Bluefish [electronic resource]
Schmatz, Pat2013
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Thirteen-year-old Travis has a secret: he can't read. But a shrewd teacher and a sassy girl are about to change everything in this witty and deeply moving novel. Travis is missing his old home in the country, and he's missing his old dog, Rosco. Now there's just the cramped place he shares with his well-meaning but alcoholic grandpa; a new school and the dreaded routine of passing when he's called on to read out loud. But that's before Travis meets Mr McQueen, who doesn't take "pass" for an answer – a rare teacher whose savvy persistence has Travis slowly unlocking a book on the natural world. And it's before Travis is noticed by Velveeta, a girl whose wry banter and colourful scarves belie some hard secrets of her own. With sympathy, humour and disarming honesty, Pat Schmatz brings to life a cast of utterly believable characters – and captures the moments of trust and connection that make all the difference.
Main title:
Bluefish [electronic resource] / Pat Schmatz
Author:
Schmatz, Pat, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Walker Books, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 2-3
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Pat Schmatz lives near Amherst Junction, Wisconsin, and has written four books for teens: Mrs. Estronsky and the UFO, Circle the Truth, Mousetraps, and Bluefish. Bluefish was awarded Bank Street College of Education's Josette Frank Award for fiction, an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, and the Wisconsin Library Association's Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award.
Awards:
Notable Children's Books (Association for Library Service to Children)
ISBN:
9781406344660
Language:
English
BRN:
2907054
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