Dreyer, Ellen. The glow stone.DREYER, Ellen. The glow stone. Peachtree. 184p. c2006. 1-56145-370-6. $15.95. JS This tale about a grieving grieving Mourning, see there girl who is a loner loner Psychiatry A single young man estranged from society and family, who suffers from psychogenic pain, and tends to live 'on the edge', vacillating between aggression and depression; loners often have unrealistic goals, but are unable to work towards those goals turns into a suspenseful survival story with ghostly overtones. Dreyer teaches creative writing to YAs and has written chapter books for children; this is her first YA novel, inspired by a dream: "I saw the figure of a girl huddled hud·dle n. 1. A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals. 2. Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play. 3. , alone, inside a cave." Phoebe Phoebe, in astronomy Phoebe (fē`bē), in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn IX (or S9), Phoebe is 137 mi (220 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 8,047,985 mi , nicknamed Spider, is grieving along with the rest of her family after the sudden death of her uncle, a young man who suffered from depression. Phoebe's mother also fights off mental illness and is behaving erratically towards Phoebe, desperate that Phoebe may have inherited the disease too. After a memorial service, at which there are still questions about how exactly Bradford died, Phoebe and her aunt sneak off Verb 1. sneak off - leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard" slip away, sneak away, sneak out, steal away to do some caving, which turns into a disaster when the two are separated and Phoebe is left alone in the dark. It is in this experience that Phoebe faces her worst fears, is comforted and rescued by the presence of her dead uncle, and emerges from the cave in a kind of metaphorical rebirth to face life with much more confidence. A short novel, filled with thoughtful details and surprising depths. Claire Rosser, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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