Slake uses his proceeds from selling newspapers to afford food at a. Slakes limbo by felice holman lost classics of teen lit. The ultimate teen book guide page 15 list challenges. Slake s limbo slake s limbo audiobook, by felice holman. Being chased and even getting waken up by your aunt when she slaps you,thats slakes whole life. Aremis slake, a poor, downtrodden, pickedon, thirteen year old by, decides to run away from the uncaring kind of aunt with whom he lives. Slakes limbo summary slakes limbo by felicia holman focuses on aremis slake, a teenage boy who is bullied constantly. Thirteenyearold aremis slake, hounded by his fears and misfortunes, flees them into new york city s subway tunnels, never again he believes to emerge. Same day shipping for instock items ordered before 2. An ala best books for young adultsan ala notable childrens bookan. Desperate, driven, harassed to the breaking point, slake decides to go underground into the sheltering depths of the new york city subway where he ends up staying for one hundred and twentyone days.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. I read the book slake s limbo as an assignment for my childrens literature class at northern michigan university, which is located in marquette, michigan. A staple of the book is slake s subway adventure and what its like to be in motion as the train clatters and sways its way downtown. Thanks for an awesome book and the chance to read it. Slake s limbo book descriptions thirteenyearold aremis slake, hounded by his fears and misfortunes, flees them into new york citys subway tunnels, never againhe believesto emerge.
An ala best books for young adultsan ala notable childrens bookan ala best of the best books for young adultsthe horn book fanfare. Discusses a young adult novel with an unusual theme. Slake s limbo by holman, felice slake s limbo by felice holman paperback. I read the opening description at the front of the text, and i thought that it was going to be some type of. Book overview desperate, driven, harassed to the breaking point, slake decides to go underground into the sheltering depths of the new york city subway where he ends up staying for one hundred and twentyone days. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and ios and android devices. Little did i know, this was a book about a young man that had some severe real life problems. He was teased and harassed so much that he had to run away from the boys to the underground subway systems of new york city. Aremis slake, at the age of thirteen, took his fear and misfortune and hid them underground. Slake s limbo by felicia holman centers on aremis slake, a yearold boy who is bullied and harassed by other kids. Shop amongst our popular books, including 3, slake s limbo, wild children and more from felice holman. At first, i was not sure what to think of the book. Slake escapes his problems by living in the new york city subway for 121 days.
Dla scrawl by mark shulman theres more to this bully than meets the eye. Displaying top 8 worksheets found for slakes limbo. Slake s limbo he hid out in the subway for 121 days. He lives in the new york city subway for 121 days to escape his problems. This list was taken from the 2008 book the ultimate teen book guide, edited by daniel hahn, leonie flynn, and susan reuben. In a world of tokens, perpetual graffiti, and decomposing subway stations, the book has become a kind of time capsule for the 70s. Some are picture books, some are easy readers and some are for advanced readers. When hes squeezed off the streets of his neighborhood by boys tougher than he, slake takes refuge in a cavelike storage room that opens onto the subway tracks and, having reached the bottom, begins, for the first time, to build a life. Nov 17, 2009 listen free to slake s limbo audiobook by felice holman with a 30 day free trial. This is the one book from grade school which i recall fondly. He makes a new home for himself in a cavelike area of the new york city subway. Written originally in 1974, the book chronicles new. Jul 09, 2014 kids escaping into the contemporary dystopia of 1970s new york city are a frequent plot device of ya books of the era the prince of central park might be the best known, but none ive encountered have as flowery a prose style as this one. Desperate and harassed to the breaking point, slake decides to go underground into the sheltering depths of the new york city subway where he ends up staying for 121 days.
Slake escapes his problems by living in the new york city subway for 121 d. The novel has received several honors, including a lewis carroll shelf award best book for young adults citation, an ala notable book citation in 1978, and a horn book fanfare best book award in 1975. Armstrong star fisher, by lawrence yep thank you, dr. Noveltie ebook from learning links, see our free shipping offer and bulk order pricing. Slakes limbo is one of those books that has lived far longer than anyone could have rightfully expected. Slakes limbo by felicia holman centers on aremis slake, a yearold boy who is bullied and harassed by other kids. Slake decides to go underground into the sheltering depths of the new york city subway where he ends up staying for 121 whether you are seeking representing the ebook slake s limbo. This is the story about survival, and about a yearold misfits attempts to find footing in a hostile and threatening world. Horn book magazine, v63 n6 p77879 novdec 1987 discusses a young adult novel with an unusual theme. Listen free to slakes limbo by felice holman with a free trial.
