Description: Forced to spend a semester in his father's small hometown up in the mountains, seventeen-year-old Rob finds his feelings of alienation and self-hatred diminishing as he forges relationships with relatives and new friends.
Synopsis Forced to spend a semester in his father's small hometown up in the mountains, seventeen-year-old Rob finds his feelings of alienation and self-hatred diminishing as he forges relationships with relatives and new friends.
Details
Publication Date:
1998-02-01
Size
Length:
264 pages
Height:
9.0 in
Width:
5.8 in
Thickness:
1.0 in
Weight:
15.2 oz
Publisher's Note This ALA Best Book for Young Readers explores the power of our effect on eachother and the comfort and magic that connectedness brings -- even to those who feel detached and hopeless.