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Jerk, California
Contributor(s): Friesen, Jonathan (Author)

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ISBN: 0142412031     ISBN-13: 9780142412039
Publisher: Speak
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2008
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Annotation: Because of his Tourette's syndrome, Sam Carrier is in near constant motion with tics and twitches and verbal outbursts. After an unexpected turn of events reveals the truth about his dead father, Sam doesn't know who he is or even where he'll go next.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Contemporary
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2008007922
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Lexile Measure: 510 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (0.77 lbs) 368 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Awards: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, Nominee, Young Adult, 2010
Schneider Family Book Award, Winner, Teen, 2009
Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2008 - Recommended - Readable
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2008 pg. 879
Booklist 09/01/2008 pg. 91
School Library Journal 12/01/2008 pg. 124
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 126100
Reading Level: 3.3   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Read Jonathan Friesen's posts on the Penguin Blog.

This Schneider Family Book Award winner changed the face of Tourette's Syndrome for modern teens. Wrought with tension, romance, and hope, Jerk, California tells the story of Sam, who sets out on a cross-country quest to learn the truth about his family and his inherited Tourette's Syndrome, along the way finding both love and acceptance.

 
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