What Hearts

Name: What Hearts
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Bruce Brooks
ISBN: 9780061791444

Author: Bruce Brooks

Narrator: John McDonough

Unabridged: 4 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/08/2009

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Family, Sports, Social Themes

Synopsis

Recipient of a 1993 Newbery Honor, this novel is an achingly beautiful, powerfully rendered journey through childhood that is not to be missed, now available in a new edition with a striking new cover.“From an outstandingly perceptive writer, a moving portrait of a boy, observed at four revealing turning points.” -- Pointer Review/Kirkus Reviews“Combines fast, exciting action with an astonishing ending that proves the power of the individual imagination.” -- Starred Review/ALA Booklist""Asa—possessed of rare sweetness, humor, and inner strength—survives intact cruel tests of his integrity, intellect, and sense of decency. From an outstandingly perceptive writer, a moving portrait of a boy, observed at four revealing turning points."" —K. ""Told with controlled imagery, insightful illumination of motive and the needs of his characters, Brooks has proven himself once again a master of language."" —BL. 1993 Newbery Honor Book
Notable Children's Books of 1993 (ALA)
1993 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)
1993 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
1993 Teachers' Choices (IRA)
1993 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)

About Bruce Brooks

Bruce Brooks was born in Virginia and began writing fiction at age ten. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972 and from the University Of Iowa Writer's Workshop in 1980. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, a magazine writer, newsletter editor, movie critic, teacher and lecturer.Bruce Brooks has twice received the Newbery Honor, first in 1985 for Moves Make the Man, and again in 1992 for What Hearts. He is also the author of Everywhere, Midnight Hour Encores, Asylum for Nightface, Vanishing, and Throwing Smoke. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah on July 15, 2022

Incredible! The writing of Bruce Brooks in this story is something beyond simple greatness. It is a turbocharged rocket moving with speed and dexterity beyond what the average human can comprehend. It is a living thing, a dynamic creature bursting with pure verve at its every seam, descriptive beyon......more

Goodreads review by Kate on July 23, 2007

Warning: this book rips your heart out and stomps on it.......more

Goodreads review by Lynette on December 29, 2017

Brooks gives us a look at the difficulties of relationships, mental health issues, and a child's adaptations. It took me a while to get "un-distracted," because so often in the beginning, a 5-yo thinks and speaks in the words of a mature adult in a way no 5-yo does, regardless of how precocious they......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on May 26, 2024

This is the second book I've read by Bruce Brooks in the past year, and I definitely want to read more. Both of the books I've read by him won the Newberry Award. I can see why much more with The Moves Make the Man, but I understand why people would choose this book to award also. It's broken down i......more

Goodreads review by Linda on July 21, 2011

Continuing the July YA challenge, and making a dent in the Newbery award-winning books, the latest read is an insightful 1993 honor winner titled What Hearts by Bruce Brooks. At the risk of redundancy, I've mentioned often that young adult books, including some of the later Newbery winners, are not f......more