Withers, Pam. Breathless.WITHERS withers the region over the backline where the neck joins the thorax and where the dorsal margins of the scapulae lie just below the skin. fistulous withers see fistulous withers. , Pam. Breathless. Orca, Soundings. 101p. c2005. 1-55143-480-6. $7.95. JS Beverly McLeod is a 15-year-old girl from Winnipeg who describes herself as pudgy and ugly at the opening of this novelette nov·el·ette n. A short novel. novelette Noun a short novel, usually one regarded as trivial or sentimental Noun 1. . She has flown to Kauai over Christmas to help out her shorthanded Uncle Tom in his dive shop. Over the break, she has two goals: to lose ten pounds and get a boyfriend. Garth, an older dive master who ogles everything in a bikini Bikini (bēkē`nē), atoll, c.2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), W central Pacific, one of the Ralik Chain, Marshall Islands. It comprises 36 islets on a reef 25 mi (40 km) long. that passes by, hits on Bev, and takes things a bit too far. Withers describes scuba diving scuba diving Swimming done underwater with a self-contained underwater-breathing apparatus (scuba), as opposed to skin diving, which requires only a snorkel, goggles, and flippers. Scuba gear was invented by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Émile Gagnan in 1943. with clarity and I enjoyed the dive sequences, but the characterization of Beverly is more difficult to accept. Bev comes close to accomplishing her goals before the vacation is over, and while there is an obvious attempt to explore the dangers of an active teenager starving herself by skipping almost every meal, in the end I would have liked to have heard a stronger message that Beverly is acceptable in the skin she's in. At 101 pages, this may appeal to some reluctant readers who want YA content delivered at a less challenging reading level. Heather Rader, Teacher Libn., Meadows Elem. Sch., Lacey lac·ey adj. Variant of lacy. , WA J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. 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. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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