Can't Get There from Here Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Strasser, Todd (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442433574 ISBN-13: 9781442433571 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2012 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2003000170 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 12-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 7-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 620(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.61" W x 8.23" L (0.43 lbs) 224 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Locality - New York, N.Y. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 76336 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
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Publisher Description: "A powerful and disturbing look at the downward spiral of despair that remains too common for too many teens (School Library Journal)." Her street name is Maybe. She lives with a tribe of homeless teens--runaways and throwaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. Abused, abandoned, and forgotten, they struggle against weather, hunger, and constant danger. With the frigid winds of January comes a new girl: Tears, a twelve-year-old whose mother doesn't believe her husband is abusive. As the other kids start to disappear--victims of violence, addiction, and exposure--Maybe tries to help Tears get off the streets...if it's not already too late. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Strasser, Todd: - Todd Strasser has written many critically acclaimed novels for adults, teenagers, and children, including the award-winning Can't Get There from Here, Give a Boy a Gun, Boot Camp, If I Grow Up, Famous, and How I Created My Perfect Prom Date, which became the Fox feature film Drive Me Crazy. Todd lives in a suburb of New York and speaks frequently at schools. Visit him at ToddStrasser.com. |
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