Notes from the Midnight Driver Contributor(s): Sonnenblick, Jordan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439757819 ISBN-13: 9780439757812 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: In this novel described as "Tuesdays with Morrie" for teens, a troubled 16-year-old boy discovers the friendship of a lifetime after he is sentenced to do community work at an old folks' home. A funny, bittersweet tour de force.--"Booklist," starred review. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 850 |
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.06" W x 7.07" (0.49 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 109864 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Just when you thought you had it all figured out . . .Alex Peter Gregory, you are a moron Laurie slammed her palms down on my desk and stomped her foot. I get a lot of that.One car crash.One measly little car crash. And suddenly, I'm some kind of convicted felon.My parents are getting divorced, my dad is shacking up with my third-grade teacher, I might be in love with a girl who could kill me with one finger, and now I'm sentenced to babysit some insane old guy.What else could possibly go wrong?This is the story of Alex Gregory, his guitar, his best gal pal Laurie, and the friendship of a lifetime that he never would have expected. |