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The Resource Where things come back : a novel, by John Corey Whaley

Where things come back : a novel, by John Corey Whaley

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Summary
  • "Seventeen-year-old Cullen's summer in Lily, Arkansas, is marked by his cousin's death by overdose, an alleged spotting of a woodpecker thought to be extinct, failed romances, and his younger brother's sudden disappearance."--Title page verso
  • "In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter's senior year of high school, he is forced to examine everything he thinks he understands about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town. His cousin overdoses; his town becomes absurdly obsessed with the alleged reappearance of an extinct woodpecker; and most troubling of all, his sensitive, gifted fifteen-year-old brother, Gabriel, suddenly and inexplicably disappears. Meanwhile, the crisis of faith spawned by a young missionary's disillusion in Africa prompts a frantic search for meaning that has far-reaching consequences. As distant as the two stories initially seem, they are woven together through masterful plotting and merge in a surprising and harrowing climax. This extraordinary tale from a rare literary voice finds wonder in the ordinary and illuminates the hope of second chances."--Publisher's description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
228 pages
Note
"Manufactured in the United States of America"--Title page verso
Contents
  • In defense of irrationality
  • Cabot searcy
  • Vilonia Kline
  • The watchers
  • The simplest thing in the world
  • Alma Ember and her small-town ways
  • Aunt Julia and the love parade
  • The place where things go away
  • This may be the end of the world
  • You couldn't find a nicer guy if you tried
  • All the idealism in the world couldn't shake this feeling
  • A lavish journey
  • The boy who caused silence
  • The meaning of this is not to save you
  • Mysterious kids with shovels
  • Take me to the end of the world
  • The book of Enoch
  • Love the bird
  • Benton sage
  • Neighbors
  • The tower above the earth
Isbn
9781442413351
Instance
Label
Where things come back : a novel
Title
Where things come back
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
by John Corey Whaley
Creator
Contributor
Publisher
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • "Seventeen-year-old Cullen's summer in Lily, Arkansas, is marked by his cousin's death by overdose, an alleged spotting of a woodpecker thought to be extinct, failed romances, and his younger brother's sudden disappearance."--Title page verso
  • "In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter's senior year of high school, he is forced to examine everything he thinks he understands about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town. His cousin overdoses; his town becomes absurdly obsessed with the alleged reappearance of an extinct woodpecker; and most troubling of all, his sensitive, gifted fifteen-year-old brother, Gabriel, suddenly and inexplicably disappears. Meanwhile, the crisis of faith spawned by a young missionary's disillusion in Africa prompts a frantic search for meaning that has far-reaching consequences. As distant as the two stories initially seem, they are woven together through masterful plotting and merge in a surprising and harrowing climax. This extraordinary tale from a rare literary voice finds wonder in the ordinary and illuminates the hope of second chances."--Publisher's description
Awards note
  • William C. Morris Debut Award, 2012
  • Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2012
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Whaley, John Corey
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • Ages 14 up
  • 960L
  • Young Adult
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
  • UG
  • High School
Literary form
novels
Reading level
  • 5.7
  • 7.5
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Study program name
  • Accelerated Reader
  • Reading Counts
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  • Missing persons
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Best friends
  • Friendship
  • Extinct birds
  • Families
  • Arkansas
  • Missing persons
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Best friends
  • Friendship
  • Extinct birds
  • Family life
  • Arkansas
  • Personnes disparues
  • Amis
  • Amitié
  • Oiseaux disparus
  • Familles
  • Arkansas
  • YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • Best friends
  • Extinct birds
  • Families
  • Friendship
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Missing persons
  • Arkansas
  • Missing persons
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Friendship
  • Extinct animals
  • Family life
  • Arkansas
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Where things come back : a novel, by John Corey Whaley
Instantiates
Publication
Note
"Manufactured in the United States of America"--Title page verso
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • In defense of irrationality
  • Cabot searcy
  • Vilonia Kline
  • The watchers
  • The simplest thing in the world
  • Alma Ember and her small-town ways
  • Aunt Julia and the love parade
  • The place where things go away
  • This may be the end of the world
  • You couldn't find a nicer guy if you tried
  • All the idealism in the world couldn't shake this feeling
  • A lavish journey
  • The boy who caused silence
  • The meaning of this is not to save you
  • Mysterious kids with shovels
  • Take me to the end of the world
  • The book of Enoch
  • Love the bird
  • Benton sage
  • Neighbors
  • The tower above the earth
Control code
646113120
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
228 pages
Isbn
9781442413351
Lccn
2010024836
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record 040 $e RDA change - WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 505, 655
Other control number
40020393888
System control number
(OCoLC)646113120
Label
Where things come back : a novel, by John Corey Whaley
Publication
Note
"Manufactured in the United States of America"--Title page verso
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • In defense of irrationality
  • Cabot searcy
  • Vilonia Kline
  • The watchers
  • The simplest thing in the world
  • Alma Ember and her small-town ways
  • Aunt Julia and the love parade
  • The place where things go away
  • This may be the end of the world
  • You couldn't find a nicer guy if you tried
  • All the idealism in the world couldn't shake this feeling
  • A lavish journey
  • The boy who caused silence
  • The meaning of this is not to save you
  • Mysterious kids with shovels
  • Take me to the end of the world
  • The book of Enoch
  • Love the bird
  • Benton sage
  • Neighbors
  • The tower above the earth
Control code
646113120
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
228 pages
Isbn
9781442413351
Lccn
2010024836
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record 040 $e RDA change - WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 505, 655
Other control number
40020393888
System control number
(OCoLC)646113120

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