
Tilt
Alan Cumyn(Author)
Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada (Publisher)
Published on 8. September 2011
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-55498-119-9 (ISBN)
Description
Stan is an intense sixteen-year-old loner who desperately wants to make the junior varsity basketball team. And it seems that he may be about to do so, until he's blindsided by the unexpected attentions of Janine Igwash. Suddenly Stan is no longer thinking about jump shots. Instead he is obsessed with Janine's spiky hair, her milky white shoulders and the mysterious little tattoo at the base of her neck, not to mention the heat of her breath, her dark eyes, wide hips and . . . Sometimes Stan's imagination runs so wild he wonders whether he might be going crazy. That would be par for the course given his home life. His mother is dating the feckless Gary, and his little sister, designated gifted but a holy terror, is acting out. Then Stan's father arrives on the scene with Stan's four-year-old half brother, and things become truly insane.
Reviews / Votes
* A Kirkus Best Teen Book of 2011* A Quill & Quire Best Book of the Year: Books for Young People
* "...a tender, funny, and insightful coming-of-age story." - Horn Book Magazine
*"...the novel is a strong, easy read with a fluid and often funny storyline..." - Quill& Quire
*"...a delightful novel, one that is smart, tender and funny in all the right places..." Globe and Mail
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ontario
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Eighth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 14 years
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55498-119-9 (9781554981199)
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Schweitzer Classification