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Okay for Now

of Gary D. Schmidt

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4.21 (31594 reviews)
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Description

Midwesterner Gary D. Schmidt won Newbery Honor awards for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boys and The Wednesday Wars, two coming-of-age novels about unlikely friends finding a bond. Okay For Now, his latest novel, explores another seemingly improbable alliance, this one between new outsider in town Doug Swieteck and Lil Spicer, the savvy spitfire daughter of his deli owner boss. With her challenging assistance, Doug discovers new sides of himself. Along the way, he also readjusts his relationship with his abusive father, his school peers, and his older brother, a newly returned war victim of Vietnam.

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YA Young Adult Historical Fiction Fiction Realistic Fiction Middle Grade Coming Of Age Historical Teen Childrens Family

Main Characters

Doug Swieteck Lil Spicer Lucas Swieteck Christopher Swieteck

Book Details

  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 360 pages
  • Publisher Clarion Books
  • Publication Date April 5th 2011
  • First Publication Not informed
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780547152608
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Other
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