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The Cloud Chamber

The Cloud Chamber

The Cloud Chamber
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The Cloud Chamber Paperback - 2006 - 1st Edition

by Maynard, Joyce

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From the acclaimed author of "The Usual Rules" comes this heartbreaking yet uplifting portrait of a 14-year-old Montana boy. As his family falls apart, only the promise of winning his school's science fair holds any hope of happiness for him.

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Simon Pulse. Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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  • Title The Cloud Chamber
  • Author Maynard, Joyce
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon Pulse
  • Publication date 2006-10-01
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1328427-75
  • ISBN 9781416926993 / 1416926992
  • Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.28 x 5.52 x 0.81 in (21.03 x 14.02 x 2.06 cm)
  • Age range 13 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 8 - 12
  • Reading level 860
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: Montana
    • Topical: Family
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Family problems, Schools
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004018607
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 2

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Summary

When Nate Chance arrives home from school, he sees two police cars and an ambulance in his yard. Before his mother can get him and his little sister, Junie, inside, Nate and Junie witness their father, blood pouring down his face, being led by two police officers into an ambulance. He has tried to kill himself.

Home quickly becomes a different place. Junie stays curled up in front of the TV; Nate's mom retreats inside herself; and the rumor of mental illness makes Nate a social pariah at school. Only the promise of winning the science fair holds any hope of happiness for Nate. He's building a cloud chamber, the project that he and his dad dreamed of working on together. Maybe if he can build it, Nate can give his father something that will help him feel better and finally come home.

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When Nate Chance arrives home from school, he sees two police cars and an ambulance in his yard. Before his mother can get him and his little sister, Junie, inside, Nate and Junie witness their father, blood pouring down his face, being led by two police officers into an ambulance. He has tried to kill himself. Home quickly becomes a different place. Junie stays curled up in front of the TV; Nate's mom retreats inside herself; and the rumor of mental illness makes Nate a social pariah at school. Only the promise of winning the science fair holds any hope of happiness for Nate. He's building a cloud chamber, the project that he and his dad dreamed of working on together. Maybe if he can build it, Nate can give his father something that will help him feel better and finally come home.

Media reviews

"A bedrock of emotional authenticity underlies Maynard's storytelling, and the prairie landscape...makes a stark, unforgettable impression."
-- Booklist

Citations

  • Kliatt, 11/01/2006, Page 21
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/2007, Page 59

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