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Contributor(s): Choyce, Lesley (Author)

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 ISBN: 1550025341     ISBN-13: 9781550025347
Publisher: Dundurn Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2004
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Annotation: Sixteen-year-old Simon has always been considered odd. Three years ago, a skateboarding accident caused some minor brain damage and made him a little stranger. His career-driven parents mostly leave him alone, and he spends much of his time living in his imagination. When Andrea, whom no one else can see, appears to Simon in class, he is fascinated by her and strikes up a friendship, even though he knows she may be pure hallucination - he's had imaginary friends before. Andrea says she is there to "help" him, but before the story ends, Simon discovers that it is he who needs to help Andrea, not the other way around.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2004281028
Age Level: 12-15
Grade Level: 7-10
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.2" L (0.40 lbs) 200 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: Young Adult Canadian Book Award, Finalist, Young Adult, 2005
Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2005 pg. 232 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 86362
Reading Level: 5.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Short-listed for the 2005 CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award

Sixteen-year-old Simon has always been considered odd. Three years ago, a skateboarding accident caused some minor brain damage and made him a little stranger. His career-driven parents mostly leave him alone, and he spends much of his time living in his imagination. When Andrea, whom no one else can see, appears to Simon in class, he is fascinated by her and strikes up a friendship, even though he knows she may be pure hallucination - he's had imaginary friends before. Andrea says she is there to help him, but before the story ends, Simon discovers that it is he who needs to help Andrea, not the other way around.

Contributor Bio(s): Choyce, Lesley: -

Lesley Choyce is the author of over ninety books. He has won the Dartmouth Book Award, the Atlantic Poetry Prize, and the Ann Connor Brimer Award, and has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Award. He lives in East Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.


 
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