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Contributor(s): Crutcher, Chris (Author)

ISBN: 0060850892 ISBN-13: 9780060850890
Publisher: Greenwillow Books

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2007
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

LCCN: 2006031526

Age Level: 14-17

Grade Level: 9-12

Lexile Measure: 820(Not Available)

Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.9" W x 8.52" L (0.94 lbs) 320 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Demographic Orientation - Small Town
- Geographic Orientation - Idaho

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Awards: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2010
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, Nominee, Young Adult, 2009
Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2008
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, Honor Book, Grades 9-12, 2009
Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Young Adult, 2009
Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Senior/Grades 10-12, 2010

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/16/2007 pg. 167
Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/2007 pg. 727
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2007 pg. 238 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2007 pg. 569
School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 194
Kliatt 09/01/2007 pg. 10
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2007 pg. 78
Booklist 09/01/2007
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2008 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 118240
Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

Ben Wolf has big things planned for his senior year. Had big things planned. Now what he has is some very bad news and only one year left to make his mark on the world.

How can a pint-sized, smart-ass seventeen-year-old do anything significant in the nowheresville of Trout, Idaho?

First, Ben makes sure that no one else knows what is going on--not his superstar quarterback brother, Cody, not his parents, not his coach, no one. Next, he decides to become the best 127-pound football player Trout High has ever seen; to give his close-minded civics teacher a daily migraine; and to help the local drunk clean up his act.

And then there's Dallas Suzuki. Amazingly perfect, fascinating Dallas Suzuki, who may or may not give Ben the time of day. Really, she's first on the list.

Living with a secret isn't easy, though, and Ben's resolve begins to crumble . . . especially when he realizes that he isn't the only person in Trout with secrets.

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.

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