Crash - Hardcover

Spinelli, Jerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679879579 ISBN 13: 9780679879572

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family

About this title

Review:

"Readers will devour this humorous glimpse of what jocks are made of." --"School Library Journal, "starred review "Spinelli packs a powerful moral wallop, leaving it to the pitch-perfect narration to drive home his point."--"Publishers Weekly"

" Readers will devour this humorous glimpse of what jocks are made of." --"School Library Journal, "starred review " Spinelli packs a powerful moral wallop, leaving it to the pitch-perfect narration to drive home his point." --"Publishers Weekly"

Book Description:

First published in 1997 and now available in paperback, the story of John Coogan, known as Crash, who meets a gentle Quaker, Penn Webb and regards him as a prime victim for bullying. However, the sudden illness of Crash's grandad reveals a vulnerable side to Crash and forces him to rethink his values.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679879579
• ISBN 13: 9780679879572
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 162