Awards

• Commended for Tayshas Reading 2004
• Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Young Adult) 2005

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Do You Know: A good reason to be phobic about oysters and olives That you can step inside a roaring coal furnace and feet cool That Jesus had an older brother How shutting your mouth can help you avoid brain surgery How to avoid cow-pies during your baptism How to survive in the winter wilderness with only a fishing pole and a sausage Chris Crutcher knows the answers to these things and more.And once you have read about Chris Crutcher's life as a dateless, broken-toothed, scabbed-over, God-fearing dweeb, and once you have contemplated his ascension to the buckskin-upholstered throne of the King of the Mild Frontier, you will close this book, close your eyes and hold it to your chest, and say, I, too, can be an author. Hell, anyone can.

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Chris Crutcher has written nine critically acclaimed novels, an autobiography, and two collections of short stories. Drawing on his experience as a family therapist and child protection specialist, Crutcher writes honestly about real issues facing teenagers today: making it through school, competing in sports, handling rejection and failure, and dealing with parents. He has won three lifetime achievement awards for the body of his work: the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the ALAN Award, and the NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award. Chris Crutcher lives in Spokane, Washington.

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