Throwing Shadows
Download or Read eBook Throwing Shadows PDF written by E. L. Konigsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : E. L. Konigsburg |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780689821202 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0689821204 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Throwing Shadows by : E. L. Konigsburg
Book excerpt: ALA Notable Book "Horn Book" Fanfare Winner of the International Children's Literature Association's 1999 Phoenix Award * A retired college president is determined to best a young beachcomber * A store manager accuses a boy of shoplifting * A tour guide strikes a bargain with an enterprising orphan * A boy recovering from a broken arm befriends an elderly woman in an old folks' home * A widow and her son seize an opportunity presented by a pair of antiques dealers In each of these extraordinary short stories from the perceptive pen of E. L. Konigsburg, a chance meeting between two people casts a shadow on what things have been and what they can become, and changes a life forever.
