Funerals and Fly Fishing
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| Author | Mary Bartek |
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| Publisher | Henry Holt & Co. |
Publication date | September 1, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0-8050-7409-0 |
Funerals and Fly Fishing (2004) is a book by Mary Bartek. It follows Brad Stanislawski,a bullied, tall, sixth grade, who, at the beginning of the book, is happy for school to be over. When he meets with his mother, he finds out that he must visit his grandfather, a man that he has never met, in Pennsylvania.
Kirkus Reviews refers to Funerals and Fly Fishing as an "amusing, touching first-person narrative", noting that "readers will see there’s a lot more to funerals and fly-fishing than meets the eye."[1]
In 2006, the novel was nominated for the Mark Twain Award and the Georgia Book Award.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Funerals and Fly Fishing". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 July 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Mark Twain Award Master List 1971-2008" (PDF). www.maslonline.org. Missouri Association of School Librarians. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Georgia Book Award Nominees (2006-2007)" (PDF). www.gcba.coe.uga.edu. University of Georgia. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
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