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Synopsis
Percy’s father, a famous anthropologist, died in Africa four years ago; and Percy has taken on his father’s eyes to see the world as a brilliant Observer. He and his friend Elissa are fascinated by the ritualistic world called Grade Twelve: the Jock tribe; the Teacher tribe; the Born Again tribe; the Cool and Detached tribe; the Lipstick/Hairspray tribe, not to mention Mr. Verplaz, the Shaman. For Percy it’s crucial to withdraw, analyze, and remain above it all. But wait–he’s studying real people, who complicate things. Like Elissa, the only person who can come close to him, maybe too close. The only person who knows how painful it was last year when their best friend Willard died. As graduation approaches, the looming ritual ratchets up Percy’s deepest, hidden feelings and reveals the truth about his father’s disappearance.
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About the Author
Arthur Slade has published several novels for young readers in Canada, where he has won the 2001 Governor General's Award and the Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature. Tribes is his first book to appear in the U.S.
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“Slade’s prose is complex, intelligent, and humorous.”—VOYA, Starred
“Slade is a wizard with words.”—The Horn Book Magazine
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Percy?s father, a famous anthropologist, died in Africa four years ago; and Percy has taken on his father?s eyes to see the world as a brilliant Observer. He and his friend Elissa are fascinated by the ritualistic world called Grade Twelve: the Jock tribe; the Teacher tribe; the Born Again tribe; the Cool and Detached tribe; the Lipstick/Hairspray tribe, not to mention Mr. Verplaz, the Shaman. For Percy it?s crucial to withdraw, analyze, and remain above it all. But wait?he?s studying real people, who complicate things. Like Elissa, the only person who can come close to him, maybe too close. The only person who knows how painful it was last year when their best friend Willard died. As graduation approaches, the looming ritual ratchets up Percy?s deepest, hidden feelings and reveals the truth about his father?s disappearance.
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Fair. Seller Inventory # CIN0440229758A