The ledge
Título
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The ledge
Lesley, Choyce
Resumen
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"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, 16-year-old Nick tries to adjust to his new reality after a surfing accident leaves him paralyzed.".
Nick was used to being good at everything. Hockey, football, track, they all came easy to him. Surfing was his latest passion. That is, until the accident. Now partially paralyzed, Nick is angry, depressed and getting far too fond of his prescription meds. But his frequent visits to his physiotherapist, a Syrian refugee, and a budding friendship with a partial amputee who has also experienced firsthand the horrors of war help him start to piece his life back together. A story about overcoming the odds and changing your life for the better.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2020
Orca soundings
Descripción física
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139 pages ; 18 cm
Término de la materia
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Teenage boys -- Fiction.
Surfing -- Fiction.
Paraplegics -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Teenage boys.
Género
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Bildungsromans.
Síntesis
:
"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, 16-year-old Nick tries to adjust to his new reality after a surfing accident leaves him paralyzed.".
Nick was used to being good at everything. Hockey, football, track, they all came easy to him. Surfing was his latest passion. That is, until the accident. Now partially paralyzed, Nick is angry, depressed and getting far too fond of his prescription meds. But his frequent visits to his physiotherapist, a Syrian refugee, and a budding friendship with a partial amputee who has also experienced firsthand the horrors of war help him start to piece his life back together. A story about overcoming the odds and changing your life for the better.
ISBN
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9781459824614
Información de publicación
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Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2020.
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| A. Blair McPherson | F CHO | Book | 31458100054033 | Fiction series |