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Things hoped for

Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living with her grandfather in Manhattan while she attends music school, joins up with another music student to solve the mystery when her grandfather suddenly goes missing.

Main Author:	Clements, Andrew, 1949-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Philomel Books, c2006.
Subjects:	Music > Young adult fiction. Identity (Psychology) > Young adult fiction. Grandfathers > Young adult fiction. Death > Young adult fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Young adult fiction.

Summary:	Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living with her grandfather in Manhattan while she attends music school, joins up with another music student to solve the mystery when her grandfather suddenly goes missing.
Physical Description:	167 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	9780399243509 039924350X
Author Notes:	Andrew Clements was born in Camden, New Jersey on May 7, 1949. He received a bachelor's degree in literature from Northwestern University and master's degree in teaching from National Louis University. Before becoming a full-time author, he taught in the public schools north of Chicago for seven years, was a singer-songwriter, and worked in publishing. He is well known for his picture book texts, but it was his middle school novel, Frindle, that was a breakthrough for his writing career. Frindle won numerous awards including the Georgia Children's Book Award, the Sasquatch Children's Book Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Year 2000 Young Hoosier Book Award. His other works include The Landry News, The Janitor's Boy, No Talking, Things Not Seen, Things Hoped For, and Things That Are. (Bowker Author Biography)

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