Deliver Us from Evie
Told by her brother Parr, this is the story of 18-year-old Evie, her Missouri farm family, and the turmoil created by Evie's love for the local banker's daughter. "Teens will be swept up in the emotion and immediacy of Parr's fast-paced narrative, his voice perfectly pitched between wit and...
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Told by her brother Parr, this is the story of 18-year-old Evie, her Missouri farm family, and the turmoil created by Evie's love for the local banker's daughter. "Teens will be swept up in the emotion and immediacy of Parr's fast-paced narrative, his voice perfectly pitched between wit and melancholy. It's a story that challenges stereotypes, not only about love, but also about farmers and families and religion and responsibility––about all our definitions of 'normal.'"—BL. "Unquestionably, this is the best Kerr in years, if not ever."—V. 1995 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)1995 Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA)1995 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)1995 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)1994 Best Book Honor Award (Michigan Library Association)
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064471282 (0064471284)
Publish date: August 18th 1995
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Told from the POV of a younger brother, it's the story of Evie, a small-town farmboy butch who falls in love with the femme daughter of the richest man in town. A butch-femme love story for young adults, with a discussion of class? Why is this book out of print?
This is a youth book short and sweet. An eighteen year old farm girl falls for a girl from the other side of the tracks and the problems that develop due to everyone’s two cent. It does have a good believable ending that makes the entire book work so well. Bravo to the writer can’t wait for more. M...
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