{"product_id":"all-rivers-flow-to-the-alison-mcghee-9780763625917","title":"All Rivers Flow to the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a car accident leaves a teenage girl in a coma, her surviving sister struggles with grief and guilt as she faces the inevitability of moving on -- and letting go.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo seventeen-year-old Rose, it seems it keeps happening -- that car crash on a mountain road, her older sister, Ivy, behind the wheel, the same Ivy who is now in a coma with only the WISHHH of a respirator keeping her alive. Mom refuses to believe that Ivy is gone and won't even visit, spending her days at the brewing factory and her nights in the mindless weaving of potholders or folding of paper cranes. It's up to Rose and family friend William T. to make the daily vigil to Ivy's bedside, where Rose reads aloud from a book on the sudden destruction of ancient Pompeii. More and more, she has the frightening sense that there are rivers inside her threatening to overflow their banks. In an effort to feel something -- anything -- else, she takes to meeting a series of boys at the gorge while her mind drifts away like a hovering bird, watching her actions below. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeart-rending, honest, and ultimately hopeful, this first young adult novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eShadow Baby\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSnap\u003c\/i\u003e is the poetically told story of a teenager overwhelmed by trauma and loss yet steadied by loyal friendships and, finally, the solace of first love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison McGhee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0763625914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763625917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.54w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e101281 \/ All Rivers Flow to the Sea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Minnesota Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2005 pg. 308 - Recommended - Hard To Beat\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2005 pg. 1143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2005 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 147 - Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2005 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Best Books Young Adults\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 97 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw","brand":"Alison McGhee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47427427369215,"sku":"9780763625917","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c29ea1c-ed4a-4202-8e32-93ba69a94738.jpg?v=1761579485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/all-rivers-flow-to-the-alison-mcghee-9780763625917","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}