Zen and the Art of Faking It
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780439837071 (0439837073)
Publish date: October 1st 2007
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Humor,
Funny,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Middle Grade,
Religion,
Contemporary
"When eighth-grader San Lee moves to a new town and a new school for the umpteenth time, he doesn't try to make new friends or be a loner or play cool. Instead he sits back and devises a plan to be totally different. When he accidentally answers too many questions in World History on Zen (only becau...
So what do you do when you’re in 8th grade, have been moved all over the U.S., and have now landed in Pennsylvania? Yes, you can go with the flow or you can become a Zen Master! Welcome to San Lee world. He’s a kid of many hats and with every new town, he’s wore a new hat to try to help him fit in....
Good book. Sonnenblick was able to use techniques I'm familiar with from Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie to create a completely different protagonist. As I neared the end, I was really hoping there would be no neat ends, tying everything up, resolving all the protagonist's problems- because that woul...