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Product Identifiers

PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux

ISBN-100374357315

ISBN-139780374357313

eBay Product ID (ePID)30978347

Product Key Features

Book TitlePalms to the Ground

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFamily / Parents, Social Themes / Adolescence, General, Social Themes / General (See Also Headings under Family), Social Themes / Friendship, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes)

Publication Year2005

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorAmy Stolls

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2004-053261

Reviews"Delightfully quirky, but thoroughly believable characters make this debut novel enjoyable and thought-provoking. Stolls manages to blend serious personal issues into her tale without bogging down the lively tone and pace. With any luck, this author will continue writing young adult novels." -- School Library Journal "In her debut, Stolls scores with some marvelously original characterizations. Very funny and ultimately touching, this delivers...and should suppy memories that won't soon fade." -- Kirkus Reviews "Calman and Rizzy are endearing characters...[with an] authentic, satisfying relationship. Neither becomes 'just perfect,' but both come to a greater acceptance of themselves, finding the courage to better face the world - and their parents." -- Booklist "The portrait of [Calman's] sensitive, gentle suggestibility...is credibly and warmly realized, and it will endear readers to him." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Song-titled chapters mark this nicely written, non-musical story about an only child, used to order and parental aloofness, who is plopped into a loving family's chaos and emerges from his shell. Lively pacing, quirky characters, and realistic emotions." -- VOYA

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

SynopsisA thirteen-year-old boy does some hard traveling Calman Pulowitz is an only child whose parents have been sending him to a therapist since he was able to talk. Now a teenager, he has reduced his suffering to insomnia, fainting spells, an addiction to Pepto-Bismol, and a dependence on the Psychic Hotline. But things are going to change, as he's about to travel far away from his home in Boston to Walla Walla, Washington, to meet his pen pal. Out West, he'll encounter Simon, the nine-fingered banjo player; Eleanor, the rosescented bartender; Tank, the fix-it man with an odd speech impediment; and, most important, Rizzy, his bully of a pen pal who greets Calman with a big surprise: she's a girl. In this debut, readers will meet two brave, quirky, and utterly unforgettable characters who learn that growing up is a lot easier - and more fun - if you can count on a friend.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.S8758342Pa 2005