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Not nothing / by Gayle Forman.

Forman, Gayle, (author.).

Summary:
Alex is twelve and he did something very, very bad. A judge sentences him to spend his summer volunteering at a retirement home where he's bossed around by an annoying and self-important do-gooder named Maya-Jade. He hasn't seen his mom in a year, his aunt and uncle don't want him, and Shady Glen's geriatric residents seem like zombies to him. Josey is 107 and ready for his life to be over. He has evaded death many times, having survived ghettos, dragnets, and a concentration camp - all thanks to the heroism of a woman named Olka and his own ability to sew. But now he spends his days in room 206 at Shady Glen, refusing to speak and waiting (and waiting and waiting) to die. Until Alex knocks on Josey's door...and Josey begins to tell Alex his story. As Alex comes back again and again to hear more, an unlikely bond grows between them. Soon a new possibility opens up for Alex: Can he rise to the occasion of his life, even if it means confronting the worst thing that he's ever done?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781665943277
  • ISBN: 1665943270
  • ISBN: 9781665943284
  • ISBN: 1665943289
  • Physical Description: 280 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Aladdin hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Aladdin, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278).
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10 to 12. Aladdin.
Subject: Self-esteem > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Old age > Juvenile fiction.
Holocaust survivors > Juvenile fiction.
Jews > Poland > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Bildungsromans.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library J FORMAN, GAYLE (Text) 34455007119502 New Juv Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library jY (Text) 33062009935611 New Juv Middle Reader Available -
Bethlehem Main Library jY (Text) 33062009964967 New Juv Middle Reader Available -


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