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Bluefish

Bluefish Hardcover - 2011

by Pat Schmatz

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Thirteen-year-old Travis has a secret: he can't read. But a shrewd teacher and a sassy girl are about to change everything in this witty and deeply moving novel.

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Candlewick Press, 2011. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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  • Title Bluefish
  • Author Pat Schmatz
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press
  • Date 2011
  • Features Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0763653349I3N11
  • ISBN 9780763653347 / 0763653349
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.9 in (21.08 x 14.73 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Topical: Friendship
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Library of Congress subjects Schools, Middle schools
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010044815
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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From the publisher

Pat Schmatz is the author of three previous novels for teens. She lives in rural Wisconsin.

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A lovely, understated book that celebrates the possibility of a kind and humane friendship between an eighth-grade girl and boy...this novel is also an ode to the significance of reading in the lives of young people and to a teacher who knows the power literature can wield. Unique and original, believable and poignant, this is a book with power of its own.
—The Horn Book (starred review)

Readers seeking emotional warmth, congenial humor, and an affirmation of forgiveness and friendship will cozy up to these characters.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

Despite the weighty problems the characters face-grief, alcoholism, and bullying among them-Bluefish is a lively, often-humorous, and ultimately hopeful page-turner. It has all the hallmarks of a classic contemporary young adult issues novel. It's packed with memorable and believable characters and powered by the prospect of redemption and just a hint of romance.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

Citations

  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 10/01/2011, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2011, Page 111
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2012, Page 111
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/01/2011, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 12/01/2011, Page 129
  • Shelf Awareness, 11/29/2011, Page 0

About the author

Pat Schmatz is the author of three previous novels for teens. She lives in rural Wisconsin.

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