Smiles to Go - Softcover

Spinelli, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064471977 ISBN 13: 9780064471978

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2013

Synopsis

Ninth grader Will Tuppence is in control.

He plans everything obsessively, from the perfect stargazing night with his crush, Mi-Su, to the regular Saturday-night games of Monopoly with his friends. He's even planned his entire adulthood: career as an astronomer; mint condition, black 1985 Jaguar XJS/12; two kids. . . .

But everything changes the day Will learns one startling fact: protons—those tiny atomic particles, the building blocks to the building blocks of life—can die. The one thing that was so certain in this world to Will has an expiration date.

And Will's carefully planned-out life?

Not so certain, either.

About this title

Review:

“Stargirl would approve.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Spinelli employs a fresh voice and honest perspective to mine the prickly intersections of family, friendship, and growing up, with emotionally resonant results.” (ALA Booklist)

“Middle school boys and girls, as well as the reluctant reader, will enjoy this fun and easy read.” (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA))

About the Author:

Jerry Spinelli received the Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee and a Newbery Honor for Wringer. His other books include Smiles to Go, Loser, Space Station Seventh Grade, Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?, Dump Days, and Stargirl. His novels are recognized for their humor and poignancy, and his characters and situations are often drawn from his real-life experience as a father of six children. Jerry lives with his wife, Eileen, also a writer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0064471977
• ISBN 13: 9780064471978
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272