Stand Tall
Tree, a six-foot-three-inch twelve-year-old, copes with his parents' recent divorce and his failure as an athlete by helping his grandfather, a Vietnam vet and recent amputee, and Sophie, a new girl at school.
Tree, a six-foot-three-inch twelve-year-old, copes with his parents' recent divorce and his failure as an athlete by helping his grandfather, a Vietnam vet and recent amputee, and Sophie, a new girl at school.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142404270 (0142404276)
ASIN: 0142404276
Publish date: 2005-06-02
Publisher: Speak
Pages no: 182
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Family,
Contemporary,
Fiction
Again I'm astounded by Bauer. Her heart, her understanding, her way with words. She's fabulous and I highly recommend anything I've read so far (Backwater, Hope Was Here, Stand Tall...is that all?).I don't make a habit of retelling the story, so I won't do it here either. Sorry. A boy protagonist! B...