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Are You Alone on Purpose?
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Are You Alone on Purpose? Paperback - 2007

by Werlin, Nancy

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Harry Roth is the bane of Alison shandling's existence. He's obnoxiousand rude, and thinks nothing of taunting brainy Alisonor making comments about her autistic twin brother. Alison triesto ignore him, but since she sees him at school and at synagogue,he's hard to avoid. then Harry is injured in a diving accidentand winds up in a wheelchair. Now Harry is vulnerable, too, andAlison finds herself inexplicably drawn to him. initially cautious,these unlikely companions begin to understand each other, andtheir relationship grows first into a friendship and then into somethingmore. . . .

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  • Title Are You Alone on Purpose?
  • Author Werlin, Nancy
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 204
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group
  • Date June 14, 2007
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 303344-6
  • ISBN 9780142407776 / 0142407771
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.22 x 5.54 x 0.56 in (20.88 x 14.07 x 1.42 cm)
  • Ages 12 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 7 - 12
  • Library of Congress subjects Family, People with disabilities
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006031227
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Harry Roth is the bane of Alison shandling’s existence. He’s obnoxious and rude, and thinks nothing of taunting brainy Alison or making comments about her autistic twin brother. Alison tries to ignore him, but since she sees him at school and at synagogue, he’s hard to avoid. then Harry is injured in a diving accident and winds up in a wheelchair. Now Harry is vulnerable, too, and Alison finds herself inexplicably drawn to him. initially cautious, these unlikely companions begin to understand each other, and their relationship grows first into a friendship and then into something more. . . .

From the publisher

Nancy Werlin was born and raised in Peabody, Massachusetts, USA and now lives near Boston. She received her bachelor's degree in English from Yale.

Since then, she has worked as a technical writer and editor for several computer software and Internet companies, while also writing fiction. She is a National Book Award finalist.

Media reviews

[werlinÆs] skill in sketching out family dynamics and probing the difficult issues of adolescence mark her as a writer worth watching. (Publishers Weekly)

About the author

Nancy Werlin writes YA fiction that ranges from realistic fiction to suspense to fantasy, often breaking the boundaries between genres. Her books have gathered awards too numerous to mention, but including National Book award finalist, Edgar award winner and finalist, New York Times bestseller, L.A. Book Prize finalist, and IndieBound Top Ten. Nancy's first novel, Are You Alone on Purpose, was a Publishers Weekly Flying Start pick.

Of Nancy's suspense fiction, Sarah Weinman says, Chances are, many of you haven't heard of this author. That would be a shame, because she's simply one of the best crime novelists going right now. Period. These titles are where Nancy habitually breaks genre-separation rules and include The Rules of Survival (a National Book Award finalist), The Killer's Cousin (Edgar award winner), Locked Inside (Edgar award nominee), Black Mirror (which the Washington Post called an edge-of-your seat thriller), and Double Helix (named to multiple best-of-year book lists).

Nancy's unusual fantasy fiction was inspired by the ballad Scarborough Fair and includes the loose trilogy Impossible (a New York Times bestseller), Extraordinary (featuring a rare thing in fantasy fiction: a Jewish heroine), and her personal beloved, Unthinkable.

For fun, Nancy also writes and draws a graphic memoir in comics, using her Tumblr to self-publish an episode three times a week.

Her favorite book in all the world is Jane Eyre.

A graduate of Yale, Nancy lives near Boston, Massachusetts with her husband.

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