Just like that / Gary D. Schmidt.
With insight and a light touch, best-selling, Newbery Honor-winning author Gary D. Schmidt tells two poignant, linked stories: that of a grieving girl and a boy trying to escape his violent past. Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's traditions and a social structure heavily weighted toward students from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elene's with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang, fearing the gang's relentless, destructive pursuit. Both young people gradually dispel their loneliness, finding a way to be hopeful and also finding each other.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780544084773
- ISBN: 0544084772
- ISBN: 9780358697206
- ISBN: 9781536478976
- ISBN: 1536478970
- Physical Description: 387 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ; [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, dates, and paging may vary. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.9 15 510307. |
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| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Fiction. |
Available copies
- 56 of 56 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cleveland County Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 56 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Main Library | JF SCH (Text) | 22281500146641 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
With insight and a light touch, best-selling, Newbery Honor-winning author Gary D. Schmidt tells two poignant, linked stories: that of a grieving girl and a boy trying to escape his violent past. Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's traditions and a social structure heavily weighted toward students from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elene's with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang, fearing the gang's relentless, destructive pursuit. Both young people gradually dispel their loneliness, finding a way to be hopeful and also finding each other.
