Hippie Chick [NOOK Book]

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Overview

15-year-old Lolly Emmerson’s Boston Whaler founders. Separated from the boat, she accepts that she's done for until the manatees arrive and she forges an almost mystical bond with them in this story of survival and enlightenment.
HONORS
Bulletin Blue Ribbon, Fiction —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Kansas State Reading Circle
Green Book Festival Awards
08-09 Top 40 Fiction PSLA
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Overview

15-year-old Lolly Emmerson’s Boston Whaler founders. Separated from the boat, she accepts that she's done for until the manatees arrive and she forges an almost mystical bond with them in this story of survival and enlightenment.
HONORS
Bulletin Blue Ribbon, Fiction —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Kansas State Reading Circle
Green Book Festival Awards
08-09 Top 40 Fiction PSLA

Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940012624390
  • Publisher: namelos
  • Publication date: 9/9/2009
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 245,158
  • File size: 360 KB

Meet the Author

Joseph Monninger has published eight novels and two non-fiction books. His work has appeared in American Heritage, Scientific American, Readers Digest, Glamour, Playboy, Story, Fiction, Sports Illustrated and Ellery Queen, among other publications. He has twice received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and has also received a fellowship from the New Hampshire Council for the Arts. He has appeared on the Today Show and currently writes a column for several New Hampshire newspapers. He is a licensed New Hampshire Fishing Guide.

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  • Posted October 30, 2008

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    Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

    If I heard someone else say this about a book, I would immediately roll my eyes and decide to skip reading it, but here goes ... HIPPIE CHICK is a beautiful book! Seriously, if you have a chance to read it, run, don't walk, and grab the chance.

    Lolly Emmerson is an independent fifteen-year-old who sets out for an evening sail in the Florida Keys. She leaves a note for her mother as her neighbor suggests and heads out in the small boat she has handled by herself on countless sails. This time events conspire against her when the boat hits some underwater wreckage, causing it to overturn. Lolly is thrown overboard with only her life vest for support.

    After hours of struggling and a bump against her leg that she is sure is a bull shark, Lolly manages to climb onto the floundering boat. Her fragile hold on the disabled craft doesn't last long, and she slips back into the water, and what she believes to be certain death.

    As Lolly beautifully relates her story, she describes the arrival of three manatees. One of the huge, gentle creatures allows her to cling to him as they make their way to a feeding area in a tiny mangrove bay. Lolly credits the manatees with her eventual survival, but once rescued, she finds it difficult to relate her curious adventure to news reporters and interested friends.

    Many authors of survivor tales focus on frightening, desperate attempts to beat nature and hang on until help arrives. Joseph Monninger tells this story in a different way. The focus is on the mysterious, sensitive side of nature. Lolly experiences a deep connection to her manatee rescuers that only she can understand. Monninger gives readers a wonderful peek into Lolly's emotional, life-changing experience.

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