Surviving the Applewhites 爱波怀特一家学校生存记 ISBN9780064410441
作者: Tolan
出版社:HarperCollins 2004年01月
简介:
Jake Semple is a scary kid. Word has it that he burned downhis old school and then was kicked out of every other school in hishome state. Only weeks into September, the middle school inTraybridge, North Carolina, has thrown him out, too. Now there’sonly one place left that will take him—a home school run by themost outrageous, forgetful, chaotic, quarrelsome family you’ll evermeet. Each and every Applewhite is an artist through andthrough—except E.D., the smart, scruffy girl with a deep longingfor order and predictability. E.D. and Jake, so nearly the sameage, are quickly paired in the family’s first experiment in“cooperative education.” The two clash immediately, of course. Theonly thing they have in common is the determination to survive thefamily’s eccentricities. In Stephanie S. Tolan’s hilarious tale, alocal production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC—directed, stagecrafted,choreographed, and costumed by Applewhites—brings the familytogether and shows E.D. and Jake the value of the special giftsthey’ve ha
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IMPRESSIVE SALES SURVIVING THE APPLEWHITES has netted more than460,000 units across all editions! AWARDS AND HONORS FOR SURVIVINGTHE APPLEWHITES ?Newbery Honor Book ?New York Times Bestseller ?ALANotable Children’s Book ?ALA Best Book for Young Adults ?ALAPopular Paperbacks for Young Adults ?ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice?School Library Journal Best Book ?Smithsonian Magazine NotableBook for Children ?New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age?New York Public Library’s “One Hundred Titles for Reading andSharing” ?Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Masterlist(Vermont), ?Nebraska Children’s Choice “Golden Sower Award” nominee?Texas Lone Star Reading List ?State lists: Missouri, Illinois,Tennessee, South Carolina, Iowa ?Winner: Kentucky Bluegrass Award?Winner: William Allen White Award (Kansas) ?Book Links LastingConnection FANTASTIC NEW ART This repackage features terrific newcover art by Brett Helquist, who also did the jacket art forAPPLEWHITES AT WIT’S END—Stephanie S. Tolan’s long-awaited sequelto SURVIVING THE APPLEWHITES. We will publish APPLEWHITES AT WIT’SEND on the Summer 2012 list. ANNIVERSARY YEAR 2012 marks the tenthanniversary of SURVIVING THE APPLEWHITES. What better way tocelebrate than with a new cover and a hilarious sequel? Thisrepackage will include a teaser to APPLEWHITES AT WIT’S END. FUNNY,BUT WITH A SERIOUS PURPOSE The funny, offbeat look at an at-riskboy who has been kicked out of several schools and is sent to livewith a homeschooling family, this Newbery honor title has receivedimpressive acclaim and is a favorite among teachers, librarians,and young pe