The Next Great Paulie Fink Contributor(s): Benjamin, Ali (Author) |
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ISBN: 143286985X ISBN-13: 9781432869854 Publisher: Thorndike Striving Reader OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2019022723 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (1.15 lbs) 430 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Vermont - Cultural Region - New England |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 500764 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this acclaimed novel by the author of the award-winning, bestselling The Thing About Jellyfish, being the new kid at school isn't easy, especially when you have to follow in the footsteps of a classroom prankster like Paulie Fink. When Caitlyn Breen begins her disorienting new life at the rural Mitchell School--where the students take care of real live goats and study long-dead philosophers, and where there are only ten other students in the entire seventh grade--it seems like nobody can stop talking about some kid named Paulie Fink. Depending on whom you ask, Paulie was either a hilarious class clown, a relentless troublemaker, a hapless klutz, or an evil genius. One thing's for sure, though: The kid was totally legendary. Now he's disappeared, and Caitlyn finds herself leading a reality-show-style competition to find the school's next great Paulie Fink. With each challenge, Caitlyn struggles to understand a person she never met...but it's what she discovers about herself that most surprises her. Told in multiple voices, interviews, and documents, this funny, thought-provoking novel from the bestselling author of The Thing About Jellyfish is a memorable exploration of what makes a hero--and if anyone, or anything, is truly what it seems. |