Pub Date: May 14, 2013
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2011052750
Lexile Code: 0890
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 14 to 17
Physical Info: 1.60" H x 8.30" L x 5.80" W ( 1.10 lbs) 448 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General see also headings under Family | School and Education
Series: Bestselling Teen Fiction
Description: Ryan Dean West is a 14-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids. He's living in the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. With the help of his sense of humor, and his penchant for doodling comics, Ryan Dean survives life's complications. But when the unthinkable happens, he has to figure out how to hold on to what's important. Illustrations.
Brief description: Andrew Smith is the author of several novels for young adults, including Winger, Stand-Off, 100 Sideways Miles, and the Michael L. Printz Honor Book Grasshopper Jungle. He lives in a remote area in the mountains of Southern California with his family, two horses, two dogs, and three cats. He doesn't watch television, and occupies himself by writing, bumping into things outdoors, and taking ten-mile runs on snowy trails. Visit him online at AuthorAndrewSmith.com.
Review Quotes: "Winger broke my heart, like any great book should. Andrew Smith is a brave and talented storyteller who blows me away every time. Readers will love Ryan Dean West. This book is powerful, sweet and heart-wrenching."--A. S. King, Printz Honor-winning author of Please Excuse Vera Dietz