| Me & Death: An Afterlife Adventure Contributor(s): Scrimger, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887767966 ISBN-13: 9780887767968 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 Annotation: The story of one boy's experience with the (not so) sweet hereafter. Fresh from having stolen a piece of fruit and taunting the grocer, Jim, a fourteen-year-old wannabe gangster, bully, and car thief, is run over by a car. What follows is a hilarious, bleak, and ultimately hopeful visit to the afterworld, courtesy of Richard Scrimger, one of the country's finest writers. This is an afterlife peopled with unforgettable characters that might be drawn from video games: angry Slayers, tearful Mourners, and scary Grave Walkers. Jim meets them all and is given the chance to return to earth with the extraordinary gift of knowing what happens when we die. Now he must deal with living demons, including a neighborhood torturer and a truly creepy older sister. With imagery from the mean streets as well as the arcade, Me and Death is thought-provoking, exciting, sad, and funny -- sometimes all at the same time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008905360 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.32" W x 7.66" (0.39 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 137211 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of one boy's experience with the (not so) sweet hereafter. Fresh from having stolen a piece of fruit and taunting the grocer, Jim, a fourteen-year-old wannabe gangster, bully, and car thief, is run over by a car. What follows is a hilarious, bleak, and ultimately hopeful visit to the afterworld, courtesy of Richard Scrimger, one of the country's finest writers. This is an afterlife peopled with unforgettable characters that might be drawn from video games: angry Slayers, tearful Mourners, and scary Grave Walkers. Jim meets them all and is given the chance to return to earth with the extraordinary gift of knowing what happens when we die. Now he must deal with living demons, including a neighborhood torturer and a truly creepy older sister. With imagery from the mean streets as well as the arcade, Me and Death is thought-provoking, exciting, sad, and funny -- sometimes all at the same time. |