Busted! - Softcover

Hicks, Betty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312380534 ISBN 13: 9780312380533

Publisher: Square Fish, 2008

Synopsis

Grounded. Again. Stuart is the most in-trouble kid ever. His super-obsessive single-parent mom is always on his case, and if he’s busted one more time, she’s threatening the unthinkable—no soccer! Stuart’s best friend, a wise and wacky girl named Mack, hatches an unsettling plan to distract his mom by fixing her up with Mack’s uncle. It just might work, though—if their friendship doesn’t unravel first. And anyhow, he doesn’t want his widowed mom to date. Or does he?

About this title

About the Author:

Betty Hicks is the author of I Smell Like Ham, Animal House and Iz, and Out of Order, published by Square Fish in Fall 2007. She lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-7–Stuart, 12, could make the Guinness Book of World Records for most-busted kid in middle school. His mom has an endless series of rules, and he can't seem to get away with anything. He's already grounded, and he's lost phone, computer, and video-game privileges. All that's left is soccer; when Mom threatens to make him quit the team, he decides to take action. Figuring that she'll have less time to obsess about him if she has a boyfriend, he plans to set her up with his soccer coach, but his scheme has unanticipated consequences both on and off the field. Hicks has an ear for the dialogue of middle schoolers, and a good feel for the sometimes rocky relationships between parents and early adolescents. Soccer fans will appreciate the exciting game action as well as the true-to-life interactions among the team members. A winning combination of sports and humor with a subtle message about personal responsibility.–Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Square Fish
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312380534
• ISBN 13: 9780312380533
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192