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Twerp - Mark Goldblatt
Twerp
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"A vivid, absorbing story about one boy’s misadventure, heartache, and hope for himself." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach MeIt's not like I meant for Danley to get hurt. . . .Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school... show more
"A vivid, absorbing story about one boy’s misadventure, heartache, and hope for himself." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach MeIt's not like I meant for Danley to get hurt. . . .Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school after a weeklong suspension, his English teacher offers him a deal: if he keeps a journal and writes about the terrible incident that got him and his friends suspended, he can get out of writing a report on Shakespeare. Julian jumps at the chance. And so begins his account of life in sixth grade--blowing up homemade fireworks, writing a love letter for his best friend (with disastrous results), and worrying whether he's still the fastest kid in school. Lurking in the background, though, is the one story he can't bring himself to tell, the one story his teacher most wants to hear.Inspired by Mark Goldblatt's own childhood growing up in 1960s Queens, Twerp shines with humor and heart. This remarkably powerful story will have readers laughing and crying right along with these flawed but unforgettable characters.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780375971426 (0375971424)
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
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2.5 Hmmmm...
Sometimes when you brace yourself for a storm, you get a gentle breeze. The storm only comes when you're braced for nothing whatsoever. page 16 Knowing that, in a thousand years, nothing you're doing or not doing will matter frees you up to do what your heart tells you to do. page 189 Julian Tw...
Wrighty's Reads
Wrighty's Reads rated it
3.5 Twerp by Mark Goldblatt
I don't know if I would have chosen this book on my own but I'm glad I did. The story is told in journal style by twelve year-old Julian, the main character who is growing up in the 1960s. This is an assignment in response to an incident he was involved in that's not revealed until much later. Altho...
Amara's Eden
Amara's Eden rated it
2.0 Twerp by Mark Goldblatt
Twerp is a book that I never would have read had I not received a Netgalley invitation to download it. But afterwards, I decided to check it out; I enjoy Middle Grade, after all, and it would only take a few hours to read. I can honestly say I don't regret reading it.Not that I'm going to gush; Twer...
CherylMM
CherylMM rated it
It gives off the same feeling as the well known 80s film Stand By Me, which is also a story about coming of age.This is a tale about reflection, guilt, emotional turmoil and the eternal confusion of youth.It has an easy comfortable flow and the reader slips easily into the mind and head of the young...
Mommy's Reading Break
Mommy's Reading Break rated it
2.0
I received this book for review from the publisher via Netgalley.I had never heard of Twerp or Mark Goldblatt. However, I was browsing on Netgalley and thought that the description sounded interesting, so I requested it. I went into it with an open mind, but I was unfortunately unimpressed.Twerp is ...
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