| Deadline Contributor(s): Crutcher, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060850914 ISBN-13: 9780060850913 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: At the beginning of his senior year, Ben Wolf discovers he has an aggressive form of leukemia. Ben decides to tell no one; he wants his last year of school to be normal. Only, not telling the truth is the same as lying, and it takes Ben almost a year to figure that out. And what a year it is. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Football |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.36" W x 8.02" (0.57 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Idaho - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 118240 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How can a pint-sized, smart-ass eighteen-year-old make his mark on the world from Nowheresville, Idaho--especially when he only has one year left to do it? When Ben Wolf learns his senior year of high school will be his last year, period, he is determined to go out in a blaze of glory. That means not letting anyone know about his diagnosis. It means trying out for the football team. It means giving his close-minded civics teacher a daily migraine. It means going for the amazingly perfect, fascinating Dallas Suzuki. But living with a secret isn't easy . . . What will Ben do when he realizes he isn't the only person who's keeping one? |
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. |