Okay for now / by Gary D. Schmidt.
by Schmidt, Gary D.
Material type: BookPublisher: Boston : Clarion Books, 2011Description: 360 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0547152604.Subject(s): Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Birds of America -- Fiction | Junior high schools -- Fiction | School stories | Friendship -- Fiction | Family life -- New York (State) -- Fiction | BildungsromansGenre/Form: Bildungsromans.DDC classification: [Fic] Summary: Fourteen-year-old Doug Swieteck faces many challenges, including an abusive father, a brother traumatized by Vietnam, suspicious teachers and police officers, and isolation, but when he meets a girl known as Lil Spicer, he develops a close relationship with her and finds a safe place at the local library.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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School Library Journal starred, April 2011
Booklist starred, April 2011
Kirkus Starred, March 2011
New York Times, May 2011
Horn Book, May 2011
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2011
Fourteen-year-old Doug Swieteck faces many challenges, including an abusive father, a brother traumatized by Vietnam, suspicious teachers and police officers, and isolation, but when he meets a girl known as Lil Spicer, he develops a close relationship with her and finds a safe place at the local library.
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