Collected Novels for Teens
In these four acclaimed novels, National Book Award-winning author Joyce Carol Thomas evocatively captures the triumph and struggles of teens as they come of age, and break and bond with their families.
BRIGHT SHADOW (1983)
This Coretta Scott King Honor Book and Thomas' sophomore effort continues the moving saga she began in her debut novel MARKED BY FIRE.
Abyssinia Jackson is back home from college where she's studying to be a doctor. But she must learn to cope with tragedy when peace is shattered in her Oklahoma countryside and her boyfriend Carl Lee disappears. Just when a critic thinks he has an author tightly held, a sequel wriggles free of preconceptions and hops away...
WATER GIRL (1986)
In the third book of a compelling saga that began with MARKED BY FIRE, 15-year old Amber makes a startling family discovery that shakes her to her core.
THE GOLDEN PASTURE (1987)
In this ALA Pick of the List, 13-year old Carl's relationship with a wild rodeo horse teaches more about connecting with his dad than about riding.
JOURNEY (1990)
16-year old Meggie is scared. One by one, her town's teenagers are mysteriously disappearing. What Meggie doesn't know is that her childhood holds the only key to save them.
Target age group 12 and up
BRIGHT SHADOW (1983)
This Coretta Scott King Honor Book and Thomas' sophomore effort continues the moving saga she began in her debut novel MARKED BY FIRE.
Abyssinia Jackson is back home from college where she's studying to be a doctor. But she must learn to cope with tragedy when peace is shattered in her Oklahoma countryside and her boyfriend Carl Lee disappears. Just when a critic thinks he has an author tightly held, a sequel wriggles free of preconceptions and hops away...
WATER GIRL (1986)
In the third book of a compelling saga that began with MARKED BY FIRE, 15-year old Amber makes a startling family discovery that shakes her to her core.
THE GOLDEN PASTURE (1987)
In this ALA Pick of the List, 13-year old Carl's relationship with a wild rodeo horse teaches more about connecting with his dad than about riding.
JOURNEY (1990)
16-year old Meggie is scared. One by one, her town's teenagers are mysteriously disappearing. What Meggie doesn't know is that her childhood holds the only key to save them.
Target age group 12 and up
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CategoryJuvenile Fiction
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Age Group13 to 14 yrs
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Grade Level6-8
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeComing of Age
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AuthorThomas, Joyce Carol
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DeweyFiction
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PublisherHyperion Books
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Publication Date3/1/2008
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Pages528
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Dimensions1.13 H x 8.26 L x 5.56 W
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Case Qty48