The field guide to the north american teenager
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- ISBN: 9780062824134 (electronic bk)
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electronic - Publisher: 2019.
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Target Audience Note: | Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 5 UG/Upper grades (9th-12) 830 Lexile. 5.9 ATOS Level |
Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. New York : Balzer + Bray, 2019. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1187 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2019 January
Copyright 2019 School Library Journal.Gr 7 Upâ Seventeen-year-old Norris Kaplan has just had his world turned upside-down. When his mother has to relocate to find work in her field, Norris finds his identity as a Black, French-Canadian hockey fan challenged by his new existence in the suburbs of Austin, Texas. While on the surface this is a classic fish-out-of-water tale, there are many more layers to the story. Lots of different elements of identity are brought to bear in Norris's narration: his Haitian/immigrant heritage, racial identity, and viewpoint on American high school stereotypes. The protagonist's smart and funny demeanor will engage readers, even when he makes obviously bad decisions. Norris is particularly adept at letting his assumptions about his peers impact his ability to relate to them as individuals, either as friends or romantically. The authorial decision to have the "outsider" be the character influenced by stereotypes rather than the opposite makes for a very compelling reversal that ultimately works. The unresolved ending allows teens to revel in the messiness of high school social blunders and see the value in doing the hard work of making amends.VERDICT A witty debut with whip-smart dialogue that will find much love among fans of authors like John Green and Jason Reynolds.âKristin Lee Anderson, Jackson County Library Services, OR