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The Bridge to Nowhere (novel)
''The Bridge to Nowhere'' is a young adult novel by the American writer Megan McDonald.
Based on an actual incident in 1964, its protagonist is Hallie, a Pittsburgh seventh-grader coping with the mental depression of her laid off father, an iron worker, and the separation she undergoes. An incomplete bridge across the Allegheny River serves as constant reminder that his vocation is gone and this fact prompts a spectacular dramatic act.
==Plot summary==
After losing his job as a bridge-builder, Hallie's father begins suffering from depression and fits of anger, which lead Hallie into bouts of isolation. At the onset of the novel, she accompanies her mother to follow her father in order to see where he is going. as he doesn't have a job. They see him standing on top of the "Bridge to Nowhere," a bridge project that he was never able to finish. They return, and a tense evening follows. Hallie tries to communicate with her mother and father, but they are too much blinded by their own fears, doubts, and regrets, that she simply retreats to her room instead. She talks with her friend Jude from school, who is more receptive to Hallie's family issues, but isn't what Hallie needs. Hallie then develops a friendship with Crane Henderson, a high school freshman. She is intimidated at first by his age and popularity, but, after Crane and her go for a walk through the woods, he becomes more comforting and easy to talk to around her. As their relationship grows, Hallie's family life becomes more dreary. Her sister Shelley returns from college, but her jaded attitude towards her family does little to easy Hallie's troubles. In addition, Shelley doesn't want to spend time with Hallie, furthering her younger sister's alienation at home. Crane continues to act as an outlet for Hallie, as someone to talk to. They both go to the bridge one day, where Hallie spots her father standing dangerously high up. As Crane attempts to get his attention, Hallie runs from the scene, afraid he'll find out the man on the bridge is her father. Having alienated Crane, Hallie has no one left to talk to, and finally yells at her father for never talking to her anymore. The next day, she finds that he has driven his car over the edge of the bridge, and was taken to the hospital. She rushes to see him, against her mother's will, and finds that he suffers from amnesia as a result of the accident. Her father returns home after a short stay in the hospital, and is seemingly cured of his bitterness, to the family's relief. 〔http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=14197533673&searchurl=isbn%3D0531054780〕〔https://books.google.com/books?id=eeGmNwAACAAJ&dq=the+bridge+to+nowhere&hl=en&sa=X&ei=taxHVc2_KoWwggTV8IHIDg&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAg〕
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