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What Hearts by Bruce Brooks

What Hearts

A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Bruce Brooks

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 19, 1999

Recipient of a 1993 Newbery Honor, this novel is an achingly beautiful, powerfully rendered journey through childhood that is not to be missed, now available in a new edition with a striking new cover. “From an outstandingly perceptive writer, a moving portrait of a boy, observed at four revealing turning points.” -- Pointer Review/Kirkus Reviews “Combines fast, exciting action with an astonishing ending that proves the power of the individual imagination.” -- Starred Review/ALA Booklist "Asa—possessed of rare sweetness, humor, and inner strength—survives intact cruel tests of his integrity, intellect, and sense of decency.

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Who it’s for
A novel-length journey through childhood, with room to sit with its changes and questions.
Themes
Childhood, Integrity under pressure, Individual imagination
Pacing
Fast

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“From an outstandingly perceptive writer, a moving portrait of a boy, observed at four revealing turning points.” -- Pointer Review/Kirkus Reviews “Combines fast, exciting action with an astonishing ending that proves the power of the individual imagination.” -- Starred Review/ALA Booklist "Asa—possessed of rare sweetness, humor, and inner strength—survives intact cruel tests of his integrity, intellect, and sense of decency. From an outstandingly perceptive writer, a moving portrait of a boy, observed at four revealing turning points." —K. "Told with controlled imagery, insightful illumination of motive and the needs of his characters, Brooks has proven himself once again a master of language." —BL. 1993 Newbery Honor Book Notable Children's Books of 1993 (ALA) 1993 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) 1993 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) 1993 Teachers' Choices (IRA) 1993 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)

Childhood in Motion

A novel-length journey through childhood, with room to sit with its changes and questions.

Come here for

  • A thoughtful return to the unsettled terrain of growing up

Expect

  • A portrait of childhood framed as a journey

Where it sits

Coming of Age70%
Baseball & Softball62%
YA Stories About Boys & Men35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Stories About Boys & Men
  • YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
  • Religious YA
  • Friendship for Teens
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  • Mental Illness for Teens
  • Faith & Belief
  • Finding Your Footing
  • Baseball & Softball
Authors
Bruce Brooks
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 19, 1999
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Childhood · Integrity under pressure · Individual imagination
Reading lane
YA Stories About Boys & Men