A luminous tale of love and loss In this exquisite new novel by bestselling writer Elizabeth Berg, a young girl falls in love - and learns how sorrow can lead to an understanding of joy. Katie has moved to Missouri with her distant, occasionally abusive father. She feels very alone: her much-loved mother is dead; she finds it difficult to settle in, in her new school and her only friends fall far short of being ideal companions. When she falls through the ice while skating, she meets Jimmy. He is handsome, older than her, and married, but she is entranced. As their relationship unfolds, so too does Katie's awareness of the pain and intensity first love can bring. Beautifully written in Berg's irresistible voice, Joy School portrays the soaring happiness of real love, the deep despair felt when it goes unrequited, and the stubbornness of hope that will not let go. Joy School illuminates how the things that hurt the most can sometimes teach us the lessons that really matter.
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Hardback Editions
June 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: Joy School (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Author(s): Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 1-4395-0057-6 / 978-1-4395-0057-6 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1999 : Hardback
| Title: Joy School Author(s): Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0-517-40100-2 / 978-0-517-40100-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Value Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1998 : Library Binding
| Title: Joy School Author(s): Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0-613-06627-8 / 978-0-613-06627-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1997 : Hardback
| Title: Joy School Author(s): Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 1-56895-488-3 / 9781568954882 (USA edition) Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1997 : Hardback
| Title: Joy School Author(s): Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0-679-44943-4 / 978-0-679-44943-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Inc (T) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
January 2005 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Joy School Author(s): Elizabeth Berg Publisher: Arrow Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 2003 : Paperback
| Title: Joy School Author(s): Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0-09-945175-1 / 978-0-09-945175-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 1998 : Paperback
| Title: Joy School (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Author(s): Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0-345-42309-7 / 978-0-345-42309-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1997 : Paperback
| Title: Joy School Author(s): Elizabeth Berg Publisher: Ballantine Publishing Group Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
December 2001 : Audio CD
| Title: Joy School Author(s): Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0-7927-9942-9 / 978-0-7927-9942-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Sound Library Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
June 2001 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Joy School Author(s): Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0-7927-2466-6 / 978-0-7927-2466-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Sound Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
June 1998 : Turtleback
| Title: Joy School Author(s): Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0-606-17137-1 / 978-0-606-17137-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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