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Where things come back a novel

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.

Main Author: Whaley, John Corey.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Missing persons > Young adult fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Young adult fiction.
Best friends > Young adult fiction.
Friendship > Young adult fiction.
Extinct birds > Young adult fiction.
Families > Arkansas > Young adult fiction.
Arkansas > Young adult fiction.
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.
Item Description: "William C. Morris Debut Award Winner."
"Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in young adult literature."
Physical Description: 228 p. ; 22 cm.
Audience: Ages 14 up.
ISBN: 9781442413337 (hardcover)
1442413336 (hardcover)
Author Notes: John Corey Whaley received a B.A. in English and an M.A in secondary English education from Louisiana Tech University. Before becoming a young adult author, he taught public school for five years. His first novel, Where Things Come Back, received the 2012 Printz Award and the 2012 Morris Award. His other novels include Noggin and Highly Illogical Behavior.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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