| Angel in Vegas: The Chronicles of Noah Sark Contributor(s): Howe, Norma (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763639850 ISBN-13: 9780763639853 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2009 Annotation: Good heavens! A teen angel drops into Sin City in this wickedly funny YA novel from the author of the Blue Avenger trilogy. Who is Noah Sark, really? And what is he doing in the men's room at Angelo's Donut Shop in Las Vegas, Nevada? No use asking him; he doesn't know. But he's gambling that an assignment from above will shed some light -- after all, a life depends on it! Only master satirist Norma Howe could craft a provocative meditation on free will from blending one (or maybe two) budding teen romances, a psychic fair, a dead frog, a headful of blond curls, and Las Vegas in all its glitz and kitsch (hello, Elvis!) with the dramatic backstory of Princess Diana in Paris. The jackpot? A wild and witty portrait of an unlikely guardian angel on a desperate mission to save a certain unknown girl from a certain unknown disaster. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Humorous - General - Young Adult Fiction | Satire - Young Adult Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008028758 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.66" W x 8.08" (0.79 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Locality - Las Vegas, Nevada - Geographic Orientation - Nevada - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134707 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Good heavens A teen angel drops into Sin City in this wickedly funny YA novel from the author of the Blue Avenger trilogy. Who is Noah Sark, really? And what is he doing in the men's room at Angelo's All-Day All-Nite Donut Emporium in Las Vegas? No use asking him; he doesn't know, either. Only Norma Howe, author of the beloved Blue Avenger books and a gleeful practitioner of comedic satire, could blend in a devilishly funny mix one (or maybe two) budding teenage romances, a psychic fair, a dead frog, a headful of cascading blond ringlets, glorious Las Vegas in all its glitz and sparkle -- including Elvis and his hound dog, erupting volcanoes, and a Seeing-Eye-dog video poker player -- with the dramatic back story of Princess Di in Paris, to portray an unlikely teen angel on a desperate mission to save a certain unknown girl from a certain unknown disaster. But, reader, never fear. All will be revealed in good time, so long as you resist, as Noah himself says, the siren call of logic. |