What comes after / Steve Watkins.
Material type:
SoundSeries: Candlewick on BrillianceAudioPublisher: Grand Haven, Michigan : Brilliance Audio, [2015]Copyright date: ℗2011Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 MP3 CD (approximately 8 hr., 11 min.) : digital ; 12 cmContent type: spoken word Media type: audio | computer Carrier type: audiodisc | computer discISBN: 9781511330220; 1511330228Subject(s): Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction | Farm life -- North Carolina -- Juvenile fiction | Animals, Treatment -- Juvenile fiction | Domestic animals -- Juvenile fiction | Grief -- Juvenile fiction | Child abuse -- Juvenile fiction | North Carolina -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Young adult fiction. | Children's audiobooks. Performed by Emily Janice Card.Summary: YA. ANIMAL STORIES (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). After the death of her father, sixteen-year-old Iris Wight is uprooted from her hometown in Maine and sent to live on a farm in Craven County, North Carolina, with her hard-bitten aunt Sue and her hulking, monosyllabic cousin, Book. Almost immediately, Iris, a vegetarian and animal lover, clashes with Aunt Sue, who mistreats her livestock, fritters away Iris s small inheritance, and thinks nothing of striking Iris for the smallest offense. Grief-stricken and alone, Iris finds solace in her aunt s willful but lovable herd of goats. But when Iris sets two of the young goats free to save them from slaughter, the tensions between her and Aunt Sue come to a frightening and violent head. Can Iris recover from tragedy for a second time and find a way to save not only her beloved goats but also herself? Powerful and deeply moving, "What Comes After" is at its heart an affirmation of the redemptive power of animals and the resilience of the human spirit.". Ages 14+
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- audio | Northam Northam Young Adult | YA JF WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | MP3 | 31111065830190 |
Unabridged.
Title from disc label.
YA. ANIMAL STORIES (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). After the death of her father, sixteen-year-old Iris Wight is uprooted from her hometown in Maine and sent to live on a farm in Craven County, North Carolina, with her hard-bitten aunt Sue and her hulking, monosyllabic cousin, Book. Almost immediately, Iris, a vegetarian and animal lover, clashes with Aunt Sue, who mistreats her livestock, fritters away Iris s small inheritance, and thinks nothing of striking Iris for the smallest offense. Grief-stricken and alone, Iris finds solace in her aunt s willful but lovable herd of goats. But when Iris sets two of the young goats free to save them from slaughter, the tensions between her and Aunt Sue come to a frightening and violent head. Can Iris recover from tragedy for a second time and find a way to save not only her beloved goats but also herself? Powerful and deeply moving, "What Comes After" is at its heart an affirmation of the redemptive power of animals and the resilience of the human spirit.". Ages 14+
Performed by Emily Janice Card.
There are no comments on this title.