Eli the Good (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780763652883)

In his YA debut, a best-selling novelist revisits a summer of tumult and truth for a young narrator and his war-torn family. Available in paperback with a discussion guide

For ten-year-old Eli Book, the summer of 1976 is the one that threatened to tear his family apart. There is his distant mother; his traumatized Vietnam vet dad; his wild sister; his former war protester aunt; and his tough yet troubled best friend, Edie, the only person with whom he can be himself. As tempers flare and his father's nightmares rage, Eli cannot escape the current of conflict. From Silas House comes a tender look at the complexities of childhood and the realities of war -- a novel filled with nostalgic detail and a powerful sense of place.

Author: Silas House
ISBN-10: 0763652881
ISBN-13: 9780763652883
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2011
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.54w x 0.81d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 134377 / Eli the Good