An Abundance of Katherines Contributor(s): Green, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142410705 ISBN-13: 9780142410707 Publisher: Penguin Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2008 Annotation: When it comes to relationships, Colin Singletonas type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washedup child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judyaloving best friend riding shotgunabut no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Humorous - General - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 12-UP |
Grade Level: 7-UP |
Lexile Measure: 890(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.60 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Teen |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Awards: Green Mountain Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2010 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 108588 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the #1 bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars Michael L. Printz Honor Book Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist New York Times Bestseller When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself. |
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