Saving Wonder

Saving Wonder
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9780545828956
ISBN-13 : 0545828953
Rating : 4/5 (953 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Saving Wonder by : Mary Knight

Download or read book Saving Wonder written by Mary Knight and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this utterly transporting debut about the power of words, the importance of friendship, and the magic of wonder, Curly Hines must decide whether to fight to save the mountain he calls home. Having lost most of his family to coal mining accidents as a little boy, Curley Hines lives with his grandfather in the Appalachian Mountains of Wonder Gap, Kentucky. Ever since Curley can remember, Papaw has been giving him a word each week to learn and live. Papaw says words are Curley's way out of the holler, even though Curley has no intention of ever leaving.When a new coal boss takes over the local mining company, life as Curley knows it is turned upside down. Suddenly, his best friend, Jules, is interested in the coal boss's son, and worse, the mining company threatens to destroy Curley and Papaw's mountain. Now Curley faces a difficult choice. Does he use his words to speak out against Big Coal and save his mountain, or does he remain silent and save his way of life?From debut author Mary Knight comes a rich, lyrical, and utterly transporting tale about friendship, the power of words, and the difficult hurdles we must overcome for the people and places we love.


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