She married herbert valen in 1941 and some of the experiences of their daughter, nanine elisabeth valen, would serve as the model for her first book, elisabeth, the bird watcher, which was. Desperate, driven, harassed to the breaking point, slake decides to go underground into the sheltering depths of the new york city subway where he ends up staying for one hundred and twentyone days. Teddy bears picnic by jimmy kennedy, alexandra day, paperback. This novel provides an interesting look at what its like to try to survive in an urban setting, a situation totally unfamiliar to most of my students. Felice holman was born october 24, 1919, in new york city. I felt like a lot was going on with both gideon and alex s lives but at the same time nothing was really accomplished in the romance department consider this alex is struggling with his dad suffering from dementia as well as the financial problem with having restricted time at his jobs he cannot ask for a lot of overtime. Slake s limbo by felicia holman centers on aremis slake, a yearold boy who is bullied and harassed by other kids. His only friend has just been killed in an accident when aremis slake is chased into the subways by a gang of kids. Slake s limbo characters felice holman this study guide consists of approximately 24 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of slake s limbo. Free ebook offer available to new us subscribers only. Walter dean myers on dope sick a drug deal goes south and a cop. Slakes limbo book by felice holman official publisher page. That cave becomes his home and refuge for 121 days. Slake s limbo by felice holman is a story about a boy named slake that has no family.
The novel has received several honors, including a lewis carroll shelf award best book for young adults citation, an ala notable. The slake s limbo teacher resource packet contains 3 pages of reproducible activities about the novel, slake s limbo by felice holman. Slake limbo uptown by felice holman paperback may 31, 1986. Holman tells the story of aremis slake, an undersized, persecuted year old new york city boy. An ala best ooks for young adults an ala notable children s nove an ala best of the best boo for young adults the horn book fanfare list. Nov 17, 2009 listen to slakes limbo audiobook by felice holman. In the early days of youth culture, it was obvious that it. Aremis slake, at the age of thirteen, took his fear and misfortune and hid them underground. Rereading it recently, i realized that the book has lost none of its impact. The english club resources have been developed by dr robert mcgregor to support australian teachers of english. An ala best books for young adultsan ala notable childrens bookan. Slakes limbo, by felice holman, was one of the young adult books that made the biggest impression on me when i fell into that age group. Set in new york city, it chronicles the journey of aremis slake, a young boy who flees from his school bullies in the suburbs and makes a living in the subway tunnels for a total of 121 days.
Find other related book of one fat summer in the bottom area. Mar 19, 2016 you can create something new and change the direction of your life. An ala best books for young adults an ala notable childrens book an ala best of the best books for young adults the horn book fanfare list desperate, driven, harassed to the breaking point, slake decides to go undergroundinto the sheltering depths of the new york city subway where he ends up staying for one hundred and twentyone days. She graduated from syracuse university in 1941 and later worked as an advertising copywriter. Slakes limbo book by felice holman official publisher. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Pdf slakes limbo 121 days by felice holman download pdf. Subways, fiction, juvenile fiction, fiction in english, children. Download our free nook app coloring books for everyone things to do at home next. In chapter 1, aremis slake escapes to the new york city subway when his life worsens above ground. Lccn 2016014835 print lccn 2016014881 ebook isbn 9780838914625. Slakes limbo audiobook by felice holman 9780307737861. No summer vacation could be less promising than bobby marks s. They did, however, seem to enjoy his trials and tribulations of spending 121 days in the subway. Slakes limbo by felice holman overview when a poet like ms.
He runs away and takes to the underground subway tracks. Apr 09, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Aremis slake, one of society s rejects, escaping some bullies, finds a cave in a subway tunnel just outside of grand central station. Holman writes prose, the effects are still lyric, and she has made full use of her talents in creating this novel of a troubled boy. For 121 days, slake remains underground, living off the money he. Vandergrift 216 downloads 742 views 2mb size report. After a while, he finally finds a life for himself in a tunnel of the subway that he calls home, and lives there. Far north by will hobbs carol hursts childrens literature site. There is a little of aremis slake in most young teenagers feelings of uncertainty, mistrust, fear. Anthony tony larson and his twin brother, mark, have been asked to marry one of the two unfortunate women who are in need of a husband. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Felice holman is the author of numerous books for young readers including several volumes of poetry. Slake s limbo, by felice holman, was one of the young adult books that made the biggest impression on me when i fell into that age group.
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