Jerk, California Contributor(s): Friesen, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142412031 ISBN-13: 9780142412039 Publisher: Speak
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2008 * Out of Print * 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. |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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