ron Koertge's Spot-on Repartee Highlights The Wry, Poignant Tale Of A Teen Who Is Numbed By Loss But Finds An Unusual Route To Reclaiming His Life.
listening To Music 24/7. Hanging Out With His Slacker-stoner Friend, Andy. Basically, Ryan's Been Sleepwalking Through Life Since His Younger Sister Died Of Cancer Two Years Ago. But When Charlotte Silano — A Gorgeous, Popular Senior Way Out Of His League — Has A Riding Accident And Falls Into A Coma, Ryan Finds Himself Drawn To Her Hospital Room Almost Every Day, Long After Her Friends Stop Coming Around. And Oddly Enough, Ryan Seems To Be Slowly Snapping Out Of His Own Brand Of Coma — Working Out At The Gym, Adopting A Cool Vintage Hat, Even Easing Into A Relationship With Betty, A Classmate Who Has Her Own Reasons For Visiting Charlotte. With His Incisive Humor And Quick-fire Repartee, Ron Koertge Explores The Unpredictable Workings Of Grief And The Healing Power Of Self-reinvention.
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ryan Glazier Is Deadnot Literally, But Figuratively Dead To The World Of Responsibility, Schoolwork, And Anything That Might Imply A Normal Life. The Only Thing He Knows Are The Drugs He Takes. Everyone Knows Andy, Ryan's Drug Dealer, And So By Association, They Know Ryan, Who Hangs Around With Andy. Charlotte Silano Is One Of The Most Popular Girls In The High School. She Has A Horrific Accident That Lands Her In The Hospital In A Coma. For Some Reason That Ryan Can Barely Articulate, He And Andy Go To The Hospital With Many Of Charlotte's Classmates. For Ryan, This Is A Major Step: He Has A Strong Aversion To The Hospital Because Of A Family Tragedy. But Now That He Has Visited Charlotte, He Feels He Owes It To Her To Visit On A Regular Basis. So Does Charlotte's Volleyball Teammate, Betty Bennett. On More Than One Occasion The Two Find Themselves Talking To Charlotte And About Their Need To Visit. Not Coincidentally, Ryan Begins To More Accurately See The Life He Has Been Leading, The Odd Relationship His Parents Have And The Future That Awaits Him Unless He Changes Paths. The Novel Is Filled With Hysterically Funny Scenes And The Witty, Sarcastic, Irreverent Voice Of Ryan. It Is Also A Story Of Hope And Recovery That Speaks To Today's High School Readers In A Vernacular They Will Understand. Reviewer: Janis Flint-ferguson
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Performing Arts
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Candlewick
Author : Koertge, Ron
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2008-10-14
Number Of Pages : 224
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0763635804
ISBN-13 : 9780763635800
Item weight : 0.7 lb
Dimensions : 0.9 in x 5.6 in x 7.7 in
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