06504cam a2200625 4500 287572757 TxAuBib 20170315120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780553497809 0553497804 B00Y6Q9BB8 Amazon f37d7cab-36ce-40e8-938b-24a34b33c8a6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2360976 OverDrive (Product ID) 240592 2360976 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hitchcock, Bonnie-Sue. The Smell of Other People's Houses [Libby]. Random House Children's Books, 2016. 1970s. YA. seventies. teen. Fiction. Alaskan. Young Adult. Crossover. Alaska. debut. stories. teenager. realistic fiction. fairbanks. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 8MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 8MB. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. "An exquisitely drawn, deeply heartfelt look at a time and place not often addressed. Hitchcock's measured prose casts a gorgeous, almost otherworldly feel over the text, resulting in a quietly lovely look at the various sides of human nature and growing up in a difficult world.". HTML:Booklist, Starred. "Using alternating narratives, debut novelist Hitchcock deftly weaves these stories together, setting them against the backdrop of a native Alaska that readers will find intoxicating. . . . will resonate with readers of all ages.". HTML:Publishers Weekly. "An affecting story of fractured love and surprising redemption.". Shelf Awareness, Starred. "The Alaskan author depicts places and an era rarely seen in fiction for teens....All benefit from her journalist's eye for detail.". HTML:Kirkus Reviews. "Grounded in emotional honesty.". HTML:The Horn Book. "An honest, gritty, and moving portrait of growing up in Alaska. Only someone who knows and loves this place through and through could tell this story. This book is Alaska.". HTML:Eowyn Ivey, author of the New York Times bestseller The Snow Child. "As only a native of Alaska can, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock blends narratives of indigenous and non- into a buffet of pain and beauty. Highly recommended.". Tim Tingle, author of the series How I Became a Ghost. HTML:November 9, 2015 Set in Fairbanks, Alaska, in the 1970s, this lyrical debut follows four teens whose stories gradually converge through a well-plotted series of loves, tragedies, and adventures. Dora only wants to find a safe home and loving family, but when good fortune strikes, it may be her downfall. Ruth misses her parents and hopes to escape the harsh life she has endured with her Gran, but a relationship with a popular guy at school might not be the escape she needs. Stowing away on a ship proves dangerous for Hank, who seeks a safe haven for himself and his brothers, and Alyce must choose between her love of dancing and her father’s expectation that she continue to spend summers fishing with him. Using alternating narratives, debut novelist Hitchcock deftly weaves these stories together, setting them against the backdrop of a native Alaska that readers will find intoxicating. The gutsiness of these four teens who, at heart, are trying to find their places in the world and survive against challenging odds, will resonate with readers of all ages. Ages 12–up. Agent: Molly Ker Hawn, Bent Agency.. Publisher's Weekly. HTML:"Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's Alaska is beautiful and wholly unfamiliar.... A thrilling, arresting debut." —Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay and I Was Here "[A] singular debut. . . . [Hitchcock] weav[es] the alternating voices of four young people into a seamless and continually surprising story of risk, love, redemption, catastrophe, and sacrifice." —The Wall Street Journal This deeply moving and authentic debut set in 1970s Alaska is for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Benjamin Alire Saenz. Intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America's Last Frontier introduce a writer of rare talent. Ruth has a secret that she can't hide forever. Dora wonders if she can ever truly escape where she comes from, even when good luck strikes. Alyce is trying to reconcile her desire to dance, with the life she's always known on her family's fishing boat. Hank and his brothers decide it's safer to run away than to stay home—until one of them ends up in terrible danger. Four very different lives are about to become entangled. This unforgettable book is about people who try to save each other—and how sometimes, when they least expect it, they succeed. "Hitchcock's debut resonates with the timeless quality of a classic. This is a fascinating character study—a poetic interweaving of rural isolation and coming-of-age." —John Corey Whaley, award-winning author of Where Things Come Back and Highly Illogical Behavior "As an Alaskan herself, Bonnie Sue Hitchcock is able to bring alive this town, and this group of poor teens and their families that live there." —Bustle.com From the Hardcover edition.. Media Type: eBook. William C. 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