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Can't Get There from Here
Contributor(s): Strasser, Todd (Author)

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ISBN: 0689841698     ISBN-13: 9780689841699
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE: $15.29  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2004
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Annotation: The author of the powerful "Give a Boy a Gun" again focuses on an important social issue as he tells a thought-provoking, heart-wrenching story of young lives lost to the streets, and of a society that has forgotten how to care.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2003000170
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Lexile Measure: 620(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.74" W x 8.52" L (0.64 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Locality - New York, N.Y.
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2006
Iowa Teen Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2009
Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2005
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2007
Rhode Island Teen Book Award, Nominee, Ages 12 & Up, 2006
Isinglass Teen Read Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2005
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2004 pg. 186
School Library Journal 03/01/2004 pg. 220
Booklist 03/15/2004 pg. 1299
BookPage 04/01/2004 pg. 28
Publishers Weekly 04/26/2004 pg. 66
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2004 pg. 135
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2004 pg. 485
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 400 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 400 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
ALA Best Books Young Adults 02/15/2005 pg. 1014
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 76336
Reading Level: 3.9   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Her street name is Maybe
She lives with a tribe of homeless teens -- runaways and throwaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. Abused, abandoned, and forgotten, they struggle against the cold, hunger, and constant danger.
With the frigid winds of January comes a new girl: Tears, a twelve-year-old whose mother doesn't believe her stepfather abuses her. As the other kids start to disappear -- victims of violence, addiction, and exposure -- Maybe tries to help Tears get off the streets...if it's not already too late.
Todd Strasser, author of the powerful and disturbing Give a Boy a Gun, again focuses on an important social issue as he tells a thought-provoking, heart-wrenching story of young lives lost to the streets, and of a society that has forgotten how to care.

Contributor Bio(s): Strasser, Todd: - Todd Strasser has written many critically acclaimed novels for adults, teenagers, and children, including the award-winning Can't Get There from Here, Give a Boy a Gun, Boot Camp, If I Grow Up, Famous, and How I Created My Perfect Prom Date, which became the Fox feature film Drive Me Crazy. Todd lives in a suburb of New York and speaks frequently at schools. Visit him at ToddStrasser.com.
 
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