Punkzilla Contributor(s): Rapp, Adam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763630314 ISBN-13: 9780763630317 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2009 Annotation: An award-winning writer and playwright hits the open road for a searing novel-in-letters about a street kid on a highstakes trek across America. For a runaway boy who goes by the name "Punkzilla," kicking a meth habit and a life of petty crime in Portland, Oregon, is a prelude to a mission: reconnecting with his older brother, a gay man dying of cancer in Memphis. Against a backdrop of seedy motels, dicey bus stations, and hitched rides, the desperate fourteen-year-old meets a colorful, sometimes dangerous cast of characters. And in letters to his sibling, he catalogs them all -- from an abusive stranger and a ghostly girl to a kind transsexual and an old woman with an oozing eye. The language is raw and revealing, crackling with visceral details and dark humor, yet with each interstate exit Punkzilla's journey grows more urgent: will he make it to Tennessee in time? This daring novel offers a narrative worthy of Kerouac and a keen insight into the power of chance encounters. |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways - Young Adult Fiction | Loners & Outcasts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2008935655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 14-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 9-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 1200(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.26" W x 7.82" L (0.71 lbs) 256 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Death/Dying - Sex & Gender - Gay - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Michael L. Printz Award, Honor Book, Young Adult, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2009 Booklist 04/15/2009 pg. 43 Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2009 pg. 305 Publishers Weekly 05/25/2009 pg. 59 School Library Journal 07/01/2009 pg. 90 Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2009 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2010 pg. 11 Library Journal Annex 04/20/2009 ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2010 pg. 17 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Superior,Well Above Average Foreword 06/12/2009 BookPage 05/01/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 129827 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
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Publisher Description: An award-winning writer and playwright hits the open road for a searing novel-in-letters about a street kid on a highstakes trek across America. For a runaway boy who goes by the name Punkzilla, kicking a meth habit and a life of petty crime in Portland, Oregon, is a prelude to a mission: reconnecting with his older brother, a gay man dying of cancer in Memphis. Against a backdrop of seedy motels, dicey bus stations, and hitched rides, the desperate fourteen-year-old meets a colorful, sometimes dangerous cast of characters. And in letters to his sibling, he catalogs them all -- from an abusive stranger and a ghostly girl to a kind transsexual and an old woman with an oozing eye. The language is raw and revealing, crackling with visceral details and dark humor, yet with each interstate exit Punkzilla's journey grows more urgent: will he make it to Tennessee in time? This daring novel offers a narrative worthy of Kerouac and a keen insight into the power of chance encounters. |
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