A Hundred Days from Home

by Randall Wright

An adolescent boy struggles with the loss of one friendship and the flowering of a new one. "The mouth of the basin had washed away so that the pool had emptied with the runoff from the storm, but the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805068856
• ISBN13: 9780805068856
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 11 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 11

Customer Reviews

Hundred Day Review

Elam's struggle to bounce back after his best friend's death is understandable for everyone but his father. He feels like he needs more time to adjust, yet his father decides to make the drastic move of to a small mining town a few hours away from home. It is here that Elam finds solace in both nature and solitude, and meets a new yet unlikely friend. Maybe the move, although heart-breaking at first, wasn't such a bad idea after all. Elam's new life provides a sense of rebirth in a barren desert. A Hundred Days from Home is a story of hope - a quick read and only slightly predictable.

Hundred Days Review

This book was great. It gives you that feeling you get when reading a really good book. I love the description of everything and the emotions. It show's us the world through an 11 year old boys mind. It's a captivating story and I strongly suggest that everyone read it.

Great book from a new author

Elam is a loner. Since the death of best friend in a river accident, Elam prefers to spend his time in the mountain wilderness. Elam's father doesn't think the solitude is good for his son. He decides to move the family to Arizona, hoping Elam will make new friends and come out of his self-imposed loneliness. But Elam doesn't fit in with the locals his father wants as his friends. Instead, he meets Refúgio, a boy his father doesn't approve of because of his nationality. Will Elam be forced to give up his first real friendship since Brett's death because of his father's prejudice?

A great new Author

A Hundred Days From Home is a great book.It is one of those books that you just can't put down.I am a picky reader and it is hard for me to find a book I can really get into.This book was one I couldn't stop reading.It was touching in parts and kept you wondering in other parts.I am sure there is something for everyone to relate to in this book.I hope all enjoy this as much as I did.

Amazing book!!!!!

This book is amazing. Our teacher started to read it to us in class, but I couldn't wait for him to finish. He let me take it home because I was desparate to read the rest. He's still reading it to us and it's just as good the second time!!Parts of it are sad, but there are lots of happy parts too, and some really amazing ones.Our teacher said this is Randall Wright's first book. He's very good, and I hope he writes lots more.