Noonan, Brandon. Plenty Porter.NOONAN, Brandon. Plenty Porter. Abrams, Amulet amulet (ăm`yəlĭt), object or formula that credulity and superstition have endowed with the power of warding off harmful influences. Books. 240p. c2006. 0-810-95996-8. $16.95. JS Plenty is the youngest of 11 children living in rural Alexis, Illinois Alexis is a village that straddles both Mercer County and Warren County in Illinois. The population was 863 at the 2000 census[1]. Geography Alexis is located at (41.063433, -90.554951). . The family farms on land owned by the wealthy Prindergast family who live nearby--a father and a son, Plenty's age. The novel follows a year in Plenty's live as she comes of age. After returning Mr. Prindergrast's lost pocket watch, he sees to it that she is sent to the same school as his son. The novel chronicles Chronicles, two books of the Bible, originally a single work in the Hebrew canon (the final book of that canon), called First and Second Chronicles in the Authorized Version, and called First and Second Paralipomenon in the Septuagint and in the Vulgate. her struggles as a rural girl trying to fit into a city school. But Plenty is also a girl watching an older sister pull her hair out, literally, while dealing with abuse Plenty does not yet understand. The novel is about family and the complex relationships they share. Plenty's life is interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. with the life of Ed Prindergast, whose mother has died and who has no real friends. Going to school with him puts Plenty into a uniform that is too small for her and leaves her on the outside of the girls' groups. When Plenty's sister suffers an emotional breakdown, Plenty tries to reconcile her mother and her grandfather, who have not spoken in years. Her efforts are not successful and in a sudden desire to make her father's life easier, Plenty tries to leave town. Ed steps in to help his friend. This is Noonan's first novel; Plenty has a distinctive voice and her account of the year is poignant in its innocent retelling re·tell·ing n. A new account or an adaptation of a story: a retelling of a Roman myth. of adult events. Janis Flint-Ferguson, Assoc. Prof., English, Gordon College There are three colleges named Gordon College:
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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