October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard Contributor(s): Newman, Leslea (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763658073 ISBN-13: 9780763658076 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2012 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry - Young Adult Nonfiction | Lgbt - Young Adult Nonfiction | Law & Crime | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: 811.540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2011048358 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 14-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 9-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 9" L (0.60 lbs) 128 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Gay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2014 Charlotte Award, Nominee, High School/Grades 9-12, 2014 Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2014 Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2014 Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2014 Stonewall Book Award, Honor Book, Children/Young Adult, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/30/2012 pg. 66 Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2012 Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 112 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2012 Booklist 09/15/2012 pg. 68 School Library Journal 11/01/2012 pg. 124 Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2012 - Recommended - Hard To Beat Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 154102 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
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Publisher Description: A masterful poetic exploration of the impact of Matthew Shepard's murder on the world. On the night of October 6, 1998, a gay twenty-one-year-old college student named Matthew Shepard was kidnapped from a Wyoming bar by two young men, savagely beaten, tied to a remote fence, and left to die. Gay Awareness Week was beginning at the University of Wyoming, and the keynote speaker was Lesl a Newman, discussing her book Heather Has Two Mommies. Shaken, the author addressed the large audience that gathered, but she remained haunted by Matthew's murder. October Mourning, a novel in verse, is her deeply felt response to the events of that tragic day. Using her poetic imagination, the author creates fictitious monologues from various points of view, including the fence Matthew was tied to, the stars that watched over him, the deer that kept him company, and Matthew himself. More than a decade later, this stunning cycle of sixty-eight poems serves as an illumination for readers too young to remember, and as a powerful, enduring tribute to Matthew Shepard's life. Back matter includes an epilogue, an afterword, explanations of poetic forms, and resources. |
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