The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind Contributor(s): Medina, Meg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763646024 ISBN-13: 9780763646028 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2012 |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Magical Realism - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2011046080 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 14-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 9-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 700 HL (High-Low) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.4" L (0.90 lbs) 256 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2012 pg. 128 Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2012 Publishers Weekly 03/19/2012 Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2012 pg. 60 - Recommended - Better Than Most Shelf Awareness 03/27/2012 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2012 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 106 - Recommended, Satisfactory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 150384 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
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Publisher Description: Sonia's entire village believes she has a gift, but it's only in leaving home that she finds out who she truly is. A compelling tale from a rich voice in young adult fiction. Sixteen-year-old Sonia Ocampo was born on the night of the worst storm Tres Montes had ever seen. And when the winds mercifully stopped, an unshakable belief in the girl's protective powers began. All her life, Sonia has been asked to pray for sick mothers or missing sons, as worried parents and friends press silver milagros in her hands. Sonia knows she has no special powers, but how can she disappoint those who look to her for solace? Still, her conscience is heavy, so when she gets a chance to travel to the city and work in the home of a wealthy woman, she seizes it. At first, Sonia feels freedom in being treated like all the other girls. But when news arrives that her beloved brother has disappeared while looking for work, she learns to her sorrow that she can never truly leave the past or her family behind. With deeply realized characters, a keen sense of place, a hint of magical realism, and a flush of young romance, Meg Medina tells the tale of a strongwilled, warmhearted girl who dares to face life's harsh truths as she finds her real power. |
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