Awards

• Short-listed for Black-Eyed Susan Award (High School) 2009
• Short-listed for Iowa Teen Award 2011
• Short-listed for Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Grades 6-8) 2010
• Short-listed for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2010

Overview

16-year-old Alex decides to get even. His parents are separated, his father is dating his former third-grade teacher, and being 16 isn't easy, especially when it comes to girls. Instead of revenge though, Alex ends up in trouble with the law and is ordered to do community service at a senior center where he is assigned to Solomon Lewis, a difficult senior with a lot of gusto, advice for Alex, and a puzzling (yet colorful) Yiddish vocabulary. Eventually, the pair learn to deal with their past and each other in ways that are humorous, entertaining, and life-changing.

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Reviews

Praise for Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie A brave book . . . Jordan Sonnenblick carries it off with such charm and elan, you forget for a moment your heart is breaking. --Frank McCourt, author of Angela s Ashes * Sonnenblick shows that even in the midst of tragedy, life goes on, love can flower, and the one thing you can always change is yourself. -- Booklist, starred review The reader falls in love with the brothers, laughing and crying by turns and rooting for both of them until it almost hurts. -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for After Ever After * As hilarious as it is tragic, and as honest as it is hopeful, don t confuse this book with inspirational reading. It s irresistible reading. -- Booklist, starred review * Sonnenblick s intimate first-person tale of survival . . . will leave an emotional, uplifting imprint. -- School Library Journal, starred review Jordan Sonnenblick continues Jeffrey s story in his signature style using an authentic teenage voice and laugh-out-loud humor. --TeensReadToo.com Praise for Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip Jordan Sonnenblick scores a home run with Curveball as he continues what he does best: getting to the core of issues that resonate with teens in a style that s direct and witty. -- Book Page * Sonnenblick again shows an adept ability to tackle big-deal life issues, treat them seriously and believably, and filter them into a high-spirited, even fun story. -- Booklist, starred review * The novel is populated with kind, vulnerable characters who care about each other, and the thoroughly enjoyable mix of sports, art, family drama, and budding romance will have readers invested in Peter s struggles to accept his new world -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise for Notes from the Midnight Driver * [A] funny, bittersweet tour de force. -- Booklist, starred review * Readers [will be] nodding with recognition, sighing in sympathy, and gasping with laughter--often on the same page. -- The Horn Book, starred review * Sonnenblick revisits several key themes from his debut novel, Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, to even greater effect here. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise for Zen and the Art of Faking It: * Wildly funny. -- Kliatt, starred review This light-hearted situation comedy is peppered with genuine Zen insight. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books Hilarious and heart-wrenching. -- Kirkus Reviews The writing is fresh, the characters appealing, and it looks like the author has another hit. -- Oakland Tribune

Praise for Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie: ""A brave book . . . Jordan Sonnenblick carries it off with such charm and elan, you forget for a moment your heart is breaking."" --Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes* ""Sonnenblick shows that even in the midst of tragedy, life goes on, love can flower, and the one thing you can always change is yourself."" --Booklist, starred review""The reader falls in love with the brothers, laughing and crying by turns and rooting for both of them until it almost hurts."" --Kirkus ReviewsPraise for After Ever After: * ""As hilarious as it is tragic, and as honest as it is hopeful, don't confuse this book with inspirational reading. It's irresistible reading."" --Booklist, starred review* ""Sonnenblick's intimate first-person tale of survival . . . will leave an emotional, uplifting imprint."" --School Library Journal, starred review""Jordan Sonnenblick continues Jeffrey's story in his signature style using an authentic teenage voice and laugh-out-loud humor."" --TeensReadToo.comPraise for Notes from the Midnight Driver: * ""[A] funny, bittersweet tour de force."" --Booklist, starred review* ""Readers [will be] nodding with recognition, sighing in sympathy, and gasping with laughter--often on the same page."" --The Horn Book, starred review* ""Sonnenblick revisits several key themes from his debut novel, Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, to even greater effect here."" --Publishers Weekly, starred reviewPraise for Zen and the Art of Faking It: * ""Wildly funny."" -- Kliatt, starred review""This light-hearted situation comedy is peppered with genuine Zen insight."" --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books""Hilarious and heart-wrenching."" --Kirkus Reviews""The writing is fresh, the characters appealing, and it looks like the author has another hit."" --Oakland Tribune

Author Information

Jordan Sonnenblick is the author of the acclaimed Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, After Ever After, Notes from the Midnight Driver, Zen and the Art of Faking It, Falling Over Sideways, and The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade. He lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two children.

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