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Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061968501
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes written by Chris Crutcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called a “masterpiece” in a starred review from School Library Journal, award-winning author Chris Crutcher’s acclaimed Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is an enduring classic. This bestselling novel is about love, loyalty, and friendship in the face of adversity. “Superb plotting, extraordinary characters, and cracking narrative make this novel unforgettable.”—Publishers Weekly Sarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune have been friends for years. When they were children, his weight and her scars made them both outcasts. Now Sarah Byrnes—the smartest, toughest person Eric has ever known—sits silent in a hospital. Eric must uncover the terrible secret she’s hiding before its dark current pulls them both under. Will appeal to fans of Marieke Nijkamp, Andrew Smith, and John Corey Whaley. “Once again, Chris Crutcher plunges his readers into life's tough issues within a compelling story filled with human compassion . . . with his characteristic intelligence, humor, and empathy."—ALAN Review An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults

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Author : Cengage Learning Gale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781375388801
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide for Chris Crutcher's "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes" written by Cengage Learning Gale and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Chris Crutcher's "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

Whale Talk

Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061968536
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Whale Talk written by Chris Crutcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A truly exceptional book.”—Washington Post There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. Bestselling author Chris Crutcher’s controversial and acclaimed novel follows a group of outcasts as they take on inequality and injustice in their high school. "Crutcher's superior gifts as a storyteller and his background as a working therapist combine to make magic in Whale Talk. The thread of truth in his fiction reminds us that heroes can come in any shape, color, ability or size, and friendship can bridge nearly any divide.”—Washington Post T.J. Jones hates the blatant preferential treatment jocks receive at his high school, and the reverence paid to the varsity lettermen. When he sees a member of the wrestling team threatening an underclassman, T.J. decides he’s had enough. He recruits some of the biggest misfits at Cutter High to form a swim team. They may not have very much talent, but the All-Night Mermen prove to be way more than T.J. anticipated. As the unlikely athletes move closer to their goal, these new friends might learn that the journey is worth more than the reward. For fans of Andrew Smith and Marieke Nijkamp. "Crutcher offers an unusual yet resonant mixture of black comedy and tragedy that lays bare the superficiality of the high-school scene. The book's shocking climax will force readers to re-examine their own values and may cause them to alter their perception of individuals pegged as 'losers.'"—Publishers Weekly An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age Features a new afterword by Chris Crutcher

A Study Guide for Chris Crutcher's "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes"

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410359212
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide for Chris Crutcher's "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes" written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Chris Crutcher's "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

Ironman

Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : Greenwillow Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Ironman written by Chris Crutcher and published by Greenwillow Books. This book was released on 1995-04-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While training for a triathlon, seventeen-year-old Bo attends an anger management group at school which leads him to examine his relationship with his father. It is a funny, sometimes heartbreaking story about growing up in the heart of struggle. It is about standing up, getting knocked down, and standing up again. It is about being heard--and learning to listen.

We'll Fly Away

Author : Bryan Bliss
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062494295
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book We'll Fly Away written by Bryan Bliss and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award Longlist Title * Booklist Editors’ Choice * CYBILS Young Adult Fiction Finalist * Nerdy Book Club Award for Best Young Adult Fiction * Paste Magazine Best Book * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults “A compelling and raw story.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[Bliss dares] his readers not only to see the depths of human complexity, but to care.”—Booklist (starred review) Luke and Toby have always had each other’s backs. But then one choice—or maybe it is a series of choices—sets them down an irrevocable path.We’ll Fly Awayweaves together Luke and Toby’s senior year of high school with letters Luke writes to Toby later—from death row. Best friends since childhood, Luke and Toby have dreamed of one thing: getting out of their dead-end town. Soon they finally will, riding the tails of Luke’s wrestling scholarship, never looking back. If they don’t drift apart first. If Toby’s abusive dad, or Luke’s unreliable mom, or anything else their complicated lives throw at them doesn’t get in the way. Tense and emotional, this hard-hitting novel explores family abuse, sex, love, and friendship, and how far people will go to protect those they love. For fans of Jason Reynolds, Marieke Nijkamp, and NPR’s Serial podcast. Praise for We’ll Fly Away: "Bryan Bliss has written an empathetic and stirring novel about what it means to fight for the outcasts, the forgotten, and even the hated, reminding us that we all have worth. That we are all valuable."—Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking “A poignant story of loyalty, abuse, and poverty. . . . This compassionate and beautifully rendered novel packs an emotional punch.”—KirkusReviews (starred review) “A smart, rugged, all-too-true story of friendship under fire. Believable characters and page-turning tension.”—Chris Crutcher, author of Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes “This fast-paced read will have teens tearing through chapters to find out why Luke is in jail. . . . The conclusion will leave them devastated. This is [a] touching book about male friendship for fans of Jason Reynolds.”—School Library Journal “The unshakable and unconditional bond between the young men is tested and proves true, a ray of light in the darkness of their stories.”—VOYA

