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265 pp.
| Scholastic |
October, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-439-75779-7$16.99
(1)
YA
Sentenced to community service at a nursing home for an uncharacteristic drunk driving episode, sixteen-year-old angst-ridden Alex befriends a difficult resident while struggling with romantic feelings for his best friend, Laurie. Brimming with hapless confusion, mulish equivocation, and deadpan humor, Sonnenblick's second novel will have readers nodding with recognition, sighing in sympathy, and gasping with laughter--often on the same page.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2006