"Filled with poetry and with life...an insightful beautifully written story."
Horn Book
In the winter, life in McKinley, Minnesota, revolves around the rinks, where kids play hockey and grown-ups skate to scratchy phonograph records. Then, the year Marsh and his best friend, Willy, are twelve, Carl appears at the rink, wearing a battered, old leather flight jacket and doing a strange dance that is both beautiful and disturbing to watch.
It is Marsh and Willy who discover the terrible secret behind Carl's dance, a secret that threatens to destroy him. But a small miracle occurs, and Carl's dance becomes a fragile and tentative expression of hope and the healing power of love.
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
“Filled with poetry and with life . . . an insightful, beautifully written story.” - Horn Book
In the winter, life in McKinley, Minnesota, revolves around the rinks, where kids play hockey and grown-ups skate to scratchy phonograph records. Then, the year Marsh and his best friend, Willy, are twelve, Carl appears at the rink, wearing a battered, old leather flight jacket and doing a strange dance that is both beautiful and disturbing to watch.
It is Marsh and Willy who discover the terrible secret behind Carl's dance, a secret that threatens to destroy him. But a small miracle occurs, and Carl's dance becomes a fragile and tentative expression of hope and the healing power of love.
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
“Filled with poetry and with life . . . an insightful, beautifully written story.” - Horn Book
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Product Details
BN ID: | 2940169526646 |
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Publisher: | Brilliance Audio |
Publication date: | 06/20/2012 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Age Range: | 10 - 13 Years |