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I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK?: Tales of Driving and Being Driven

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by: Naomi Shihab Nye See Larger Image List Price: $15.99 Amazon.com's Price: $13.59 You Save: $2.40 (15%) as of 11/30/2009 23:17 EST Used Price: $3.33 Third Party New Price: $3.71 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54 EAN: 9780060853921 ISBN: 0060853921 Label: Greenwillow Books Manufacturer: Greenwillow Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: September 01, 2007 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: September 18, 2007 Studio: Greenwillow Books Related Items: Honeybee: Poems & Short Prose Never in a Hurry: Essays on People and Places What Have You Lost? Come With Me : Poems for a Journey A Maze Me: Poems for Girls see more Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: "I am a poet," I said. "It is my destiny to do strange things." My father gripped the wheel of his car. "I am the chauffeur for foolishness." We said no more. Foolhardy missions. Life-altering conversations. Gifts—given and received. Loss. Getting lost. Wisdom delivered before dawn and deep into the night. Love and kissing (not necessarily in that order). Laughter. Rides on the edge. Roses. Ghosts. As a traveling poet and visiting teacher, Naomi Shihab Nye has spent a considerable amount of time in cars, both driving and being driven. Her observations, stories, encounters, and escapades—and the kernels of truth she gathers from them—are laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving, and unforgettable. Buckle up. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You Okay?: Tales of Driving and Being Driven This latest book by Naomi Shihab Nye is warm and funny and endlessly entertaining. It is always such a pleasure to be in the company of Naomi Nye as she looks at our world. In this collection of vignettes, Naomi takes us traveling across the US and around the world. From the back seats of taxis and the lobbies of hotels we encounter peculiar, heartwarming and just plan wacky taxi drivers and clerks. Human nature is the subject and in the hands of Ms. Nye it is fascinating. I recommend the friendship ... Read More

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