What They Found: Love on 145th Street (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375845451)

By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster-a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation-this story take us back to the world of 145th Street: Short Stories to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places.

Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesn't want to fight, and Letha discovers her own beauty in the love of her child. There is the "good daughter" who realizes that there's only one way to help her brother and her family. Other stories center on the daily drama of the Curl-E-Que beauty shop, or capture the slapstick side of passion.

AWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS:
New York Times Bestselling Author
3-Time National Book Award Finalist
Michael L. Printz Award
5 Coretta Scott King Awards
2 Newbery Honors
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature (2012-2013)
Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement
Children's Literature Legacy Award

Author: Walter Dean Myers
ISBN-10: 0375845453
ISBN-13: 9780375845451
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Language: English
Published: 02/10/2009
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
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