Okay for now
Record details
- ISBN: 0329913751 (FollettBound)
- ISBN: 9780329913755 (FollettBound)
- ISBN: 0547152604 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780547152608 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
360 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Clarion Books, 2011.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage. |
Awards Note: | Nutmeg Award Nominee, Teen, 2014. |
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Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
Available copies
- 43 of 47 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 47 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | YAFIC SCHMIDT (Text) | 33750000025752 | Young Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/04/2024 |
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | YOUNG ADULT SCHMIDT, G. (Text) | 32544073275074 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | J FIC Sch (Text) | 33160117940919 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Bethel Public Library | TEEN F SCHMIDT (Text) | 34030124381002 | Teen New Fiction | Available | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | YA FIC SCHMIDT (Text) | 34014121472014 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Canterbury Public Library | YA SCHMIDT (Text) | 33190000337253 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Deep River Public Library | YA F/Historical/Schm (Text) | 36039000665623 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Derby Public Library | JJ SCH (Text) | 34047122285167 | Chapter Book Fiction | Available | - |
Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School | FIC SCH (Text) | 30786000351237 | Language Arts 7/8 | Available | - |
Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School | FIC SCH (Text) | 30786000351245 | Language Arts 7/8 | Available | - |
Okay for Now : A National Book Award Winner
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Summary
Okay for Now : A National Book Award Winner
2011 National Book Award FinalistAs a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him. So begins a coming-of-age masterwork full of equal parts comedy and tragedy from Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt. As Doug struggles to be more than the "skinny thug" that his teachers and the police think him to be, he finds an unlikely ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady who "smelled like daisies would smell if they were growing in a big field under a clearing sky after a rain." In Lil, Doug finds the strength to endure an abusive father, the suspicions of a whole town, and the return of his oldest brother, forever scarred, from Vietnam. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage. In this stunning novel, Schmidt expertly weaves multiple themes of loss and recovery in a story teeming with distinctive, unusual characters and invaluable lessons about love, creativity, and survival.