Sidetracked - Couverture souple

Asher, Diana Harmon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1419731394 ISBN 13 : 9781419731396

Editeur : Amulet Books, 2018

Synopsis

In Sidetracked, "Diana Harmon Asher tells an entertaining story about a boy picking his way through the potholes and pitfalls of puberty, with a little help from his friends" (Richard Peck, Newbery Medal winner).

An ABA Indies Introduce Book
An ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Book
Parents' Choice Award, Fiction, Recommended

If middle school were a race, Joseph Friedman wouldn't even be in last place--he'd be on the sidelines. With an overactive mind and phobias of everything from hard-boiled eggs to gargoyles, he struggles to understand his classes, let alone his fellow classmates. So he spends most of his time avoiding school bully Charlie Kastner and hiding out in the Resource Room, a safe place for misfit kids like him.

But then, on the first day of seventh grade, two important things happen. First, his Resource Room teacher encourages (i.e., practically forces) him to join the school track team, and second, he meets Heather, a crazy-fast runner who isn't going to be pushed around by Charlie Kastner or anybody else.

With a new friend and a new team, Joseph finds himself off the sidelines and in the race (quite literally) for the first time. Is he a good runner? Well, no, he's terrible. But the funny thing about running is, once you're in the race, anything can happen.

"This is a splendid novel that I read in one sitting. . . . You will cheer when this kid embraces 'Do your best' and shows it to be a ringing call to nothing less than Triumph." --Gary D. Schmidt, Printz Honor winner and two-time Newbery Honor winner

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Diana Harmon Asher is the author of Sidetracked, which was an ABA Indies Introduce Book and an ALA Notable Children's Book. She is the mother of three grown sons and has been involved in reading and writing programs at the nonprofit organization the Children's Village and at Mt. Pleasant Blythedale School for many years. She lives with her husband, Henry, and their dog, Cody, and cat, Chester, in Westchester, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amulet Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1419731394
• ISBN 13: 9781419731396
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible