Título: Blackout: (Caldecott Honor Book)
Autor: John Rocco
Sinopse: It is not often, in this digital age, that we get a chance to stop, to really stop and just be. Be in the moment. Be with our families. Be with our neighbors. Be one with our community. Sometimes, when the lights go out, it's a good thing. It can be magical. This book is about a family who discovers that magic during one hot summer night in the city. As a kid growing up in Rhode Island, I remember quite a few blackouts. They were usually caused by lightning or snow storms, and when the lights and television flickered out and plunged our house into darkness it was always exciting. My dad would check the fuse box, and my mom would run around lighting candles while my sister and I would look out the windows to see how far the blackout stretched. I remember one time my mom actually cooked dinner on top of our wood stove!When I was doing research for this book I interviewed a lot of people about their own experience during the huge blackout of 2003. Occurring only two years after the tragedies of 9/11, I assumed most people would have panicked, and although some did, I was surprised to learn that most people really, truly enjoyed it. Yes, they had to walk home through the oppressive heat, and yes, some didn't even make it home that night, but the people of New York City opened their doors, opened their hearts, let down their hair and celebrated. I hope you enjoy this book. John Rocco
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Blackout: (Caldecott Honor Book)”, de John Rocco, publicado pela editora Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, em 2011 e com 40 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Páginas: 40
Ano: 2011
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 1423121902
ISBN13: 9781423121909
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Little, Brown Books for Young Readers conduzem o leitor a mundos onde o fantástico e o real se entrelaçam, com narrativas que exploram desde mitologias antigas até conflitos contemporâneos. A experiência de leitura costuma ser marcada por enredos que misturam aventura, magia e mistério, muitas vezes com protagonistas jovens enfrentando desafios pessoais e sociais complexos. O tom varia entre o épico e o íntimo, com ritmo que pode alternar entre o suspense e momentos de humor leve, como em histórias que envolvem truques de mágica ou situações cotidianas com toques de fantasia. O catálogo revela uma predileção por tramas que envolvem crescimento pessoal, descobertas e confrontos com segredos do passado, além de obras que dialogam com questões atuais por meio de personagens adolescentes.
