Galloway, Gregory. As Simple as Snow.GALLOWAY, Gregory. As simple as snow. Penguin, Berkley. 308p. c2005. 0-425-20780-3. $14.00. SA Set in a small town where more families leave than stay, the arrival of Anna and her parents sets gossip in motion. Anna wears black clothes, boots, and eyeliner, in perfect juxtaposition with her shocking blonde hair She likes music, books, and riddles solved or unsolved, and she has written obituaries for everyone in town. The story's narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. is drawn to Anna from their first conversation, and she to him. Their conversations cover ghosts, Houdini, and cryptic cryp·tic n. 1. Hidden or concealed. 2. Tending to conceal or camouflage, as the coloring of an animal. shortwave short·wave adj. 1. Having a wavelength of approximately 10 to 200 meters. 2. Capable of receiving or transmitting at wavelengths of approximately 10 to 200 meters: a shortwave radio. radio broadcasts until one night, Anna inexplicably disappears. Quirky quirk n. 1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. clues are left behind that evoke more questions than answers about Anna and her disappearance. Soon mysterious messages find their way to the narrator and he begins to retrace his steps and recreate their time together. A smartly written and compelling read, this story delves into the lives of each character, swirls things about, and leaves the reader pining for more. An excellent read for older YAs ready for a complex and multilayered mul·ti·lay·ered adj. Consisting of or involving several individual layers or levels. story of love, mystery, and heartache, and an excellent book club choice with many potential points of discussion. Holley Wiseman, MLIS MLIS Master of Library and Information Science MLIS Multilingual Information Society MLIS Molecular Laser Isotope Separation MLIS Masters of Library and Information Studies MLIS Medical/Legal Information Services , Columbus, OH S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians 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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