Dlb real mermaids dont hold their breath by helene boudreau this book is as energetic and fresh as a salty sea breeze. Many of these are classics but i do have some new writers and artists. Desperate, driven, harassed to the breaking point, slake decides to go underground into the sheltering depths of the new york city subway where he ends up staying for one hundred and. This is a story about survival, and about a yearold misfit s attempts to find footing in a hostile and threatening world. Dlb fire and hemlock by diana wynne jones the ultimate love story based on the tale of tam lin. This is a story about survival, and about a yearold misfits attempts to find footing in a hostile and threatening world. Slake s limbo has available editions to buy at alibris. Thirteenyearold aremis slake, hounded by his fears and misfortunes, flees them into new york citys subway tunnels, never again he believes to emerge. Slakes limbo, by felice holman sour land, by william h. Aremis slake is a poor, picked on, beatendown, beatup motherless child. The book is about a young adolescent boy, aremis slake, who runs away from home to live in the new york city subway tunnels of the irt lexington ave. Slakes limbo by felice holman is a story about a boy named slake that has no family. Written originally in 1974, the book chronicles new york at what could arguably be called its grittiest. In other words, books begin to deal with the difficult things in life such as death, divorce, injustice, even murder.
Get a free e book by joining our mailing list today. Paperback from learning links, see our free shipping offer and bulk order pricing. After a while, he finally finds a life for himself in a tunnel of the subway that he calls home, and lives there. This book is as energetic and fresh as a salty sea breeze. He runs away and takes to the underground subway tracks. Slakes limbo by felicia holman focuses on aremis slake, a teenage boy who is bullied constantly. In chapter 1, aremis slake escapes to the new york.
Holman tells the story of aremis slake, an undersized, persecuted year old new york city boy. Slake s limbo, by felice holman, was one of the young adult books that made the biggest impression on me when i fell into that age group. Slakes limbo book by felice holman official publisher. However, there are quite a few differences between these two novels. For one, this book takes place in 1970s america, while the cay took place during the second world war in 1942. Slake s limbo perfection learning prebound, hardcover, 1986. Nov 17, 1974 one day he simply runs away from his troublesor tries toby going underground, into the sheltering anonymity of the new york city subway system. Slakes limbo is a novel for young adults by felice holman, first published in 1974. But when he discovered a cave in a subway station,his whole life had change at that very moment. If youve read 10% of these books youre very well read. Slake s limbo m books nelson thornes ltd, hardcover, 1990.
Jun, 2019 slake s limbo is one of those books that has lived far longer than anyone could have rightfully expected. The character of aremis slake is an empty soul, and his entire story is about his struggle to fulfill his basic human needs. Some of the worksheets for this concept are a studyguide, c u r r i cu l u m c a t a l o g, classical literature reading list, reading writing and talking using literature study, fifth grade, english progress a student parent guide to improving, kochis 7th grade reading 1219 day 4 atb picture, opposite of abscond is strike back opt out. Slakes limbo book by felice holman official publisher page. This is the story about survival, and about a yearold misfit s attempts to find footing in a hostile and threatening world. In chapter 1, aremis slake escapes to the new york city subway when his life worsens above ground.
Publication date 1986 topics subways juvenile fiction publisher aladdin books. This is the story about survival, and about a yearold misfits attempts. Orphaned year old aremis slake has it pretty rough, as the author tellsinsteadofshows us. Slake s limbo by felice holman, 1986, aladdin books edition, in english 1st aladdin ed. Desperate, driven, harassed to the breaking point, slake decides to go underground into the sheltering depths of the new york city subway, where he ends up staying for 121 days. Rereading it recently, i realized that the book has lost none of its impact.
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