| Pull of Gravity Contributor(s): Polisner, Gae (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250019338 ISBN-13: 9781250019332 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.22" (0.43 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 144356 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While Nick Gardner's family is falling apart, his best friend, Scooter, is dying from a freak disease. The Scoot's final wish is that Nick and their quirky classmate, Jaycee Amato, deliver a prized first-edition copy of Of Mice and Men to the Scoot's father. There's just one problem: the Scoot's father walked out years ago and hasn't been heard from since. So, guided by Steinbeck's life lessons, and with only the vaguest of plans, Nick and Jaycee set off to find him. Characters you'll want to become friends with and a narrative voice that sparkles with wit make Gae Polisner's The Pull of Gravity a truly original coming-of-age story. |
Contributor Bio(s): Polisner, Gae: - GAE POLISNER is the award-winning author of In Sight of Stars, The Memory of Things (Nerdy Book Club Best YA 2016), The Summer of Letting Go (Nerdy Book Club Best YA 2014, Teen Ink Editor's Choice Badge of Approval) and The Pull of Gravity (2012 Bank Street Best, 2012 PSLA Top Forty, Nerdy Book Club Best YA 2011). She also co-hosts Teachers Write!, a virtual writers camp for teachers and educators. She lives in Long Island, New York with her family. |