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Dunk by David Lubar (2002, HC), Signed
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Signed
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780618194551
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
061819455X
ISBN-13
9780618194551
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14038701025
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dunk
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Social Themes / Dating & Relationships, Nature & The Natural World / General (See Also Headings under Animals), Performing Arts / General, General, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Boys & Men, People & Places / United States / General
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
2001-058428
Reviews
"A solid novel about the anger and agression that often fuels humor--and the compassion that can enhance it." Horn Book 4Q/4P "Dunk confirms Lubar's growing stature as an author of distinctive, intriguing, and highly original young adult fiction." VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Lubar ably charts a watershed summer between boyhood and manhood, just one of the attractions of [his] engrossing novel." Publishers Weekly "Lubar tells an engaging story with believable and interesting characters and witty dialogue. . . . Readers will be pleased." KLIATT "Chad is the prototype of the hard-luck teen. The Bozo, too, is classic...With painful truth, Lubar create[s] complex characters." Booklist, ALA "...genuinely original. Readers will relish [that] blend of hope and cynicism that gives [the boardwalk] its rich and gamey flavor." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "well-realized characters in a solid novel about the anger that often fuels humor - and the compassion that enhances it." The HORN BOOK GUIDE, pointer review Horn Book Guide, Pointer, 4Q/4P "Dunk confirms Lubar's growing stature as an author of distinctive, intriguing, and highly original young adult fiction.", Chad is the prototype of the hard-luck teen. The Bozo, too, is classichellip;With painful truth, Lubar create[s] complex characters., A solid novel about the anger and agression that often fuels humor--and the compassion that can enhance it., Chad is the prototype of the hard-luck teen. The Bozo, too, is classicWith painful truth, Lubar create[s] complex characters., ...genuinely original. Readers will relish [that] blend of hope and cynicism that gives [the boardwalk] its rich and gamey flavor., "A solid novel about the anger and agression that often fuels humor--and the compassion that can enhance it." Horn Book 4Q/4P "Dunk confirms Lubar's growing stature as an author of distinctive, intriguing, and highly original young adult fiction." VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Lubar ably charts a watershed summer between boyhood and manhood, just one of the attractions of [his] engrossing novel." Publishers Weekly "Lubar tells an engaging story with believable and interesting characters and witty dialogue. . . . Readers will be pleased." KLIATT "Chad is the prototype of the hard-luck teen. The Bozo, too, is classic…With painful truth, Lubar create[s] complex characters." Booklist, ALA "...genuinely original. Readers will relish [that] blend of hope and cynicism that gives [the boardwalk] its rich and gamey flavor." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "well-realized characters in a solid novel about the anger that often fuels humor - and the compassion that enhances it." The HORN BOOK GUIDE, pointer review Horn Book Guide, Pointer, Lubar ably charts a watershed summer between boyhood and manhood, just one of the attractions of [his] engrossing novel."
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Grade To
Tenth Grade
Dewey Decimal
FIC
Edition Description
Teacher's edition
Synopsis
To the Bozo, the clown who sits inside the cage above the dunk tank, everyone is a mark. Once he has zeroed in on his victim, the Bozo comes up with the perfect wisecracksomething funny enough to make people stop and listen, and cruel enough to hook the mark. Now the mark is bent on revenge, and he ll buy however many balls he needs to hit the target and see the Bozo plunge into the water. It s a game that fascinates Chad, who lives on the Jersey shore, where the boardwalk turns into an amusement park every summer. He wishes he could shout at the world from the safety of a cagehis dad ran out on him and his mom, and now everyone seems convinced that Chad will wind up a loser, too. He s determined to get a job playing the Bozo, something he knows he d be good at. Suddenly, Chad finds himself thrown into a strange and twisted world, where humor has far more power than he ever imagined. With a crackling plot and smart, funny dialogue, Dunk pulls readers along on a journey that exposes a universal truth: We all need to laugh.", To the Bozo, the clown who sits inside the cage above the dunk tank, everyone is a 'mark.' Once he has zeroed in on his victim, the Bozo comes up with the perfect wisecrack-something funny enough to make people stop and listen, and cruel enough to hook the mark. Now the mark is bent on revenge, and he'll buy however many balls he needs to hit the target and see the Bozo plunge into the water. It's a game that fascinates Chad, who lives on the Jersey shore, where the boardwalk turns into an amusement park every summer. He wishes he could shout at the world from the safety of a cage-his dad ran out on him and his mom, and now everyone seems convinced that Chad will wind up a loser, too. He's determined to get a job playing the Bozo, something he knows he'd be good at. Suddenly, Chad finds himself thrown into a strange and twisted world, where humor has far more power than he ever imagined.With a crackling plot and smart, funny dialogue, Dunk pulls readers along on a journey that exposes a universal truth: We all need to laugh.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.L96775Du 2002
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