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And Then, Boom!
DESCRIPTION :
A gripping new novel in verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish, featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him
Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom canât be depended on as she never stays around long once she gets âthe itch,â and now he and his beloved grandmother find themselves without a home. Fortunately, Joe has an outlet in his journals and drawings and takes comfort from the lessons of comic booksâsuperheroes have a lot of âand then, boomâ moments, where everything threatens to go bust but somehow they land on their feet. And that seems to happen a lot to Joe too, as in this crisis his friend Nick helps them find a home in his trailer park. But things fall apart again when Joe is suddenly left to fend for himself. He doesnât tell anyone heâs on his own, as he fears foster care and has hope his mom will come back. But time is running outâbills are piling up, the electricityâs been shut off, and the school yearâs about to end, meaning no more free meals. The struggle to feed himself gets intense, and Joe finds himself dumpster diving for meals. Heâs never felt so aloneâuntil an emaciated little dog and her two tiny pups cross his path. And fate has even more in store for Joe, because an actual tornado is about to hit homeâand just when it seems all is lost, his life turns in a direction that he never could have predicted.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 216 mm x 146 mm
WEIGHT : 340 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Childrenâs, Teenage & Educational
A gripping new novel in verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish, featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him
Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom canât be depended on as she never stays around long once she gets âthe itch,â and now he and his beloved grandmother find themselves without a home. Fortunately, Joe has an outlet in his journals and drawings and takes comfort from the lessons of comic booksâsuperheroes have a lot of âand then, boomâ moments, where everything threatens to go bust but somehow they land on their feet. And that seems to happen a lot to Joe too, as in this crisis his friend Nick helps them find a home in his trailer park. But things fall apart again when Joe is suddenly left to fend for himself. He doesnât tell anyone heâs on his own, as he fears foster care and has hope his mom will come back. But time is running outâbills are piling up, the electricityâs been shut off, and the school yearâs about to end, meaning no more free meals. The struggle to feed himself gets intense, and Joe finds himself dumpster diving for meals. Heâs never felt so aloneâuntil an emaciated little dog and her two tiny pups cross his path. And fate has even more in store for Joe, because an actual tornado is about to hit homeâand just when it seems all is lost, his life turns in a direction that he never could have predicted.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780593406328 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Fipps, Lisa | |
| PUBLISHER : Nancy Paulsen Books | PUBLICATION DATE : May 07, 2024 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States | IMPRINT : Nancy Paulsen Books |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : From 10 years |
| PRODUCT FORM : Hardback | |
WEIGHT : 340 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Childrenâs, Teenage & Educational
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DESCRIPTION :
A gripping new novel in verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish, featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him
Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom canât be depended on as she never stays around long once she gets âthe itch,â and now he and his beloved grandmother find themselves without a home. Fortunately, Joe has an outlet in his journals and drawings and takes comfort from the lessons of comic booksâsuperheroes have a lot of âand then, boomâ moments, where everything threatens to go bust but somehow they land on their feet. And that seems to happen a lot to Joe too, as in this crisis his friend Nick helps them find a home in his trailer park. But things fall apart again when Joe is suddenly left to fend for himself. He doesnât tell anyone heâs on his own, as he fears foster care and has hope his mom will come back. But time is running outâbills are piling up, the electricityâs been shut off, and the school yearâs about to end, meaning no more free meals. The struggle to feed himself gets intense, and Joe finds himself dumpster diving for meals. Heâs never felt so aloneâuntil an emaciated little dog and her two tiny pups cross his path. And fate has even more in store for Joe, because an actual tornado is about to hit homeâand just when it seems all is lost, his life turns in a direction that he never could have predicted.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 216 mm x 146 mm
WEIGHT : 340 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Childrenâs, Teenage & Educational
A gripping new novel in verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish, featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him
Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom canât be depended on as she never stays around long once she gets âthe itch,â and now he and his beloved grandmother find themselves without a home. Fortunately, Joe has an outlet in his journals and drawings and takes comfort from the lessons of comic booksâsuperheroes have a lot of âand then, boomâ moments, where everything threatens to go bust but somehow they land on their feet. And that seems to happen a lot to Joe too, as in this crisis his friend Nick helps them find a home in his trailer park. But things fall apart again when Joe is suddenly left to fend for himself. He doesnât tell anyone heâs on his own, as he fears foster care and has hope his mom will come back. But time is running outâbills are piling up, the electricityâs been shut off, and the school yearâs about to end, meaning no more free meals. The struggle to feed himself gets intense, and Joe finds himself dumpster diving for meals. Heâs never felt so aloneâuntil an emaciated little dog and her two tiny pups cross his path. And fate has even more in store for Joe, because an actual tornado is about to hit homeâand just when it seems all is lost, his life turns in a direction that he never could have predicted.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780593406328 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Fipps, Lisa | |
| PUBLISHER : Nancy Paulsen Books | PUBLICATION DATE : May 07, 2024 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States | IMPRINT : Nancy Paulsen Books |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : From 10 years |
| PRODUCT FORM : Hardback | |
WEIGHT : 340 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Childrenâs, Teenage & Educational
