forever when she emigrates to America. Paterson is also the author of the children's classic THE BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA.
Katherine Paterson turns her penetrating gaze to the issues of Muslim refugees in 9/11 America with this moving, introspective novel. Fearing that her Albanian, Muslim family's homelessness was caused by a drawing she did of her teacher, Meli Lleshi finds her life changed forever when she emigrates to America. Paterson is also the author of the children's classic THE BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA.
Author Bio
Katherine Paterson
Born to German-American missionary parents, Katherine Womeldorf moved frequently during her childhood. As an adult, she followed in her parents' footsteps and served as a missionary in Japan. She received a fellowship to study at Union Theological Seminary where she met her future husband, John Paterson, a Presbyterian minister. Her 1975 book, THE MASTER PUPPETEER, won the National Book Award. She wrote one of her best-known books, THE BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA, in response to the death of her son's best friend. It won the Newbery Medal in 1978. In 1981 she won her second Newbery Medal, this time for JACOB HAVE I LOVED.
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"In this powerful, finely crafted novel, Paterson unveils the experience of Muslim Albanians in the Kosovo war through her memorable heroine, Meli, who turns 11 just as her family flees genocide...Paterson offers a realistic and provocative account of these refugees' plight, balanced by the hope of new beginnings and the resilience of the human spirit."
09/07/2009
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