| Stotan! Contributor(s): Crutcher, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060094923 ISBN-13: 9780060094928 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Four high school buddies and members of the swim team accept the challenge to participate in Stotan week--a week of rigorous swim training that pushes them beyond physical pain and tests their moral fiber, changing their lives forever. Now with new cover art. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Water Sports |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003276586 |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.06" W x 7.08" (0.36 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 11599 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Stotan: A cross between a Stoic and a Spartin It's the last swimming season for Walker, Nortie, Lion, and Jeff, and their coach is building their self-discipline in a grueling four-hour-a-day test of stamina designed to bring them to the outer edge of their capabilities. As it turns out, Stotan Week is also the week in which secrets are revealed, and the four friends must draw upon their new strengths for an endurance they never knew they'd need. |
Contributor Bio(s): Crutcher, Chris: - Chris Crutcher has written nine critically acclaimed novels, an autobiography, and two collections of short stories. Drawing on his experience as a family therapist and child protection specialist, Crutcher writes honestly about real issues facing teenagers today: making it through school, competing in sports, handling rejection and failure, and dealing with parents. He has won three lifetime achievement awards for the body of his work: the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the ALAN Award, and the NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award. Chris Crutcher lives in Spokane, Washington. |