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Book Overview
Twelve-year-old Mike -- short for Michaela -- loves the ocean. The sights, sounds, and smells of her coastal home are embedded in her very soul. But Michaela loves her brother, Red, even more. Then one day Red disappears. One minute he's there, the next...gone. No warning. No time to prepare. And Mike must come to terms with that loss or risk never finding comfort in what remains of the life she and her brother once shared.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0689863888
ISBN13:9780689863882
Release Date:November 2003
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Length:116 Pages
Weight:0.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 4.3" x 7.0"
Age Range:10 to 13 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 8
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A Beautiful Sadness
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Since I love Angela Johnson's work, I sat down with this in the library and read it straight through, pausing to wipe away tears. Though there isn't a happy ending or the usual structure, the beauty of word and setting as well as the bare honesty of what loss is made me smile. It reminded me of Virginia Hamilton's Sweet Whisper Brother Rush from back in the day. Kudos, Ms. Johnson.
moving story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This novel is a moving depiction of grief, and of the unbearable secrets we keep even from ourselves. I use LOOKING FOR RED in my course on writing fiction for children and teens at Mills College as an example of spare and lyrical writing.
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