The New Rules Of High School (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A sharp, accurate look at contemporary high-school life, told from the point of view of one of its elite.
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About the Author:
Blake Nelson is the author of the popular adult novel Girl. This is his first book for Viking.
From School Library Journal:
Grade 8 Up-Max heads toward his senior year with everything he could ever want: he's been named editor-in-chief of the newspaper and debate-team captain, he has great grades, and a beautiful girlfriend. Life gets a little out of whack when the overachiever breaks up with Cindy for no apparent reason. The taste of freedom is sweet for a while but things get complicated when an overbearing, boy-crazy freshman throws herself at him at a party and conveniently lands a job as columnist on the school paper. Her controversial column, "The New Rules of High School," puts the Owl's popularity over the top, forcing Max into an uncomfortable mentorship. As the year progresses, this relationship improves as other friendships suffer through Max's growing pains. Largely dialogue driven, the story evolves from various characters' interactions and conversations with Max. His younger sister, Drea, is the information maven, not only for her own grade but for the high school as well, and she takes on an amusing role as her brother's romantic advisor. Whether Max is grieving over his breakup or testing the waters of singledom, readers are empathetic to his emotional vulnerability. The novel involves a wide variety of high school types-the punks, nerds, jocks, etc.-and successfully reflects the ambivalence in which they coexist. The teenage voice is dead-on, and Max pulls readers by the hand, right into his world, without missing a beat.
Vicki Reutter, Cazenovia High School, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Vicki Reutter, Cazenovia High School, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherTurtleback Books
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1417684453
- ISBN 13 9781417684458
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages240
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