Beyond YesterdayEvery story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end. That's the way it is at grandmother's house where tea is served each day...
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Feb 28, 2009
Shel
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Thesman, J. (1991). The Rain Catchers. New York: Avon Books.
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The Rain Catchers is about stories, storytelling and the condition of having an unfinished story. Gray, a fourteen-year-old girl, lives with her grandmother and five other women. She is dealing with the approaching death of one of the women, her best friend’s abuse at the hands of her father and having a crush on the boy who is repainting her house over the summer. She also struggles with her difficult More...
0380717115
The Rain Catchers is about stories, storytelling and the condition of having an unfinished story. Gray, a fourteen-year-old girl, lives with her grandmother and five other women. She is dealing with the approaching death of one of the women, her best friend’s abuse at the hands of her father and having a crush on the boy who is repainting her house over the summer. She also struggles with her difficult More...
Jun 14, 2009
Jeanette
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I don't remember exactly when I first read a novel by Jean Thesman. I know I was probably a late tween or early teen. It was around the time when I had started wondering from the kids section of the library into the YA. This will probably sound funny but I used to look for books by authors who had the same last name as I did. It was not a very common name and I always thought it would be cool to find an author with the same last name as me. It was kind of a compulsive habit that I had for awhile
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Apr 30, 2009
K
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I love this book for it's simple prose that let you instantly get to know and love the characters, and set the mood perfectly for this coming of age story about one girl's search for the end of her story.
Jan 16, 2009
Natalie
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I remember reading this a couple times when I was younger, and I really liked it. Enough to read it 2-3 times. I should read it again and see how I feel about it as an adult.
Jun 04, 2010
Eric
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I wanted to like this book more than I did. The long list of characters was confusing, and not all of the narrative threads were resolved in a satisfactory fashion. On the plus side, dialogue is done well, and the pace is good.
Oct 08, 2011
Madison
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I really enjoyed this. The story was deep enough to keep me intrigued but light and fluffy enough to make me giggle.
Oct 07, 2007
Gabi
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I read this in the 6th grade. I really liked it and I could relate sort of. Great for teens!
Aug 20, 2011
Angie
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Still a great read...I think it's been about 15 times that I've read it.
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