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Coyote Winds (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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“An engaging story which broaches serious questions about family, the American spirit and hope.“ Foreword Five-Star Review

When thirteen-year-old Myles brings home an injured coyote pup, his neighbor reaches for a shotgun. “The coyotes, like the prairie, are trying to take what’s ours,” he warns. “We got to fight them with all we got.”

Set in eastern Colorado in the years leading up to the Dust Bowl, this young adult historical novel explores the can-do spirit that drew families to the rugged frontier. The time is 1930. Men and their tractors are transforming the prairie into the world’s breadbasket. Nature is giving way to the American dream. But all Myles sees is the wide, open freedom of the prairie and the coyote disappearing in the wind. Unable to stop men and their machines, he must find a way to save the coyote from those who would call the prairie their own.

Seventy years later, Myles’ grandson Andy feels trapped by his safe, suburban routine. His mother charts his grades and packs hand sanitizer in his back pack. All she talks about is consequences. Dreams, she warns, bring only heartache like the Dust Bowl. Wanting more out of life, Andy sets out to discover what is left of his grandfather’s wild prairie.

First Place for Historical Fiction, Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2013
Honorable Mention, 2013 Green Book Festival

Lexile Score HL (High Low) 690L

What people are saying about COYOTE WINDS…

“An engrossing account of hardscrabble life in Colorado at the dawning of the Dust Bowl era, as seen through the eyes of a wise-cracking 1920s farm boy, an injured coyote pup, and a disgruntled, 21st century teenager. The story transports readers to a bygone day when dreams died hard and indomitable spirits struggled to endure. “ --David Schweidel, author of Confidence of the Heart and What Men Call Treasure

“In this fresh, affectionate, and poignant novel, Sedwick brings to vivid life the story of two boys connecting across decades with plucky independence and unexpected courage. Pages turn like the Coyote Winds, unfolding a gritty tale of endurance, love, and a touch of magic that will hold young and old in its spell.” --Joanne Meschery, author of Home and Away

“Coyote Winds is engaging and provocative. The book tells the story of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl in a way that encourages readers to think, and to want to know more. It helps us to understand both the harshness and the beauty of farm life on the southern Plains.” --Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, History Professor and Chair, Iowa State University, author of Rooted in Dust and Always Plenty to Do, and contributor to Ken Burns’ film, The Dust Bowl

"There are days when I tire of being a reviewer, but then along comes a book like Coyote Winds that makes me feel excited about my role. Coyote Winds is a bittersweet story, full of sadness and hope." Allison Hunter, Allison's Book Bag

"Coyote Winds is a vivid and beautiful portrait of two very different worlds. Andy’s modern day existence couldn’t be more different than the wide open promise of Vona, CO that Myles and his family approach, but the stories merge brilliantly. Helen Sedwick pens this story so well that I could see the Vincent farm, hear the chickens pecking at kernels and feel the coyote winds blowing across my face. " -- Compulsion Reads 5 Star Review and part of its Irresistible Collection.

"Coyote Winds is an evocative novel that readers of all ages and backgrounds will enjoy." Midwest Book Review
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    269 pagine
  2. Lingua
    Inglese
  3. Memo
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  4. Data di pubblicazione
    20 gennaio 2014
  5. Dimensioni file
    702 KB
  6. Scorri Pagina
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L'autore

Helen Sedwick grew up in the wilds of New York City before there were coyotes in Central Park. For many summers, her family operated a summer stock theater in the Poconos. From those theater years and from reading countless books, she fell in love with the power of the story to make us laugh, learn, love and cry. She studied English at Cornell University and spent several years as an advertising copywriter. Then she attended University of Chicago Law School and moved to San Francisco where she has practiced business law for almost thirty years and raised twin daughters. She had a play produced in Los Angeles. Her short stories have won prizes in various contests and appeared in bosque (the magazine) and Redwood Writers’ Vintage Voices 2012 Anthology.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B4YMDPQ
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Ten Gallon Press (20 gennaio 2014)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 702 KB
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  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supportato
  • Miglioramenti tipografici ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 269 pagine
  • Recensioni dei clienti:
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Charles T. Markee
5,0 su 5 stelle Middle-Grade Historical Fiction at its best
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 17 giugno 2013
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It's not often that I feel strongly enough to give a book five stars, but this book ranks among the best middle-grade historical fiction novels I've read. One measure of a book is its engagement with readers of all ages and I was as entranced by this story as any pre-teen boy might be.

