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

ISBN: 0689841701 ISBN-13: 9780689841705
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

OUR PRICE: $6.79

Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2005
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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: 2005577536

Age Level: 12-17

Grade Level: 7-12

Lexile Measure: 620(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.56" H x 4.22" W x 7.08" L (0.26 lbs) 208 pages

Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Locality - New York, N.Y.

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Review Citations: Kliatt 03/01/2006 pg. 25

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 Tears's 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.

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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