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At risk a novel

The bestselling, inspirational story of one family coming to terms with unspeakable tragedy and immeasurable love In a lovely old house near the coast of Massachusetts, the Farrells go through the routines of a typical August morning. Eight-year-old Charlie, a junior biologist and dinosaur expert, t...

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Main Author: Hoffman, Alice
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Language:English
Published: New York : Open Road Media, 2014.
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AIDS (Disease) in children > Fiction.
City and town life > Fiction.
New England > Fiction.
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Summary:The bestselling, inspirational story of one family coming to terms with unspeakable tragedy and immeasurable love In a lovely old house near the coast of Massachusetts, the Farrells go through the routines of a typical August morning. Eight-year-old Charlie, a junior biologist and dinosaur expert, tries to collect another one of his insect specimens. His sister, Amanda, a talented gymnast who at eleven years old is already saving her money to try out for the Olympic team, prepares for her last meet of the summer. Ivan, their absent-minded father, is involved with his work as an astronomer. Out in the garden, Ivan's wife, Polly, wonders how she can trick her children into eating more zucchini. They are a family as unique and ordinary as any other, but their world will soon be shattered when Amanda is diagnosed with AIDS. In an instant, everything that gave their lives meaning is ripped away, and the intimacy that once came so naturally vanishes. Too overcome with grief to turn to each other, Ivan and Polly seek solace elsewhere. Charlie is abandoned by his best friend and, for long stretches at a time, forgotten by his parents. Amanda, who holds on to her dreams so tightly, must somehow find a way to let go. Torn apart by the prospect of their loss, Polly, Ivan, and Charlie must find the courage to come back together again -- for Amanda's sake and for their own. At Risk is an exquisite book about true sorrow and even truer devotion.
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ISBN:9781453231616
Author Notes:Alice Hoffman was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. She wrote her first novel, Property Of , while studying creative writing at Stanford University, and since then has published more than thirty books for readers of all ages, including the recent New York Times bestsellers The Museum of Extraordinary Things and The Dovekeepers . Two of her novels, Practical Magic and Aquamarine , have been made into films, and Here on Earth was an Oprah's Book Club choice. Hoffman's work has been published in more than twenty languages and one hundred foreign editions. She lives outside of Boston.

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