| Angry Young Man Contributor(s): Lynch, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689847904 ISBN-13: 9780689847905 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009052832 |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.88" W x 8.38" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 143574 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alexander, who wants to be called Xan, is a misfit. He's an awkward loner who hasn't been able to find his place in the world. Xan's half-brother, Robert, seems exactly the opposite. At eighteen, he's enrolled in community college and has a decent job and a great girlfriend. So when Robert suspects Xan is traveling down a dangerous path of extremism, he is determined to intervene before it's too late. But the brothers may be more similar than either of them realizes.... This edgy exploration of what goes on in the mind of someone pushed to the brink examines the seeds of extremism that exist in everyone--and is sure to captivate readers of all kinds. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lynch, Chris: - Chris Lynch is the Printz Honor Award-winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Printz Honor Book Freewill, Iceman, Gypsy Davy, and Shadow Boxer--all ALA Best Books for Young Adults--as well as Killing Time in Crystal City, Little Blue Lies, Pieces, Kill Switch, Angry Young Man, and Inexcusable, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the Creative Writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland. |