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About this item
Highlights
- There'smore to me thanmost peoplesee.
- Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Grades 3-5) 2013 4th Winner
- 144 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Family
Description
About the Book
Using diamond-shaped poems inspired by forms found in polished diamond willow sticks, Frost tells the moving story of 12-year-old Willow and her family. Hidden messages within each poem revel feelings Willow doesn't even admit to herself.Book Synopsis
There's
more to me than
most people
see.
Diamond Willow is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Review Quotes
"Frost invents an ingenious poetic form for her story that is both stable and fluid; like the diamond willow branches that she is imitating, the diamond shapes of her poems vary. . . . Frost has spun metaphoric gold out of an evocative natural landscape, and she knows just how to craft it into an elegant and moving story of a young girl's deepening understanding of the relationships she shares with those around her." --The Bulletin for Center of Children's Books, Starred Review
"This complex and elegant novel will resonate with readers who savor powerful drama and multifaceted characters." --School Library Journal "Set in a remote part of Alaska, this story in easy-to-read verse blends exciting survival adventure with a contemporary girl's discovery of family roots and secrets." --Booklist "This delightful novel is a must-read." --VOYA "Frost presents her story in a series of poems in Willow's voice, using a form inspired by the marks on a diamond willow stick." --Kirkus Reviews "Twelve-year-old Willow longs to take the family's beloved sled dogs on her first solo run to her grandparents' cabin. Inspired by gifts created from diamond willow, Helen Frost has composed unique diamond-shaped poems that reveal the touching story of Willow, her immediate family, and her ancestors, whose spirits reside in many of the animals of the Alaskan wilderness she encounters." --Tish Gayle, The Blue Marble Bookstore, Fort Thomas, KY "As it takes us gliding along on a dogsled with Willow into the depths of the snowy Alaskan interior, Diamond Willow illustrates oneness, forgiveness, joyfulness, and how a child can sometimes teach her parents well." --Richie's PicksAbout the Author
Helen Frost is the author of several books for young people, including Hidden, Diamond Willow, Salt, Crossing Stones, Room 214: A Year in Poems, and Keesha's House, which was a Michael L. Printz Honor Book.Dimensions (Overall): 7.65 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .39 Inches (D)
Weight: .26 Pounds
Suggested Age: 10-14 Years
Number of Pages: 144
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Family
Publisher: Square Fish
Theme: General (see also headings under Social Themes)
Format: Paperback
Author: Helen Frost
Language: English
Street Date: May 10, 2011
TCIN: 88896955
UPC: 9780312603830
Item Number (DPCI): 247-54-1140
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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