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Dragonfly : A Childhood Memoir
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Overview
W. Nikola-Lisa explores new terrain--his childhood experiences growing up in south Texas during the early 1960s. Unlike his previous books, this is not a book for young children as the author explores the darker elements growing up in a harsh environment. Although the work feels like a memoir, it reads like a novel with the author's spare, unrelenting narrative a perfect accompaniment to the time, place, and underlying familial issues. If you like this book, then you might also like Shark Man, a novel for the middle grades, which picks up where the author left off in Dragonfly taking the reader to the Florida beaches where young Billy-Boy learns how to skateboard, surf, and make new friends.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780997252422
- ISBN-10: 0997252421
- Publisher: Gyroscope Books
- Publish Date: June 2010
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.25 x 0.21 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.24 pounds
- Page Count: 86
- Reading Level: Ages 10-12
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