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Stand Tall

出版	G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004
主題	Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Size & ShapeJuvenile Fiction / Family / Marriage & DivorceJuvenile Fiction / Family / MultigenerationalJuvenile Fiction / School & EducationJuvenile Fiction / Social Themes / GeneralJuvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age
ISBN	014240148X9780142401484
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=_MWGgYaIwcEC&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Tree is twelve years old and too tall - six feet, three and a half inches and growing. He wonders when he'll stop. Wonders when people will stop expecting him to be good at basketball, to act older. Wonders if he'll ever get used to living in a different house every other week. That's how it's been since his parents' divorce. It's a war out there. Old soldiers know how tough things can get, and thankfully, Tree has his Vietnam vet grandfather to help him. Grandpa knows about overcoming since he's just had part of a leg amputated. he always speaks the truth, too - just like Tree's new friend Sophie, who speaks so much truth, it gets her into trouble. Sometimes accepting yourself is a war of its own. But in helping an old soldier learn to walk again, and in following Sophie's advice to stand tall, Tree begins to accept all kinds of things, including himself. Newbery Honor-winning author Joan Bauer's story, packed with memorable characters and bighearted humor, is about finding purpose in tough times. And it's about Tree's giant heart, not his size, making him a hero. -- Dust jacket.