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In her Grandfather’s bright Wyoming valley surrounded by the mighty Tetons, 15-year-old Annie McGraw wanders a forest of shadows. She and her older brother, Cody, always spent the summers here—Cody scaling the cliff walls with Grandpa, Annie tracking Yellowstone moose with her camera. But after the phone call, the valley, like the rest of Annie’s world, feels drained of co
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Library Binding, 224 pages
Published
June 14th 2005
by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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Shadow Falls was written by Amy Kathleen Ryan. In this book, Annie McGraw is a girl struggling to cope with the recent death of her older brother. She returns to place that they went to every summer and visits with her grandpa. Annie and her Grandfather are both having a rough time getting over his death, so they bottle up there emotions. Amy Kathleen Ryan creates an interesting tale as two families try to deal with very important issues that can either make them stronger or pull them apart unt
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It was a slow read, took ages before I got interested in the story. But it was okay.
Shadow Falls is an interesting tale about a girl struggling to cope with the recent death of her older brother. She returns to place that they went to every summer and visits with her grandpa. But she isn't dealing well with her loss, and either is he, and neither are talking, keeping their emotions bottled up inside.
Amy Kathleen Ryan creates an interesting tale of strife and healing, as two families try to deal with the highly charged issues that can either make them stronger or pull them apart ...more
Amy Kathleen Ryan creates an interesting tale of strife and healing, as two families try to deal with the highly charged issues that can either make them stronger or pull them apart ...more
went looking for more by Amy Kathleen Ryan after reading the final book in her series Glow.
this stand-alone contemporary YA is beautiful, simple, and compelling
pg13 for some real-life adult problems and perils, plus a little profanity ...more
this stand-alone contemporary YA is beautiful, simple, and compelling
pg13 for some real-life adult problems and perils, plus a little profanity ...more
This is just too slow for me, and maybe it's Deb Caletti's fault, but as much as I love me a good family drama, I don't read YA to deal so much with middle-aged and older people.
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After reading Amy Kathleen Ryan's other book, Vibes, I searched out her other books. This is another well written book but with a much different setting in the Wyoming wilderness.
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Breathtaking Wyoming setting, suspenseful action, heartfelt portrayal of sibling love and a certain brand of rivalry.
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Amy Kathleen Ryan earned her MA from the University of Vermont, and her MFA from The New School in New York City.
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