A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares Contributor(s): Sutherland, Krystal (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399546596 ISBN-13: 9780399546594 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2017 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - General - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Young Adult Fiction | Loners & Outcasts |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2017016557 |
Age Level: 14-UP |
Grade Level: 9-UP |
Lexile Measure: 960(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (1.10 lbs) 368 pages |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/17/2017 School Library Journal 08/01/2017 Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2017 Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most BookPage 09/01/2017 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2017 - Book Of Special Distinction Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 161 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the author of Our Chemical Hearts comes the hilarious, reality-bending tale of two outsiders facing their greatest fears about life and love--one debilitating phobia at a time. Ever since Esther Solar's grandfather was cursed by Death, everyone in her family has been doomed to suffer one great fear in their lifetime. Esther's father is agoraphobic and hasn't left the basement in six years, her twin brother can't be in the dark without a light on, and her mother is terrified of bad luck. The Solars are consumed by their fears and, according to the legend of the curse, destined to die from them. Esther doesn't know what her great fear is yet (nor does she want to), a feat achieved by avoiding pretty much everything. Elevators, small spaces and crowds are all off-limits. So are haircuts, spiders, dolls, mirrors and three dozen other phobias she keeps a record of in her semi-definitive list of worst nightmares. Then Esther is pickpocketed by Jonah Smallwood, an old elementary school classmate. Along with her phone, money and a fruit roll-up she'd been saving, Jonah also steals her list of fears. Despite the theft, Esther and Jonah become friends, and he sets a challenge for them: in an effort to break the curse that has crippled her family, they will meet every Sunday of senior year to work their way through the list, facing one terrifying fear at a time, including one that Esther hadn't counted on: love. |
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