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The Blue Star
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The Blue Star
Welcomed on the front page of the New York Times Book Review - the highly anticipated sequel to Tony Earley's celebrated first novel, the national bestseller Jim the Boy.
Welcomed on the front page of the New York Times Book Review - the highly anticipated sequel to Tony Earley's celebrated first novel, the national bestseller Jim the Boy.
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Seven years ago, readers everywhere fell in love with Jim Glass, the precocious ten-year-old at the heart of Tony Earley's bestseller Jim the Boy. Now a teenager, Jim returns in another tender and wise story of young love on the eve of World War Two.
Jim Glass has fallen in love, as only a teenage boy can fall in love, with his classmate Chrissie Steppe. Unfortunately, Chrissie is Bucky Bucklaw's girlfriend, and Bucky has joined the Navy on the eve of war. Jim vows to win Chrissie's heart in his absence, but the war makes high school less than a safe haven, and gives a young man's emotions a grown man's gravity.
With the uncanny insight into the well-intentioned heart that made Jim the Boy a favourite novel for thousands of readers, Tony Earley has fashioned another nuanced and unforgettable portrait of America in another time—making it again even realer than our own day.
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The Blue Star by Tony Earley is praised for its engaging storytelling, with readers often enjoying the straightforward prose that reflects the novel's heartfelt nature. The book's protagonist, Jim, is described as charming and endearing, making the narrative both compelling and enjoyable according to reviewers.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780316008051
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 November 2009
Country: United States
Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 306g
Pages: 320
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About the Author
Tony Earley is the author of Jim the Boy, Here We Are in Paradise, and Somehow Form a Family. He lives with his family in Nashville, TN, where he is the Samuel Milton Fleming Associate Professor of English at Vanderbilt University.
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