Labor Day

A novel of childhood and discovery, innocence and love, betrayal, and its haunting consequences. (more)

A novel of childhood and discovery, innocence and love, betrayal, and its haunting consequences. (less)

Introduces the holiday of Labor Day and how and why it is celebrated in the United States. (more)

Introduces the holiday of Labor Day and how and why it is celebrated in the United States. (less)

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Labor Day. Intended for students in kindergarten through... (more)

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Labor Day. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- (less)

Relates a story of love, sexual passion, painful adolescence, and devastating betrayal as seen through the eyes of a thi... (more)

Relates a story of love, sexual passion, painful adolescence, and devastating betrayal as seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy--and the man he later becomes--looking back on the events of a single long, hot, and life-altering weekend. (less)

Relates a story of love, sexual passion, painful adolescence, and devastating betrayal as seen through the eyes of a thi... (more)

Relates a story of love, sexual passion, painful adolescence, and devastating betrayal as seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy--and the man he later becomes--looking back on the events of a single long, hot, and life-altering weekend. (less)

Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the wh... (more)

Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the while confronting the pangs of adolescence. Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, an intimidating man clearly in need of help. Frank convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives. (less)

"From Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air, Juno), Labor Day is "a romance to root for"* starri... (more)

"From Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air, Juno), Labor Day is "a romance to root for"* starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin as two strangers drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a second chance love story in the unforgettable film that critics are calling "satisfying and deeply touching" Nominated for the Audience Choice Award at the **Chicago International Film Festival**. (less)