Chinese Handcuffs

Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062657461
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book Chinese Handcuffs written by Chris Crutcher and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dillon is living with the painful memory of his brother's suicide -- and the role he played in it. To keep his mind and body occupied, he trains intensely for the Ironman triathlon. But outside of practice, his life seems to be falling apart. Then Dillon finds a confidante in Jennifer, a star high school basketball player who's hiding her own set of destructive secrets. Together, they must find the courage to confront their demons -- before it's too late.

King of the Mild Frontier

Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061968447
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book King of the Mild Frontier written by Chris Crutcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age A riveting, scorching—and hilarious—autobiography by the award-winning author of Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes and Deadline. From trying to impress a member of the girls’ softball team (with disastrous dental results) to enduring the humiliation of his high school athletic club initiation (olives and oysters play unforgettable roles), Chris Crutcher’s memoir of the tricky road to adulthood is candid, disarming, laugh-out-loud funny, relevant, and never less than riveting. He vividly describes a temper that was always waiting to trip him up even as it sustained him through some of the most memorable mishaps any child has survived. And how did this guy (he lifted his brother’s homework through the entire tenth grade) ever become a writer, not to mention the author of fourteen critically acclaimed books for young people? The frontier may be mild, but the book is not. Fans of Tara Westover’s Educated, Jack Gantos’s Hole in My Life, and Walter Dean Myers’s Bad Boy will laugh, will cry, and will remember. “Funny, bittersweet and brutally honest. Readers will clasp this hard-to-put-down book to their hearts even as they laugh sympathetically.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Shift

Author : Jennifer Bradbury
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781442420120
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Shift written by Jennifer Bradbury and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some friends fade away….Others disappear. Now in paperback, a riveting mystery that will “keep the pages turning” (Chris Crutcher, author of Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes). Imagine you and your best friend head out West on a cross-country bike trek. Imagine that you get into a fight—the cheap SOB won’t kick in any cash—and you stop riding together. Imagine you reach Seattle, go home alone, and start college. Imagine you think your former best friend does too. Imagine he didn’t, that he was carrying more than $20,000 in cash the whole trip, and that now the FBI is looking for him. Imagine your world shifting.... Shift is a breathtaking tour-de-force that explores the depths of loyalty and friendship—and the unknowable depths of another person.

Athletic Shorts

Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006196834X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Athletic Shorts written by Chris Crutcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These six powerful short stories chronicle bits of the lives of characters, major and minor, who have walked the rugged terrain of Chris Crutcher's earlier works. They also introduce some new and unforgettable personalities who may well be heard from again in future books. As with all Crutcher's work, these are stories about athletes, and yet they are not sport stories. They are tales of love and death, bigotry and heroism, of real people doing their best even when that best isn't very good. Crutcher's straightforward style and total honesty have earned him an admiring audience and made readers of many nonreaders.

A Wolf Called Wander

Author : Rosanne Parry
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062895958
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book A Wolf Called Wander written by Rosanne Parry and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller! “Don’t miss this dazzling tour de force.”—Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal winning author of The One and Only Ivan This gripping novel about survival and family is based on the real story of one wolf’s incredible journey to find a safe place to call home. Illustrated throughout, this irresistible tale by award-winning author Rosanne Parry is for fans of Sara Pennypacker’s Pax and Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan. Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains learning to hunt, competing with his brothers and sisters for hierarchy, and watching over a new litter of cubs. Then a rival pack attacks, and Swift and his family scatter. Alone and scared, Swift must flee and find a new home. His journey takes him a remarkable one thousand miles across the Pacific Northwest. The trip is full of peril, and Swift encounters forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before he finds his new home. Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a wolf named OR-7 (or Journey), this irresistible tale of survival invites readers to experience and imagine what it would be like to be one of the most misunderstood animals on earth. This gripping and appealing novel about family, courage, loyalty, and the natural world is for fans of Fred Gipson’s Old Yeller and Katherine Applegate’s Endling. Includes black-and-white illustrations throughout and a map as well as information about the real wolf who inspired the novel. Plus don't miss Rosanne Parry's stand-alone companion novel, A Whale of the Wild.

