Although it took years for Cal to try her hand again at fiction writing, her first young adult novel (Being Henry David) will be published by Albert Whitman Co. on March 1, Cal, who holds an MFA in creative writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine, works at an independent book s/5. · BEING HENRY DAVID. by Cal Armistead ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, When Hank wakes up in Penn Station, the only clue to his identity is the book he’s clutching, Walden, so he adopts Henry David Thoreau’s name and iconic work to guide him on his journey to self-discovery. After a stabbing ends his brief stint as a homeless teen, Hank flees to Walden Pond, where he meets . Seventeen-year-old "Hank" has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything --who he is, where he came from, why he's running awa.
Seventeen-year-old "Hank" has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything --who he is, where he came from, why he's running awa. In "Being Henry David, the original Henry David. Cal Armistead's story of Hank is not only an English teacher's dream (If "Walden" is on your required reading list, this makes a nice. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David - or "Hank" and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of - Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Cal Armistead's remarkable debut novel is about a teen in search of himself.
His only possession is a worn copy of Walden by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David—or “Hank”—and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of—Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Cal Armistead’s remarkable debut novel about a teen in search of himself. Review first appeared on my blog: Book Addict I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review Cal Armistead's Being Henry David is a young adult contemporary novel that examines the effects of grief and the fear that guilt creates within us. "Henry David", or "Hank", is the protagonist struggling to come to terms with who he is and why he is where he is. Synopsis of Being Henry David, a young adult novel by Cal Armistead. A teenage boy awakes from a deep sleep to find himself at Penn Station in New York City, with no memory of who he is, or where he came from. His only possession is a book at his side: Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. He decides to take the name Henry David, shortened to “Hank” by Jack, a street kid who befriends him.
0コメント