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DescriptionWhile Nick Gardner's family is falling apart, his best friend, Scooter, is dying from a freak disease. The Scoot's final wish is that Nick and their quirky classmate, Jaycee Amato, deliver a prized first-edition copy of "Of Mice and Men "to the Scoot's father. There's just one problem: the Scoot's father walked out years ago and hasn't been heard from since. So, guided by Steinbeck's life lessons, and with only the vaguest of plans, Nick and Jaycee set off to find him. Characters you'll want to become friends with and a narrative voice that sparkles with wit make this a truly original coming-of-age story. Reviews"The very sentimentalism of the situation, the quest nature of the plot, and the quirkiness of the characters will appeal to many young readers." --"BCCB" "What summer reading list is complete without a road-trip novel? Especially one that extols the virtues of reading sad books and contains the sentence: 'Parents are such idiots.' " --"Newsday "The very sentimentalism of the situation, the quest nature of the plot, and the quirkiness of the characters will appeal to many young readers." --"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Author descriptionGae Polisner is a wife, mother, and family law attorney/mediator by trade--but a writer by calling. "The Pull of Gravity "is her first novel. |