| Deadville Contributor(s): Koertge, Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763635804 ISBN-13: 9780763635800 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2008 Annotation: With his incisive humor and quick-fire repartee, Koertge explores the unpredictable workings of grief and the healing powers of self-reinvention, in a poignant tale of a teen who is numbed by loss but finds an unusual route to reclaiming his life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Depression - Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts - Music |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008025448 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 7.7" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126455 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ron Koertge's spot-on repartee highlights the wry, poignant tale of a teen who is numbed by loss but finds an unusual route to reclaiming his life. Listening to music 24/7. Hanging out with his slacker-stoner friend, Andy. Basically, Ryan's been sleepwalking through life since his younger sister died of cancer two years ago. But when Charlotte Silano -- a gorgeous, popular senior way out of his league -- has a riding accident and falls into a coma, Ryan finds himself drawn to her hospital room almost every day, long after her friends stop coming around. And oddly enough, Ryan seems to be slowly snapping out of his own brand of coma -- working out at the gym, adopting a cool vintage hat, even easing into a relationship with Betty, a classmate who has her own reasons for visiting Charlotte. With his incisive humor and quick-fire repartee, Ron Koertge explores the unpredictable workings of grief and the healing power of self-reinvention. |