Half a Chance
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4.3 • 50개의 평가
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A moving new middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of RULES.When Lucy's family moves to an old house on a lake, Lucy tries to see her new home through her camera's lens, as her father has taught her -- he's a famous photographer, away on a shoot. Will her photos ever meet his high standards? When she discovers that he's judging a photo contest, Lucy decides to enter anonymously. She wants to find out if her eye for photography is really special -- or only good enough.As she seeks out subjects for her photos, Lucy gets to know Nate, the boy next door. But slowly the camera reveals what Nate doesn't want to see: his grandmother's memory is slipping away, and with it much of what he cherishes about his summers on the lake. This summer, Nate will learn about the power of art to show truth. And Lucy will learn how beauty can change lives . . . including her own.
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Lucy Emery has a passion for taking pictures, just like her photographer father. Unlike him, the 12-year-old doesn't crave living in new places "the way other people crave staying put." Now he's moved Lucy and her mother from Massachusetts to a lakeside cottage in New Hampshire, and even before the family has settled, he's off again on another assignment. Lonesome and eager to prove her skill with a camera, Lucy enters a photography contest that will be judged by her father. The shots she takes of her new environment eloquently track her most significant events over the summer, which include keeping endangered loons safe from harm, finding a friend in next-door neighbor Nate, and sharing his sadness over his grandmother's slipping memory. Filled with moments of discovery, wonder, and sorrow, Lord's story captures Lucy's artistic sensibility and photographer's eye, as well as her compassion for both animals and people. Through Lucy's thoughts and actions, Lord (Rules) elegantly conveys how complex stories can be told through moments frozen in time. Ages 8 12.
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I really like this book it left me on a cliff hanger
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Half a Chance
I loved this book! It was exciting and fun to read. Once I started I just couldn’t stop.