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Joe Speedboat by Tommy Wieringa (English) Paperback Book
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9780802170729
- Type
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780802170729
- Book Title
- Joe Speedboat
- Publisher
- GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction, Family & Relationships, Fiction
- Topic
- Social Themes / Adolescence, Coming of Age, Literary, Life Stages / Adolescence
- Item Weight
- 10.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 328 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802170722
ISBN-13
9780802170729
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79641597
Product Key Features
Book Title
Joe Speedboat
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Social Themes / Adolescence, Coming of Age, Literary, Life Stages / Adolescence
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Family & Relationships, Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.5 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-411135
Reviews
"[ Joe Speedboat ] offers a rewarding journey into the unfamiliar. It is also witty, thoughtful and surprisingly tender as Frankie comes to realize that he has got a life to live that is still well worth the living."-- The Independent "[An] offbeat story of a group of boys searching for meaning . . . This work conjures John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany but with a lighter touch."-- Library Journal "Winsome . . . Wieringa's protagonist, Frankie, has an attitude attune to Holden Caulfield, without the anxiety and the quirks. . . . [Frankie's] unwavering and confident . . . in-your-face voice . . . applies literature to life, lyrically, with an attention to minutiae. . . . Charismatic, intelligent, he's the kinetic energy that thrusts the narrative forward."--Bookslut, [Joe Speedboat] offers a rewarding journey into the unfamiliar. It is also witty, thoughtful and surprisingly tender as Frankie comes to realize that he has got a life to live that is still well worth the living."—The Independent Winsome . . . Wieringa's protagonist, Frankie, has an attitude attune to Holden Caulfield, without the anxiety and the quirks. . . . [Frankie's] unwavering and confident . . . in-your-face voice . . . applies literature to life, lyrically, with an attention to minutiae. . . . Charismatic, intelligent, he's the kinetic energy that thrusts the narrative forward."—Bookslut, [Joe Speedboat] offers a rewarding journey into the unfamiliar. It is also witty, thoughtful and surprisingly tender as Frankie comes to realize that he has got a life to live that is still well worth the living."—The Independent [An] offbeat story of a group of boys searching for meaning . . . This work conjures John Irving'sA Prayer for Owen Meanybut with a lighter touch."—Library Journal Winsome . . . Wieringa's protagonist, Frankie, has an attitude attune to Holden Caulfield, without the anxiety and the quirks. . . . [Frankie's] unwavering and confident . . . in-your-face voice . . . applies literature to life, lyrically, with an attention to minutiae. . . . Charismatic, intelligent, he's the kinetic energy that thrusts the narrative forward."—Bookslut, [ Joe Speedboat ] offers a rewarding journey into the unfamiliar. It is also witty, thoughtful and surprisingly tender as Frankie comes to realize that he has got a life to live that is still well worth the living."— The Independent [An] offbeat story of a group of boys searching for meaning . . . This work conjures John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany but with a lighter touch."— Library Journal Winsome . . . Wieringa's protagonist, Frankie, has an attitude attune to Holden Caulfield, without the anxiety and the quirks. . . . [Frankie's] unwavering and confident . . . in-your-face voice . . . applies literature to life, lyrically, with an attention to minutiae. . . . Charismatic, intelligent, he's the kinetic energy that thrusts the narrative forward."—Bookslut
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
839.313/64
Synopsis
A sparkling coming-of-age novel that has sold over 300,000 copies in Holland, in which the inhabitants of a sleepy rural town are awakened by the arrival of a kinetic young visionary, Joe Speedboat. After a farming accident plunges him into a coma for six months, Frankie Hermans wakes up to discover that he's paralyzed and mute. Bound to a wheelchair, Frankie struggles to adjust to a life where he must rely on others to complete even the simplest tasks. The only body part he can control is his right arm, which he uses obsessively to record the details of daily life in his town. But when he meets Joe--a boy who blazed into town like a meteor while Frankie slept--everything changes. Joe is a centrifugal force, both magician and daredevil, and he alone sees potential strength in Frankie's handicaps. With Joe's help, Frankie's arm will be used for more that just writing: as a champion arm-wrestler, Frankie will be powerful enough to win back his friends, and maybe even woo P. J., the girl who has them all in a tailspin. Alive with the profundities of adolescence, Joe Speedboat is the supersonic story of an unlikely alliance and a lightning-quick dash to, A sparkling coming-of-age novel that has sold over 300,000 copies in Holland, in which the inhabitants of a sleepy rural town are awakened by the arrival of a kinetic young visionary, Joe Speedboat. After a farming accident plunges him into a coma for six months, Frankie Hermans wakes up to discover that he's paralyzed and mute. Bound to a wheelchair, Frankie struggles to adjust to a life where he must rely on others to complete even the simplest tasks. The only body part he can control is his right arm, which he uses obsessively to record the details of daily life in his town. But when he meets Joe—a boy who blazed into town like a meteor while Frankie slept—everything changes. Joe is a centrifugal force, both magician and daredevil, and he alone sees potential strength in Frankie's handicaps. With Joe's help, Frankie's arm will be used for more that just writing: as a champion arm-wrestler, Frankie will be powerful enough to win back his friends, and maybe even woo P. J., the girl who has them all in a tailspin. Alive with the profundities of adolescence, Joe Speedboat is the supersonic story of an unlikely alliance and a lightning-quick dash to
LC Classification Number
PT5881.33.I434J6413
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