Grounded
Record details
- ISBN: 0312570392
- ISBN: 9780312570392
- ISBN: 0312570392 : SAL
- ISBN: 0312570392 : SAL
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Physical Description:
196 p. ; 22 cm.
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2010.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | After her father, brother, and sister are killed in a plane crash, twelve-year-old Daralynn's life in tiny Digginsville, Missouri, proceeds as her mother turns angry and embittered, her grandmother becomes senile, and her flamboyant aunt continues to run the Summer Sunset Retirement Home for Distinguished Gentlemen, while being courted by the owner of the town's new crematorium. |
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Subject: | Missouri History 20th century Fiction Swindlers and swindling Fiction Grief Fiction |
Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | jF KLISE, K. (Text) | 32544073271024 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | J KLISE (Text) | 34000076126275 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | J FIC KLISE (Text) | 34014121473095 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Easton Public Library | J KLISE (Text) | 37777004097184 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | J FIC KLI (Text) | 34026119986201 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Milford Public Library | KLISE Kate (Text) | 34013076763047 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
New Milford Public Library | J KLI (Text) | 34021120209594 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
North Branch - Bridgeport | J KLISE (Text) | 34000080318215 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | J FIC KLISE, K (Text) | 34005118217743 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Southbury Public Library | J KLISE (Text) | 34019122772437 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
The Horn Book Review
Grounded
The Horn Book
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Daralynn Oakland's life in Digginsville, Missouri, changes dramatically when her father, older brother, and younger sister all die in a plane crash. Her mother becomes an angry widow and lets Daralynn out of the house only to accompany her to work at her beauty parlor and her stylist job at Danielson Family Funeral Home. When Clem's Crematorium arrives in town and threatens her mother's livelihood, Daralynn decides to investigate the owner, Clem Monroe (who has become involved with her aunt Josie), in an attempt to uncover secrets about him and his unusual business. This improbably lighthearted mystery, told from Daralynn's entertainingly candid perspective, deals with death and its aftermath in a straightforward style that puts the "fun back in funeral." Daralynn's complex relationships with her mother, aunt, and uncle (a recent Vietnam War veteran); her humorous descriptions of her senile, doll-loving grandmother, Mamaw; and her struggles to come to terms with her grief add depth, making the book about more than just the mystery Daralynn solves. At its core, this story is about the importance of becoming "grounded" -- of overcoming one's own loss by helping someone else -- a hopeful message to learn in trying times. cynthia k. ritter (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
BookList Review
Grounded
Booklist
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Dark humor melds with genuine pathos in Klise's delightful and moving novel, set in Digginsville, Missouri, during the early 1970s. Twelve-year-old Daralynn Oakland is devastated when her father and siblings die in a plane crash. Angry and heartbroken, Daralynn's mother gets a job as hairstylist at the local funeral parlor, while Daralynn comes up with the idea of a living funeral, where people can hear their own eulogy and have a chance to thank family and friends. The living funeral is a huge hit until Clem Monroe comes to town and starts a crematorium, undermining the funeral home's business. Klise loves a mystery, which the charming yet sinister Clem provides in spades. She also uses letters, newspaper articles, and journal entries to excellent effect. However, it's the journey through grief and the quirky characters (such as the senile grandma who takes to feeding and burping all of Daralynn's dolls) that stay with the reader. This quiet story illuminates and celebrates the human need for connection beyond the grave.--Carton, Debbie Copyright 2010 Booklist
Publishers Weekly Review
Grounded
Publishers Weekly
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Klise (the 43 Old Cemetery Road series) spins an insightful story about loss and family, set in the tiny town of Digginsville, Mo., told from the plainspoken perspective of 12-year-old Daralynn Oakland. Her brother, sister, and father die in a plane crash, leaving her with her brusque mother, who refuses help or sympathy, and her senile grandmother. Her mother keeps herself busy with a new job as a hairstylist at the local funeral home, while Daralynn is stuck at home, eating frozen dinners ("After the grief casseroles tapered off, Mother lost the will to cook"), examining her life B.C. (Before the Crash) and A.D. (After the Deaths), and recording letters to her siblings and father in her Pertinent Facts & Important Information book. When the mysterious Mr. Clem opens a crematorium nearby and steals the heart of Daralynn's vivacious Aunt Josie, it poses a threat to the funeral home's business, and the town. Balancing Daralynn's family tragedy with gentle humor and an evocative late-1960s setting, Klise's writing is refreshingly matter-of-fact and studded with simple, powerful images and memorable, entertaining characters. Ages 9-13. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
School Library Journal Review
Grounded
School Library Journal
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Gr 4-7-When her father, older brother, and young sister died in a plane crash, Daralynn was at home, grounded for having been out fishing without her parents' permission. Her mother opens a beauty salon in their small Missouri town (population 402) and also prepares the hair of the deceased at the local funeral home. Clem Monroe suddenly appears on the scene, selling prepaid cremation plans to unsuspecting seniors and wooing Daralynn's Aunt Josie. She and many other residents are taken in by his schemes, giving him cash for a business that will never come to fruition. When Daralynn realizes that Clem is telling lies and acting suspiciously around town, she uses her journal to tell her father and siblings about the events, and the mystery is wrapped up in a unique way. The relationship between Daralynn and her mother, neither of whom has really dealt with her grief, is portrayed sensibly and tenderly. The fringe characters also shine; Clem is a slick con man, and Aunt Josie, free-spirited and kindhearted, understands Daralynn's prickly, hostile mother. The title of the book is serendipitous in many ways, and will leave readers with much to think about.-Alison Donnelly, Collinsville Memorial Public Library, IL (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.