Schizo Contributor(s): Firmston, Kim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552778711 ISBN-13: 9781552778715 Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2011 Click for more in this series: Lorimer SideStreets |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 14-18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 9-13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 550 HL (High-Low) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Lorimer SideStreets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 4.35" W x 6.92" L (0.26 lbs) 152 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 96 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 150540 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
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Publisher Description: Dan is a fairly normal fifteen-year-old--he likes girls (obviously), hates school (ditto), and he lives to play bass guitar. But at home, things aren't normal at all. His mother is schizophrenic, and uses a system of numbers she's developed to determine if something is good or evil. She plasters the walls with pages of obscure calculations and lists of digits, and obsesses over them long into the night--and her behavior is only getting more and more erratic. One day, Dan's numbers turn bad, and she begins to threaten him physically. Dan could just run away, but he's worried about what would happen to the nine-year-old brother he's fought so hard to protect. All Dan wants is a normal life, but how can he keep his family together and keep them safe at the same time? |
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Contributor Bio(s): Firmston, Kim: - KIM FIRMSTON is a writer and creative writing instructor in Calgary, Alberta. Her short story "Life Before War" was shortlisted for the 2008 CBC Literary Awards. www.kimfirmston.com |
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