Aim
(Book)
Author
Published
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781629796734, 1629796735
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Status
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Published
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2016].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781629796734, 1629796735
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 4.4, 9 Points
Level 4.4, 9 Points
Notes
Description
"As World War II threatens the United States in 1941, fourteen-year-old Junior Bledsoe fights his own battles at home. Junior struggles with school and with angerat his father, his insufferable granddaddy, his neighbors, and himselfas he desperately tries to understand himself and find his own aim in life. But he finds relief in escaping to the quiet of the nearby woods and tinkering with cars, something he learned from his Pop, and a fatherly neighbor provides much-needed guidance." --,(Source of summary not specified)
Subjects
LC Subjects
Bildungsromans.
Coming-of-age stories.
Fathers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction.
Grief -- Juvenile fiction.
Hickory (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
North Carolina -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Responsibility -- Juvenile fiction.
Self-realization -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction.
United States -- Civilization -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
Coming-of-age stories.
Fathers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction.
Grief -- Juvenile fiction.
Hickory (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
North Carolina -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Responsibility -- Juvenile fiction.
Self-realization -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction.
United States -- Civilization -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hostetter, J. M. (2016). Aim (First edition.). Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hostetter, Joyce Moyer. 2016. Aim. Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hostetter, Joyce Moyer. Aim Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hostetter, Joyce Moyer. Aim First edition., Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, 2016.
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