Elsewhere.ELSEWHERE. Gabrielle Zevin Gabrielle Zevin (born 1977) is an American author and screenwriter. She is a Harvard graduate, born in New York City where she still lives. Her first novel Elsewhere . 2005. Read by Cassandra Morris. 6 cds. 7 hrs. Listening Library, Books on Tape. 0-307-28370-4. $50.00. Vinyl vinyl /vi·nyl/ (vi´nil) the univalent group CH2dbondCH—. vinyl chloride a vinyl group to which an atom of chlorine is attached; the monomer which polymerizes to polyvinyl chloride; it is toxic ; plot, author, reader notes. SA From the book review in KLIATT, September 2005: "Lizzie is dead. The 15-year-old was killed in a car accident on her way to the mall to meet a friend. This novel is the story of her 'life' in the hereafter--in Elsewhere. Loosely reminiscent of the Greek myths, the people experience time backward, growing younger until they are infants who then once again return to Earth. Lizzie is a typical teen and she cannot believe that she is dead. The 'life' she finds in Elsewhere seems to be a sick joke. What difference does it make where you live or what you do when you are dead? Lizzie lives with her grandmother, a woman she never knew on Earth, and she spends her days on the Observation Deck Ob`ser`va´tion deck 1. A room or platform at a high point in a tall building with a broad view of the surrounding area. It is often an outdoor platform, but is sometimes indoors in a room with large windows to accommodate viewing. where she can see her best friend and family as they continue to live without her. She even tries to make use of an 'escape clause; which would allow her to return to Earth after one year. Her adjustment counselor finds her a job and soon she is helping the dogs who come to Elsewhere ... Lizzie is able to experience some of what she left behind on Earth with a growing realization that love transcends death and that regardless of the situation, you can make the most of the circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or in which you find yourself." Cassandra Morris reads Zevin's evocative e·voc·a·tive adj. Tending or having the power to evoke. e·voc  a·tive·ly adv. tale in a youngster's voice that at first seems too young for the nearly 16-year-old Lizzie. However, there are so many characters of varying ages that Morris's voice is appropriate, especially as Liz regresses, becoming nine, then four, and then an infant. Morris doesn't try accents (for example, the Haitian cab driver cab·driv·er also cab driver n. One who drives a taxicab for hire. cab driver n → taxista m/f cab driver n → who killed Liz in a hit-and-run), except for the mild British of Curtis, who eventually marries her grandmother in Elsewhere. Morris gets the emotions right--Lizzie's frustration, Grandma Betty's patience, even the dogs. Janet Julian, retired English Teacher, Grafton, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians This is a list of people who have practised as a librarian and are well-known, either for their contributions to the library profession or primarily in some other field. and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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