He must come to terms with the tragedy of his past to stop running and to find his way home.
The only way Hank can discover his present is to face up to the realities of his grievous memories. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. Hank begins to piece together recollections from his past. being henry david by Cal Armistead RELEASE DATE: MaWhen Hank wakes up in Penn Station, the only clue to his identity is the book he’s clutching, Walden, so he adopts Henry David Thoreau’s name and iconic work to guide him on his journey to self-discovery. And so he becomes Henry David-or "Hank"-and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of-Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts.Ĭal Armistead's remarkable debut novel is about a teen in search of himself.
His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. Seventeen-year-old "Hank" has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything-who he is, where he came from, why he's running away. Winner of the 2014 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People PublishDateText mediaType eBook shortDescription From clues and the care of a range of characters in Concord, and from. IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages Cal Armistead, a bookseller for many years, living and working in and around Concord, Massachusetts, is the author of Being Henry David, a kid who is like so many others lost and without direction in a confusing virtual world that further complicates adolescence. StarRating 4.1 title Being Henry David crossRefId 1261787 sortTitle Being Henry David images OverDrive Product Record id b9970ce4-df79-423f-b5df-e2c04c1257b9 primar圜reator
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