Drift House, Dale Peck
Drift House, Dale Peck
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Drift House
The First Voyage

Author: Dale Peck

Narrator: Richard Poe

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/15/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

New York-based author and teacher Dale Peck was inspired to write this amazing story after the events of September 11, 2001. The three Oakenfeld children-Susan, Charles and Murray-are perplexed. Their parents aren't letting them turn on the television. Something strange is going on in the city, that's for sure. And now Mom and Dad are sending them off to Canada to stay with their Uncle Farley-who they've never even met!

About Dale Peck

Dale Peck is the author of fourteen books in a variety of genres, including Visions and Revisions, Martin and John, Hatchet Jobs, and Sprout. His fiction and criticism have appeared in dozens of publications, and have earned him two O. Henry Awards, a Pushcart Prize, a Lambda Literary Award, and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. He lives in New York City, where he has taught in the New School's Graduate Writing Program since 1999.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeanette

My sister recommended this delightful book to me. Dale Peck's Drift House is a whimsical tale of Susan, Charles and Murray-three children sent from their home in New York to stay with their bumbling Uncle Farley in Quebec, Canada following 9/11. Uncle Farley is a student of time - and there is somet......more

Goodreads review by Kostandinos

A charming coming-of-age adventure at sea that attempts to tackle theories of time in a way that is both fun & digestible for kids and teens. TW: ableism (specifically references dwarves derogatorily)......more

Goodreads review by Julia

3.75/5⭐️ ciekawa historia, ale trochę poplątana i czasami również nudna......more

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