Johnson, Angela. Looking for Red.Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , Pulse. 116p. c2002. 0-689-86388-8. $4.99. J * To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2002: Author of Toning the Sweep and Heaven, two Coretta Scott King Award The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the American Library Association. Named for Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., this award recognizes outstanding African American authors and illustrators. winners about difficult family transitions, Johnson turns to the subject of grief in Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. Red. Mike (Michaela) is the younger sister of Red, who disappeared into the sea about three months ago; Mike still sees him here and there and looks for him everywhere. Red's girlfriend Mona and best friend Mark are also having their terrors over the loss, as are Cassie and Frank, the parents. They live in a small Cape Cod Cape Cod, narrow peninsula of glacial origin, 399 sq mi (1,033 sq km), SE Mass., extending 65 mi (105 km) E and N into the Atlantic Ocean. It is generally flat, with sand dunes, low hills, and numerous lakes. community, wedded year-round to the sea. Johnson uses her usual prose-poem style to tell a brief story that is deeper, wider, longer than the words themselves. "And it's harder than ever now 'cause I haven't ever been without him in the fall. No season change, for that matter. Because he was here, alive, at the beginning of the summer, I guess I thought if it stayed warm, I could keep him somehow. I haven't seen Red since the night on the widow's walk widow's walk n. A railed, rooftop platform typically on a coastal house, originally designed to observe vessels at sea. Noun 1. . Maybe he smelled fall coming too. Maybe it was time for him to lean and dance somewhere else." There really isn't any other YA author remotely like Angela Johnson. (Note: The cover for the paperback edition is wonderful.) Claire Rosser, KLIATT |
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