The ice house / Monica Sherwood.
Spring has arrived, and yet an unyielding winter freeze has left Louisa snowed into her apartment building for months with parents coping with extreme stress, a little brother struggling with cabin fever, and-awkwardly-her neighbor and former close friend, Luke. The new realities of this climate disaster have not only affected Louisa's family, but when Luke's dad has an ice-related accident and it's unclear if he'll recover, both families' lives are turned upside down. Desperate to find an escape from the grief plaguing their homes, Louisa and Luke build a massive snow fort in their yard. But their creation opens up an otherworldly window to what could lie ahead, and sets them on a mission: to restore the universe to its rightful order, so the ice will melt and life will return to "normal".With a deft combination of heartfelt prose and a touch of magic, Monica Sherwood's affecting debut novel is a relatable story of families grappling with-and emerging from-a different
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316705349
- ISBN: 0316705349
- Physical Description: 344 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. Little, Brown and Company. |
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Subject: | Winter > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Apartment houses > Juvenile fiction. Icehouses > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Nature stories. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 10 of 11 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Cass County.
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- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Harrisonville | J SHE 2021 (Text) | 0002205451368 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | J SHE 2021 (Text) | 0002205451376 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
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The Ice House
With shades of When You Reach Me , The Thing About Jellyfish , and Bridge to Terabithia , and a big, timely climate hook at its core, here is a heartfelt middle grade debut about the inevitability of change that will resonate profoundly during these extraordinary times. Spring has arrived, and yet an unyielding winter freeze has left Louisa snowed into her apartment building for months with parents coping with extreme stress, a little brother struggling with cabin fever, and--awkwardly--her neighbor and former close friend, Luke. The new realities of this climate disaster have not only affected Louisa's family, but when Luke's dad has an ice-related accident and it's unclear if he'll recover, both families' lives are turned upside down. Desperate to find an escape from the grief plaguing their homes, Louisa and Luke build a massive snow fort in their yard. But their creation opens up an otherworldly window to what could lie ahead, and sets them on a mission: to restore the universe to its rightful order, so the ice will melt and life will return to "normal". With a deft combination of heartfelt prose and a touch of magic, Monica Sherwood's affecting debut novel is a relatable story of families grappling with--and emerging from--a different kind of quarantine.