Stotan!

Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006196851X
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Stotan! written by Chris Crutcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stotan: A cross between a Stoic and a Spartin It's the last swimming season for Walker, Nortie, Lion, and Jeff, and their coach is building their self-discipline in a grueling four-hour-a-day test of stamina designed to bring them to the outer edge of their capabilities. As it turns out, Stotan Week is also the week in which secrets are revealed, and the four friends must draw upon their new strengths for an endurance they never knew they'd need.

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Teacher Guide

Author : Gloria Levine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781581305708
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Teacher Guide written by Gloria Levine and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suggests activities to be used in the classroom to accompany the reading of Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher.

Spirituality in Young Adult Literature

Author : Patty Campbell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442252391
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Spirituality in Young Adult Literature written by Patty Campbell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time when almost any gritty topic can be featured in a young adult novel, there is one subject that is avoided by writers and publishers. Faith and belief in God seldom appear in traditional form in novels for teens. The lack of such ideas in mainstream adolescent literature can be interpreted by teens to mean that these matters are not important. Yet a significant part of growing up is struggling with issues of spirituality. The underlying problem, of course, is that there are so few writers who are willing to talk to teenagers about God, even indirectly, or who themselves have the religious literacy for the task. Spirituality in Young Adult Literature: The Last Taboo tackles a subject rarely portrayed in fiction aimed at teens. In this volume, Patty Campbell examines not only realistic fiction, but young adult literature that deals with mysticism, apocalyptical end times, and even YA novels that depict the Divine Encounter. Campbell maintains that fantasy works are inherently spiritual, because the plots nearly always progress toward a showdown between good and evil. As such, the author surmises that the popularity of fantasy among teens may represent their interest in the mystical dimensions of faith and the otherworldly. In this study, Campbell examines works of fiction that express perspectives from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Distinguished YA novelist Chris Crowe provides a chapter on Mormon values and Mormon YA authors and how their novels integrate those values into their books. By looking at how spirituality is represented in novels aimed at teens, this book asks what progress, if any, has been made in slaying the taboo. Although most of the books discussed in this study are recent, an appendix lists YA books from 1967 to the present that have dealt with issues of faith. A timely look at an important subject, Spirituality in Young Adult Literature will be of interest to young adult librarians, junior and senior high school teachers, and students and instructors of college courses in adolescent literature, as well as to parents of teens.

Running Loose

Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061968471
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Running Loose written by Chris Crutcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louie Banks has it made. He's got a starting spot on the football team, good friends, and a smart, beautiful girlfriend who loves him as much as he loves her. Early in the fall, he sees all his ideas of fair play go up in smoke; by spring, what he cares about most has been destroyed. How can Louie keep going when he's lost everything?

Period 8

Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062190245
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book Period 8 written by Chris Crutcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this terrifying and provocative novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Deadline and Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, a teenage boy tries to uncover what happened to a girl who has vanished from his high school. Was she abducted, or did she run for her life? Paul "The Bomb" Baum tells the truth. No matter what. It was something he learned at Sunday school. But telling the truth can cause problems, and not just minor ones. And as Paulie discovers, finding the truth can be even more problematic. Period 8 is supposed to be that one period in high school where the truth can shine, a safe haven. Only what Paulie and Hannah (his ex-girlfriend, unfortunately) and his other classmates don't know is that the ultimate liar is in their midst. Terrifying, thought-provoking, and original, this novel combines all the qualities of a great psychological thriller with the controversy, ethics, athletics, humor, and raw emotion of a classic Crutcher story.

A Study Guide for Chris Crutcher's "Crazy Horse Electric Game"

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410343391
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide for Chris Crutcher's "Crazy Horse Electric Game" written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Chris Crutcher's "Crazy Horse Electric Game," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.