Through the eyes of two boys, the story line bounces back and forth between 2002 and the 1930s, when Middle America was turning to dust and livelihoods were blown away with the topsoil. The protagonists are teenage: Andy the grandson of Myles Vincent, and Myles at age thirteen in 1930. The juxtaposition of their two lives is only one of the factors that makes this story intriguing as well as didactic.

When Myles saves a coyote pup during a huge dust storm, the boy's character comes to life and we join the incredibly hard times of a family scratching a living from the soil in an environment that seems personally hostile. More than seventy years later, against the background of this narrative, his grandson begins the process of learning who he is. Their stories intertwine like cords in a rope.

The most surprising voice in the story comes from Ro, the coyote pup that Myles bonds with. It's not only novel, but informative to see the Vincent family and their neighbors through his eyes. The boy's relationship with the coyote takes me back to Eric Knight's Lassie and Albert Payson Terhune's rough collies at SunnyBank.

The author has done a vast amount of research to make life in the Midwest dust bowl authentic and it shows. She also displays a command of language that makes the book a joy to read. I have been concerned about our young American boys' disinterest in reading and the negative effect it has on their education, careers and lives. I write for those boys and clearly, this author does, too. I enthusiastically recommend this book for pre-teen boys and everyone else.
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Angela
4,0 su 5 stelle A satisfying, well-written tale
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 15 luglio 2013
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I felt this book started off a bit slow, but it was well-written enough to keep my attention throughout. And as I read on, I quickly became invested in the characters. I loved the parts from the coyote's point of view, and the three points of view were tied together very beautifully at the end.

My main criticism is that the storyline in the 30's seemed to be richer and have more depth. The modern parents did seem a bit flat; they didn't come alive for me like Myles and his family. But I did feel that the modern storyline added depth to the novel and helped create a satisfying ending.

The emotion and theme build and develop slowly and make for a very powerful climax. If you have any interest in the Dust Bowl or coyotes, this is a must-read. It was a moving book for me, and one that I will probably think back on from time to time. The sure sign of a good novel.
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Patricia
5,0 su 5 stelle Head and shoulders above your average novel!
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 22 giugno 2013
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Coyote Winds is a story of love, loss, growing up and dreams - often harshly tweaked by reality.
The author parallels two timelines - the early 1930s and the early 2000s - and the teen years of a grandfather and grandson. Grandfather lives on a farm in eastern Colorado during the years of the Dust Bowl, an environmental disaster brought on by a combination of clear-cutting and drought that turned millions of hardworking farmers into beggars (See:Grapes of Wrath).
The vivid closeups of day-to-day life enable to reader to feel, not just see, the losing battle of man against nature as well as the horrible scars inflicted on nature by human narrow-mindedness.
Yet character development is what makes this book great. As grandfather Myles grows from adolescence to adulthood he begins to see the world and people around him in their true complexity while Lionel, his father, becomes increasingly embittered by his losing battle with the land. Meanwhile, in 2003, grandson Andy fights his own demons with the aid of memories of his grandfather.
The story of Ro, the coyote, and Myles' corny jokes are a direct link between grandfather and grandson and a wonderful glue for the novel.
I was, however, slightly disappointed in the ending ... I feel that a story as down-to-earth as this should have been resolved on earth plane and I would love to see the author re-work the ending ... perhaps by telling us what Myles' sister, who became a writer, actually wrote during this period.
This book is exceptional! It is a "must read" for adults and teens alike and deserves a prominent place in American literature!
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Chris
5,0 su 5 stelle A young YA book that is beautifully written, showing the parallel lives of two boys ...
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A young YA book that is beautifully written, showing the parallel lives of two boys from the same family, growing up seventy years apart. The perspective switches between both boys' points of view, plus that of a coyote (who soon captures your heart). The sister and the mother from the 1930s story show an alternate viewpoint to that of the men who want to conquer the land, no matter the cost.

This is an ideal book to teach kids about the Depression from a young teen's point of view. The boys' lives are connected by the history of their family and the history of the land. A wild coyote that the Depression-era boy adopts also binds them together over the decades.

I would also recommend this book for middle grade readers, girl readers, and anyone who loves animals.
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Thonie Hevron
5,0 su 5 stelle Not just for YA audiences
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 28 luglio 2013
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Helen Sedwick has crafted an inspiring tale about Myles, a young man growing up in the American Dust Bowl of the 1930's. Her characters are deftly portrayed as multidimensional personalities. The plot weaves Myles' story with that of his grandson many years later. The setting becomes its own character with animal point of view segments that enrich the story. Sedwick certainly did her research as there is much that is not commonly known today about this period of American history. I can't remember when the ending of a story brought me to tears. This one did. I highly recommend it for YA readers or adults who want to read a book with substance.
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