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Product Identifiers

PublisherChronicle Books

ISBN-100811877809

ISBN-139780811877800

eBay Product ID (ePID)99632906

Product Key Features

Book TitleSpinning Out

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicPerforming Arts / Theater, School & Education, Social Themes / Depression & Mental Illness, General, Social Themes / General (See Also Headings under Family), Social Themes / Friendship, Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, People & Places / United States / General

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorDavid Stahler Jr.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight16.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2010-039392

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsPUBLISHERS WEEKLY \"[D]elivers a simultaneously uplifting and heartbreaking look at the dual toll grief and mental illness take on teenagers. The resulting denouement is chaotic and heart-wrenching.\", "The narrative moves logically to its denouement, and the fast pace will keep readers interested in the conclusion" - School Library Journal -- -, "[D]elivers a simultaneously uplifting and heartbreaking look at the dual toll grief and mental illness take on teenagers. The resulting denouement is chaotic and heart-wrenching." - Publisher's Weekly -- -, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL \"The narrative moves logically to its denouement, and the fast pace will keep readers interested in the conclusion\", "The narrative moves logically to its denouement, and the fast pace will keep readers interested in the conclusion" - School Library Journal, "[D]elivers a simultaneously uplifting and heartbreaking look at the dual toll grief and mental illness take on teenagers. The resulting denouement is chaotic and heart-wrenching." - Publisher's Weekly

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

SynopsisHigh school senior Frenchy has little ambition beyond hanging out at the smoking rock until his best friend, the ever-witty and conniving Stewart, gets him to try out for Man of la Mancha . To everyone's surprise, the guys are a hit. But when Stewart's antics begin to grow more obsessivehe wears his costume 24/7, freaks out about little details, and displays an incessant hatred of the high-tech windmills outside of townFrenchy worries that there's something deeper going on. Is Stewart spiraling into madness, just like Don Quixote? And can Frenchy battle through his own demons in time to save his friend from self-destruction before it's too late?

LC Classification NumberPZ7.S78246Sp 2012