The Time Of The Cranes

By Norma Johnston

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0027477134
• ISBN13: 9780027477139
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

The Time of the Cranes

The Time of the Cranes Norma Johnston does a wonderful job in her book "The Time of the Cranes." In this book she lures the reader's suspicion to know what is going to happen next. This causes the reader to read on and on and on until they finally finish the book. In this great story it begins with a sixteen year-old girl named Stacy Winbrand who finds out that her old acting teacher, Madame Karpova, has died in a nursing home and named Stacy as the next of kin. Though Stacy let their communication slip away after she moved away from the acting school, she takes responsibility for Madame and has her father organize the funeral. The death of her teacher and friend hurt her badly and it hurt worse when Stacy found that her teacher was only miles away and she didn't even know it. After learning all the information of Madame's death, Stacy becomes suspicious of the cause. Madame's doctor at the nursing home said that she died of a heart attack but Stacy knew that if Madame had a bad heart she wouldn't have taught all the years that she did. So she decides to play detective and find out what really happened that day at the nursing home. During this period she meets lots of new people and learns all kinds of information. She also unfolds a large corporation conspiracy that is connected to her teacher's death and the deaths of other people from the nursing home. This story was a pleasure to read everyday in class and at home every night. It was also a great example of a girl's intuition to look further than what meets the eye. This book was written to tell everyone to never let good friends go and to never give up on what you believe in no matter what. So in conclusion, this book was an incredible story and I hope you get the chance to read it some time. Thank you for your time and patience.

Moving!!!

It tells of how some ones acting teacher can become some once closest friend. It's not just a sappy book on someones dear friend and teacher dying but a tale of msytery, love and teenage life.