For fans of KING DORK, SPANKING SHAKESPEARE, and LOOKING FOR ALASKA.
""Recommend this to fans of John Green's books.""-Booklist
Leon Sanders has a mug that looks like it should be hanging in a post office with the caption WANTED FOR SHOPLIFTING AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD. His new locker neighbor is Melody Hennon-class outcast and certified freak. Everyone at school keeps their distance from Melody because she was burned in a childhood accident. Leon has avoided her too, until the day he takes a chance, tells her a bad joke, and makes her laugh. No one, least of all Leon, could have predicted that Melody would turn out to be a funny, smart, and interesting person, or that he and Melody would become good friends . . . and later, more than friends.
But when junior class hottie Amy Green asks Leon out after he saves her from getting detention, his devotion to Melody hangs in the balance. Leon tries to find a way out of this nasty dilemma without hurting anyone, but soon he realizes-a little too late-that playing with someone's heart is as dangerous as playing with matches.
A 2009 ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults
By:
Brian Katcher Imprint: Laurel-Leaf Books Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 173mm,
Width: 105mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 170g ISBN:9780385735452 ISBN 10: 0385735456 Pages: 304 Publication Date:15 December 2009 Recommended Age: From 14 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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English as a second language
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Brian Katcher is a school librarian and lives in Missouri with his wife and baby daughter.
Nominated for Missouri Gateway Readers Award.
Nominated for New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award.
Nominated for North Carolina Children's Book Award.
