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by Jordan Sonnenblick
About the Author
Jordan Sonnenblick was born on July 4, 1969 on an Army base in Missouri and grew up in Staten Island, NY. Jordan majored in English at the University of Pennsylvania and taught 8th grade English in New Jersey for 11 years. He became an author after looking for a book for one of his students who was going through a hard time as her younger sibling underwent treatment for cancer. After not being able to find a book with a similar situation, he decided to write one. The result was his first novel, Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, and he has been writing ever since. Jordan lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two children.
About the Book
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2016
“Sonnenblick has a knack for smart, droll first-person narration, and that’s as true here as in his earlier books...The book’s beginning sounds so much like other, sunnier novels that readers, like Claire, will feel a jolt when the first crisis comes. But they’ll stay with her every step of the way.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Sonnenblick’s story delivers an achingly vivid portrayal... incorporates a message of hope...It’s a powerful and profound look at a family coping with unexpected change.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Authentic, funny, dramatic, fantastic.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Other Books by Jordan Sonnenblick
Zen and the Art of Faking It
ALA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2010
“Hilarious and heart-wrenching.” —Kirkus Reviews
After Ever After
ALA Schneider Family Book Award 2011
“As hilarious as it is tragic, and as honest as it is hopeful, don't confuse this book with inspirational reading. It's irresistible reading.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Sonnenblick's intimate first-person tale of survival . . . will leave an emotional, uplifting imprint.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013
“Sonnenblick again shows an adept ability to tackle big-deal life issues, treat them seriously and believably, and filter them into a high-spirited, even fun story.” —Booklist (starred review)
“The novel is populated with kind, vulnerable characters who care about each other, and the thoroughly enjoyable mix of sports, art, family drama, and budding romance will have readers invested in Peter's struggles to accept his new world…” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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