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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/606785316 Title: Grounded Author: Kate Klise Publisher: New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2010. ISBN/ISSN: 9780312570392 0312570392 OCLC:606785316

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Grounded

Author:	Kate Klise
Publisher:	New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2010.
Edition/Format:	Book : Elementary and junior high school : Fiction : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	After her father, brother, and sister are killed in a plane crash, twelve-year-old Daralynn's life in tiny Digginsville, Missouri, continues 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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Genre/Form:	Historical fiction First person narratives Juvenile fiction Fiction
Material Type:	Elementary and junior high school, Fiction
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Kate Klise Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780312570392 0312570392
OCLC Number:	606785316
Description:	196 p. ; 22 cm.
Responsibility:	Kate Klise.

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After her father, brother, and sister are killed in a plane crash, twelve-year-old Daralynn's life in tiny Digginsville, Missouri, continues 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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Coping with tragedy

by elfgreen (WorldCat user published 2011-02-21) Very Good

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Daralynn Oakland , a sixth grader, survives a tragic airplane crash because her mother grounded her. The plane crash kills her father, younger brother and younger sister and this opening sets the stage for Daralynn and her mother to cope with this tragedy. Daralynn’s mother becomes angry; Josie, Daralynn’s aunt pours out her feelings and Daralynn’s grandmother becomes very childlike. In order to support herself, Daralynn’s mother begins styling hair at a beauty salon. Daralynn, in between earning money in a small spot of her mother’s salon and running errands, tries to come to terms with the huge loss. She decides that people need to put “the fun back in funeral” and have a living funeral so one can hear good things and celebrate before dying. This business almost dies before it can begin to flourish as Josie and her new boyfriend, Clem, open a crematorium. However, Clem’s crematorium does not quite ring true to Daralynn and she begins to investigate Clem and his new venture. This mystery gets handled a bit too swiftly and almost too late in the story. However, this part does not diminish the relationships between the characters. Daralynn’s voice gives an opportunity for humor to shine through the gloom of the deaths and the anger that Daralynn’s mother uses to cope. The inclusion of small newspaper clippings and letters adds a nice bit of authenticity to Daralynn’s insights. The pace of the story also highlights in a subtle way that loss and deep emotions can take time for a person to handle. Female middle school readers may appreciate this novel most but anyone who feels a bit outcast or needs to learn about coping can enjoy this story.

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