Okay for Now
ISBN-13:
9780547152608
ISBN-10:
0547152604
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Gary D. Schmidt
Publication date:
2011
Publisher:
Clarion Books
Format:
Hardcover
368 pages
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9780547152608
ISBN-10:
0547152604
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Gary D. Schmidt
Publication date:
2011
Publisher:
Clarion Books
Format:
Hardcover
368 pages
Summary
Okay for Now (ISBN-13: 9780547152608 and ISBN-10: 0547152604), written by authors
Gary D. Schmidt, was published by Clarion Books in 2011.
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Description
2011 National Book Award Finalist
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him. So begins a coming-of-age masterwork full of equal parts comedy and tragedy from Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt. As Doug struggles to be more than the “skinny thug” that his teachers and the police think him to be, he finds an unlikely ally in Lil Spicer—a fiery young lady who “smelled like daisies would smell if they were growing in a big field under a clearing sky after a rain.” In Lil, Doug finds the strength to endure an abusive father, the suspicions of a whole town, and the return of his oldest brother, forever scarred, from Vietnam. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon’s birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage. In this stunning novel, Schmidt expertly weaves multiple themes of loss and recovery in a story teeming with distinctive, unusual characters and invaluable lessons about love, creativity, and survival.We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book
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