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Stranger at the Window by Alcock, Vivien
by Alcock, Vivien | PB | Acceptable
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- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780395943298
- Book Title
- Stranger at the Window
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- Topic
- Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Social Themes / Friendship, People & Places / Europe, Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 7.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Lesley, who is recovering from an illness at her aunt's home while her mother is in Egypt, is convinced she's seen a frightened child peering out of the attic window of the house next door. When she confronts her neighbors and learns about their secret castaway, she becomes involved in their desperate attempt to keep him from the authorities. As Lesley and her neighbors struggle to provide a safe haven for a stranger in a strange land, they begin to understand their own strengths, as well as their own limitations.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0395943299
ISBN-13
9780395943298
eBay Product ID (ePID)
784817
Product Key Features
Book Title
Stranger at the Window
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Social Themes / Friendship, People & Places / Europe, Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Age Range
10-12
Grade from
Fifth Grade
Grade to
Seventh Grade
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When her mother takes a new job in Cairo, eleven-year-old Lesley, recovering from hepatitis, is left in the care of her widowed Aunt Amy in an old, established London neighborhood. Almost immediately, Lesley is drawn into a mystery when she sees a strange child peering down at her from the attic of the Harwood's house next door. When the three children of the house, all older than Lesley, adamantly maintain that she is hallucinating, she refuses to accept their explanations, ignores their hostility, and continues to observe their actions. The secret is shortly revealed-the Harwood children are hiding a frightened young illegal immigrant. After Lesley learns that their aggressively save-the-world mother , now unfortunately out of print, but Stranger at the Window is a resonate echo, not merely a resuscitation. Alcock's imagery is evocative but not intrusive as in Leslye's comparison of teenager Victoria Harwood to "a red Delicious apple...[with] a maggot in her heart." As adept at plotting as she is in characterization, the author knows how to build tension from chapter to chapter, leading from one peril to the next in the best cliffhanger tradition., Eleven-year-old Lesley, recovering from hepatitis, is living in London with her aunt while her mother is working in Egypt. Next door live three teenagers who don't have the slightest interest in Lesley--until she insists she has seen a young boy living in their attic. She is right; Victoria Harwood and her two brothers have spirited a young illegal immigrant away from the police during an immigration protest at Heathrow Airport. Eventually, Lesley is taken into the Harwoods' confidence, and she becomes custodian of "Erri," who can't speak English well enough to tell his story but who can draw bombed-out buildings and frighten Lesley with the intensity of his nightmares. Alcock, perhaps to avoid getting bogged down in specifics, leaves lots of open questions: Where is Erri from? How did he get to England? What has happened to his family or the people who helped him escape his country? Adults will be more bothered by these holes, but kids may still feel cheated by never really learning Erri's story. Alcock is such a good writer, however, that other subplots fill the vacuum: Lesley's resourcefulness in taking care of Erri, Victoria's difficult relationship with her mother, and the problem of what will become of Erri. Fresh middle-grade fare. Booklist, ALA When her mother takes a new job in Cairo, eleven-year-old Lesley, recovering from hepatitis, is left in the care of her widowed Aunt Amy in an old, established London neighborhood. Almost immediately, Lesley is drawn into a mystery when she sees a strange child peering down at her from the attic of the Harwood's house next door. When the three children of the house, all older than Lesley, adamantly maintain that she is hallucinating, she refuses to accept their explanations, ignores their hostility, and continues to observe their actions. The secret is shortly revealed-the Harwood children are hiding a frightened young illegal immigrant. After Lesley learns that their aggressively save-the-world mother , now unfortunately out of print, but Stranger at the Window is a resonate echo, not merely a resuscitation. Alcock's imagery is evocative but not intrusive as in Leslye's comparison of teenager Victoria Harwood to "a red Delicious apple...[with] a maggot in her heart." As adept at plotting as she is in characterization, the author knows how to build tension from chapter to chapter, leading from one peril to the next in the best cliffhanger tradition. Horn Book, Eleven-year-old Lesley, recovering from hepatitis, is living in London with her aunt while her mother is working in Egypt. Next door live three teenagers who don't have the slightest interest in Lesley--until she insists she has seen a young boy living in their attic. She is right; Victoria Harwood and her two brothers have spirited a young illegal immigrant away from the police during an immigration protest at Heathrow Airport. Eventually, Lesley is taken into the Harwoods' confidence, and she becomes custodian of "Erri," who can't speak English well enough to tell his story but who can draw bombed-out buildings and frighten Lesley with the intensity of his nightmares. Alcock, perhaps to avoid getting bogged down in specifics, leaves lots of open questions: Where is Erri from? How did he get to England? What has happened to his family or the people who helped him escape his country? Adults will be more bothered by these holes, but kids may still feel cheated by never really learning Erri's story. Alcock is such a good writer, however, that other subplots fill the vacuum: Lesley's resourcefulness in taking care of Erri, Victoria's difficult relationship with her mother, and the problem of what will become of Erri. Fresh middle-grade fare.
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Lccn
97-014195
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Intended Audience
Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Ages 2-3, under 2 Years
Dewey Edition
21
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