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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony McGowanPublisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Imprint: Farrar Straus Giroux Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.80cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780374329556ISBN 10: 0374329559 Pages: 292 Publication Date: 27 April 2009 Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock Table of ContentsReviewsThe most interesting part of the book is definitely the character, Jack Tumor . . . The boy and brain tumor conversations make you keep on reading. --A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader <p>“Hector confronts both his hormones and his mortality with wisdom.” —Starred, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books <br> “McGowan laces plenty of pratfalls, Brit-slang, libidinous adolescent chatter, and stock comic supporting characters into his tale, but centers it around a protagonist (or two, depending on how one counts) so intelligent, vulnerable, and generally decent that readers will be won over.” — Booklist <br> “Lots of laughs.” — Kirkus Reviews <br> “The love-hate relationship between Hector and his alter ego is engaging.” — School Library Journal <br> “McGowan injects plenty of humor.” — Publishers Weekly <br> The most interesting part of the book is definitely the character, Jack Tumor . . . The boy and brain tumor conversations make you keep on reading. —A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader <br> This book is funny. —A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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