- Published: New York : Little, Brown, 2011.
- Year Published: 2011
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Description: 282 p. ; 22 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
Reading Level
- Lexile: 710
ISBN/Standard Number
- 9780316129282
- 0316129283
Subjects
- Self-confidence -- Fiction.
- Family problems -- Fiction.
- Bullies -- Fiction.
- Dreams -- Fiction.
- Grandfathers -- Fiction.
- Missing persons -- Fiction.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction.
- Arizona -- Fiction.
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Call number: Teen Fiction
Available Copies: Downtown Teen, Malletts Teen, Pittsfield Teen, Traverwood Teen, West Teen
Additional Details
Overburdened by his parents' bickering and a bully's attacks, fifteen-year-old Lucky Linderman begins dreaming of being with his grandfather, who went missing during the Vietnam War, but during a visit to Arizona, his aunt and uncle and their beautiful neighbor, Ginny, help him find a new perspective.
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great YA book
Read this book. It's a wonderful read for both teens and adults. A.S. King writes characters you want to be friends with. In this novel we meet Lucky. And he is the kind of teen who stands up to the local bully in a most magical and daring way.
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