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If a Tree Falls at Lunch Break

If a Tree Falls at Lunch Break

by Gennifer Choldenko (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $3.25
Synopsis

Kirsten's world is crumbling. Her parents are barely speaking to each other and her 'best-friend' has fallen under the spell of queen bee, Brianna. For Walker the goal is simply to survive in the private school his mother has moved him to because she doesn't want him to mess up with most of the kids in his old school. Then Kirsten discovers something that has a big impact on both her and Walker's lives.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 21 Jan 2008
ISBN 10: 0747589275
ISBN 13: 9780747589273
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: Family drama, humour, and more than a little class room politics! A perfect pre-teen read.

Media Reviews
Choldenko has a flair for titles: Notes From a Liar and Her Dog, Al Capone Does My Shirts, now this. But books don''t fly on titles alone. Choldenko also has a spiky wit, an empathetic eye for kids'' foibles and fears, an ear for their distinctive voices and an impressive range. . . . If a Tree Falls unfolds in the less exotic setting of a fancy private school, but it treads more explosive ground as it switches between the viewpoints of two seventh-graders there -- Kirsten, who is white, and Walk, who is black. That catchy title is a metaphor for the uprooting that takes place when Kirsten and Walk learn they have a whole lot more in common than their brilliance. At the same time, it signals this book''s real appeal for pre-teens: While it treats issues of race, class and marital discord fearlessly, it''s also one of the funniest they''ll read this year.

The issues raised are spot-on for this age group. . . . (an) under-the-microscope examination of the often cruel, always dramatic dynamics of junior high. -- Publishers Weekly Choldenko . . . has a spiky wit, an empathetic eye for kids' foibles and fears, an ear for their distinctive voices and an impressive range . . . While [this book] treats issues of race, class and marital discord fearlessly, it's also one of the funniest they'll read this year. -- The Washington Post Book World

Author Bio
Gennifer Choldenko is the author of Carnegie short-listed novel AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area in the USA. This is Gennifer's third novel for Bloomsbury.