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OverviewThis Printz Honor book is a classic in the making. September 1973: The beginning of Karl Shoemaker's senior year in stifling Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karl's been part of the Madman Underground -kids forced to attend group therapy during school. Karl has decided that he is going to get out of the Madman Underground for good. He is going to act-and be-Normal. But Normal, of course, is relative. Karl has two after-school jobs, one dead father, one seriously unhinged drunk mother...and a huge attitude. Welcome to a gritty, uncensored roller-coaster ride, narrated by the singular Karl Shoemaker. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Barnes (Dalhousie University)Publisher: Perfection Learning Imprint: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781606868522ISBN 10: 1606868527 Pages: 532 Publication Date: 06 January 2011 Recommended Age: From 14 to 17 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsRarely will you read something so lovingly vulgar, so fiercely warmhearted, and so exuberantly expansive . . . the culmination comes off like a teenage One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . - Booklist , starred review His narration is so easy and engaging, so sweet and funny, so astonishingly truthful that teens will rip through these 500-plus pages and want more. - School Library Journal , starred review Darkly comic . . . as troubled, relevant, relatable and hilarious as J.D. Salinger. - Los Angeles Times Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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