Pub Date: October 1, 2006
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2004018607
Lexile Code: 0860
Features: Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 12 to UP
Physical Info: 0.81" H x 8.28" L x 5.52" W ( 0.59 lbs) 288 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General see also headings under Family | Family | General see also headings under Social Themes
Series: Anne Schwartz Books
Description: From the acclaimed author of "The Usual Rules" comes this heartbreaking yet uplifting portrait of a 14-year-old Montana boy. As his family falls apart, only the promise of winning his school's science fair holds any hope of happiness for him.
Brief description: Joyce Maynard started her writing career when she was fourteen. Her books include the memoirs At Home in the World and Looking Back and the novels To Die For (which was made into a movie starring Nicole Kidman) and, most recently, The Usual Rules (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults). The mother of three grown children, she lives in northern California. Visit her Web site at www.joycemaynard.com.
Review Quotes: "Readers will care about [these characters]." -- Kliatt