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Title details for The One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California by Mary Hershey - Available

The One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California

by Mary Hershey
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"Mom didn’t think it was funny when I took off my leg at school, put it in my locker, and then tied a rag around my stump with fake blood on it. After that, though, the kids at school pretty much knew if anyone was going to be cracking jokes about my leg, it was gonna be me."
So says thirteen-year-old Alastair Hudson in this darkly humorous coming-of-age story about the relationship between Alastair—who calls himself Stump to draw shocked attention to his missing leg—and his father, who left the family after the accident that resulted in the amputation five years earlier. When Alastair is sent to spend the summer with his dad and his dad’s new wife, father and son are forced to confront the truth of what happened years ago, finally allowing Alastair to move forward with his life.
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Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: March 1, 2007

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  • ISBN: 9781101217733
  • Release date: March 1, 2007

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  • ISBN: 9781101217733
  • File size: 912 KB
  • Release date: March 1, 2007
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subjects

Humor (Fiction) Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.9
Lexile® Measure:600
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:2-3

"Mom didn’t think it was funny when I took off my leg at school, put it in my locker, and then tied a rag around my stump with fake blood on it. After that, though, the kids at school pretty much knew if anyone was going to be cracking jokes about my leg, it was gonna be me."
So says thirteen-year-old Alastair Hudson in this darkly humorous coming-of-age story about the relationship between Alastair—who calls himself Stump to draw shocked attention to his missing leg—and his father, who left the family after the accident that resulted in the amputation five years earlier. When Alastair is sent to spend the summer with his dad and his dad’s new wife, father and son are forced to confront the truth of what happened years ago, finally allowing Alastair to move forward with his life.
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Humor (Fiction) Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature
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