A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag

Korman, Gordon

ISBN 10: 0590406949 / ISBN 13: 9780590406949

Published by Scholastic, New York, 1987

About this Item

library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 029344

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag
• Publisher: Scholastic, New York
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0590406949
• ISBN 13: 9780590406949
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Book Type: Ex Library
• Seller catalogs:
  • Childrens, Teenager, Young Adult

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Synopsis

When luckless Raymond Jardine becomes Sean Delancey's eleventh-grade-English project partner, he persuades Sean's grandfather to pose as a long-deceased, obscure Canadian poet, in an effort to pass the course and win a vacation to a luxurious Greek island.Hoping to win a trip to an exotic Greek island, Raymond Jardine and Sean Delancey decide to impress the contest judges by selecting a highly obscure Canadian poet as their English project subject, but their scheming intrigue brings unexpected repercussions

Reviews

Sean Delancey, high school basketball star, is just an ordinary, popular guyuntil he meets eccentric Raymond Jardine, a boy with absolutely no luck. Although reluctant at first, Sean is drawn into Raymond's wacky scheme to secure a spot on the school-sponsored trip to Theamelpos, the fabulous Greek island that grants good luck to everyone who visits it. Through his friendship with Raymond, Sean learns to value individuality and independent thinking. And in the book's hilarious climax, it is Sean himself who engineers the showdown between the student body and SACGEN, the principal's pet projecta virtually useless Solar/Air Current Generating Machine that supposedly powers the high school. Smooth, skillful writing and an engaging cast of quirky characters will keep readers chuckling to the very end of this thoroughly enjoyable book. Ages 12-up.
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