9780606171373

Joy School

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780606171373

Hardcover|9780606171373


Overview

"A novel at once funny and sad, quirky and accessible, one that dives into the 'sack of a whole human being' and finds some treasures there". -- The Boston Globe"Sweet and satisfying". -- The Houston Chronicle"Hilarious and heartbreaking...A book worth buying". -- San Francisco Examiner & ChronicleIn this exquisite new novel by bestselling author Elizabeth Berg, a young woman falls in love -- and learns how sorrow can lead to an understanding of joy.Katie has relocated to Missouri with her distant, occasionally abusive father. Her much-loved mother is dead; her new school is unaccepting of her; and her only Mends fall far short of ideal companions. When she accidentally falls through the ice while skating, she meets Jimmy.He is handsome, far older than she, and married, but she is entranced. As their relationship unfolds, so too does Katie's awareness of the pain and intensity' first love can bring.

ISBN-13

9780606171373

ISBN-10

0606171371

Weight

0.56 Pounds

Dimensions

5.50 x 0.75 x 8.50 In

List Price

$19.60

Format

Hardcover

Pages

208 pages

Publisher

Demco Media

Published On

1998-03-01



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