Pub Date: May 9, 2006
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2006287709
Lexile Code: 0640
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 12 to UP
Physical Info: 1.10" H x 7.90" L x 5.20" W ( 0.65 lbs) 384 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries and Detective Stories | Coming of Age | Travel and Transportation | General
Description: Winner of the 2003 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award in Australia, this tale is a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists, and love.
Review Quotes: "Funny and gripping." --The Miami Herald
"Both serious and funny, touching and exciting." --The Salt Lake Tribune "Fresh and thought-provoking." --The Grand Rapids Press "Raucous, poignant, and at times laugh-out-loud funny." --BookPage "Compulsively readable." --Publishers Weekly, Starred "Unpretentious, well conceived, and appropriately raw." --School Library Journal, Starred "Zusak outdoes himself here." --The Bulletin, Starred "Zusak succeeds brilliantly." --Booklist, Starred "Funny, engrossing, and suspenseful." --KLIATT, Starred