This sensitive, real story deals with the death of a friend, loss of fathers, and coming of age for two teenagers.



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The Pull of Gravity






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Gae Polisner

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This inspiring book has a sensibility and realness that I am always looking for in books for young teens. The story involves having the courage to deal with really hard issues, presenting the issues in ways that teach and nourish without ever being obvious and in ways teens will really like and understand.

Almost fifteen-year-old Nick is facing some challenging times.

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His best friend, Scooter, is dying from some freak disease. His father is the ultimate "couch potato" and can't face life, his mother is overworked and unhappy, and his brother is often distant and unavailable. To top it off, Scooter has asked Nick and a very quirky (but attractive) female classmate, Jaycee, to deliver a first-edition copy of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men to Scooter's absent, walked-out-of-his life father -- before Scooter dies.

A fine kettle of fish -- yet Nick and Jaycee rise to the occasion and set off to find Scooter's father, guided by Steinbeck, Star Wars, and their own deep down sense of things. Nick's narrative is funny and crass (the language might offend some readers). His saga is unforgettable, suitable especially for boys, but great for girls as well, since Jaycee holds a central role in the story. This coming-of-age book has that extra special something that makes it true and original.

(Ages: 12 and up)

#17649 - Hardcover Book - 202 pgs
Our price $16.99

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