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ISBN Number: 9780874837452
Subtitle: And Other Stories
Written by: Davis, Donald
Published by: August House Publishers
Subject: General
Subject: Family, General
Subject: Children's 9-12, Fiction, General
Subject: Humorous Stories
Subject: Teachers
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Authors, American
Subject: Family, Daily Life
Subject: General Juvenile Fiction
Date of Publication: May 2005
Cover Type: Hardcover
Grade Level: General/trade
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 128
Book Size: 8.76x8.20x.60 in. .82 lbs.
Age Level: 09-12
Learning to drive occasions emotions ranging from reasonable caution to unbridled terror. Learning under the watchful eye of one's spouse is an added challenge; undertaking the task with anxious children in the back seat can only heighten the intensity. Davis recalls his mother's driving lessons through the objective eye of a patient and restrained young man of seven, in contrast with his little brother, whose on shouted refrain--"You're going to kill us all!"--rings still in memory. Through the writer's unerring eye, Mama is endowed with prescience enough to stay one step ahead of the craftiest child. In these stories narrated by a growing boy who arrives eventually at an appreciation for Mama's wisdom, tact, and--most of all--love, Mama is always stage center. Developed in live performance at storytelling festivals coast-to-coast, these stories consistently prompt delight, amusement, and recognition. Synopsis:
Learning to drive occasions emotions ranging from reasonable caution to unbridled terror. Learning under the watchful eye of one's spouse is an added challenge
