Awards
- Commended for Cybils (Middle Grade Fiction) 2010
- Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2013
- Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2014
- Winner of Golden Kite (Humor) 2011
Overview
MILO is the funny and poignant story, told through text and cartoons, of a 13-year-old boy's struggle to come to terms with the loss that hit the reset button on his life. Loveable geek Milo Cruikshank finds reasons for frustration at every turn, like people who carve Halloween pumpkins way too soon (the pumpkins just rot and get lopsided) or the fact that the girl of his dreams, Summer, barely acknowledges his existence while next-door neighbor Hilary won't leave him alone. The truth is - ever since Milo's mother died nothing has gone right. Now, instead of the kitchen being full of music, his whole house has been filled with Fog. Nothing's the same. Not his Dad. Not his sister. And definitely not him. In love with the girl he sneezed on the first day of school and best pals with Marshall, the ""One Eyed Jack"" of friends, Milo copes with being the new kid (again) as he struggles to survive a school year that is filled with reminders of what his life ""used to be.""
Full Product Details
Author: Alan Silberberg ,
Alan Silberberg
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Edition: Reprint ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 14.70cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.367kg
ISBN: 9781416994305
ISBN 10: 1416994300
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 14 September 2010
Recommended Age: From 9 to 13 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Alan Silberberg has written an astounding illustrated novel that deals with the loss of a parent. Milo’s feelings are real and raw, and he’s busy coping with trying to be in 7th grade, while sorting out needing a parent who is no longer there. Alternately hilarious and heartbreaking, readers will effortlessly be drawn to Milo and his friends and family. This is not simply a book about losing a parent…it is a pitch perfect story of being in middle school, the push/pull of need and independence, and the story of a boy. <p> --Welcome to my Tweendom blog<p>
Alan Silberberg has written an astounding illustrated novel that deals with the loss of a parent. Milo s feelings are real and raw, and he s busy coping with trying to be in 7th grade, while sorting out needing a parent who is no longer there. Alternately hilarious and heartbreaking, readers will effortlessly be drawn to Milo and his friends and family. This is not simply a book about losing a parent it is a pitch perfect story of being in middle school, the push/pull of need and independence, and the story of a boy. --Welcome to my Tweendom blog
Author Information
Alan Silberberg is a children's TV and film writer who has worked for Disney and Nickelodeon, among other major companies. Originally from the Boston area, he lives with his family in Montreal, Canada. Alan Silberberg is a children's TV and film writer who has worked for Disney and Nickelodeon, among other major companies. Originally from the Boston area, he lives with his family in Montreal, Canada.
