the Story Of One Boy’s Experience With The (not So) Sweet Hereafter.
fresh From Having Stolen A Piece Of Fruit And Taunting The Grocer, Jim, A Fourteen-year-old Wannabe Gangster, Bully, And Car Thief, Is Run Over By A Car. What Follows Is A Hilarious, Bleak, And Ultimately Hopeful Visit To The Afterworld, Courtesy Of Richard Scrimger, One Of The Country’s Finest Writers.
this Is An Afterlife Peopled With Unforgettable Characters That Might Be Drawn From Video Games: Angry Slayers, Tearful Mourners, And Scary Grave Walkers. Jim Meets Them All And Is Given The Chance To Return To Earth With The Extraordinary Gift Of Knowing What Happens When We Die. Now He Must Deal With Living Demons, Including A Neighborhood Torturer And A Truly Creepy Older Sister. With Imagery From The Mean Streets As Well As The Arcade, me And Death Is Thought-provoking, Exciting, Sad, And Funny — Sometimes All At The Same Time.
publishers Weekly
in This Fast-paced Tale Of Life And Death, Scrimger (into The Ravine) Explores The Consequences Actions Can Have On Both Sides Of The Mortal Veil. Fourteen-year-old Jim Is The Neighborhood Bully, A Tough Guy Who Steals Fruit And Cars And Has Nothing But Disdain For His Victims. After Being Run Down By A Car, He's Taken To The Jordan Arms, Where Ghosts Pass The Time. While His Body Is In A Coma, Jim's Given The Chance To Relive Key Moments Of His Past And See Where Things Went Wrong, With A Series Of Ghosts As His Guides, And The Promise Of A Chance To Atone When He Returns To The Land Of The Living. Scrimger Packs A Lot Into This Short, Philosophical Tale, Which Openly Acknowledges Its Dickensian Inspiration. The Story Largely Plays Out As A Slightly Gritty Modern Version Of A Christmas Carol, Though Scrimger Dedicates The Second Half Of The Book To Jim's Recovery From The Accident And Attempts At Making Reparations. If It Doesn't Break New Ground Thematically, Readers Should Still Find It An Accessible Story Of Redemption. Ages 11-up. (apr.)
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Social & Family Issues
- Emotions & Feelings
- Social & Family Issues
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Tundra Books
Author : Scrimger, Richard
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2010-04-13
Number Of Pages : 192
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0887767966
ISBN-13 : 9780887767968
Item weight : 0.45 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.1 in x 7.4 in
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