Light from a Distant Star: A Novel by Mary McGarry Morris (English) MP3 CD Book

Description: Light from a Distant Star by Mary McGarry Morris, Amy Rubinate Thirteen-year-old Nellie Peck lives a protected lifeuntil three strangers enter it and violence erupts, silencing Nellie with fear. With all eyes on her in the courtroom, she is compromised by moral confusion, and a mans life hangs in the balance. FORMAT MP3 CD LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A gripping coming-of-age novel with a murder at its heart and a heroine as unforgettable as Harper Lees Scout Light from a Distant Star is the moving and powerful story of innocence and betrayal told in the endearingly wise voice of thirteen-year-old Nellie Peck. It is early summer, and her beloved fathers business is failing. Her mother has to go back to work, and Nellies older half sister has launched a troubling search for her birth father. Forced to take care of her shy younger brother, Nellie is determined to make him--and herself--toughen up. Three strangers enter Nellies protected life: mysterious and brutish Max Devaney works in her grandfathers junkyard, the thieving Bucky Saltonstall has just arrived from New York City, and Dolly Bedelia, a young stripper who rents the small apartment in the back of the Pecks house, becomes the titillating focus of Nellies eavesdropping. Nellie is justly proud of her own infallible lie detector until violence erupts in her young life and she is silenced by fear and scandal. The truth as she believes it is shocking and unthinkable, and with everyones eyes riveted on her in the courtroom, Nellie finds herself compromised by moral confusion. No one will listen, no one believes her, and a mans life hangs in the balance. A stunning evocation of innocence lost, Light from a Distant Star stands as one of the most engaging novels yet from the bestselling author of Songs in Ordinary Time. Author Biography Mary McGarry Morris is the author of several highly acclaimed novels. Entertainment Weekly included Fiona Range on its list of the best books of 2000, Vanished was nominated for both the National Book Award and the Pen/Faulkner Award, A Dangerous Woman was made into a feature film starring Debra Winger in 1993, and Songs in Ordinary Time was a 1997 Oprahs Book Club Selection.Amy Rubinate has narrated over 250 audiobooks and won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her books have been selected for AudioFiles Best Romance of 2016 list; Booklists Top 10 Romance, Top 10 Historical Fiction, Editors Choice Media; and YALSAs Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. She has a degree in oral interpretation of literature and won state and national awards for poetry reading. A voice actor and singer for over a decade, Amy has narrated many interactive childrens books and provided character voices for toys and video games. Amys work has been featured in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, AudioFile magazine, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal. Details ISBN145512284X Author Amy Rubinate Short Title LIGHT FROM A DISTANT STAR M Publisher Blackstone Audiobooks Language English ISBN-10 145512284X ISBN-13 9781455122844 Media Audio Product Format MP3 CD DEWEY FIC Residence MA, US Pages 1 Audience Age 12-17 Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-09-13 Subtitle A Novel Playing time 768 Imprint Blackstone Audiobooks Narrator Amy Rubinate Audience Teenage / Young adult We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158526209;

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