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OverviewThe most provocative young adult novel yet from New York Times best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates. Darren Flynn is popular, good-looking, and has a spot on the varsity swim team. But after what happened that day in November (did it happen), life is different for Darren. Now his friends, his family, even the people who are supposed to be in charge are no longer who Darren thought they were. Who can he trust now In her third novel for young adults, the author of the acclaimed Big Mouth & Ugly Girl leads readers on an internal journey of self-discovery, moral complexity, and sexuality. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joyce Carol OatesPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: HarperCollins Childrens Book Group Dimensions: Width: 13.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 18.00cm Weight: 0.168kg ISBN: 9780060541514ISBN 10: 0060541512 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 03 January 2006 Recommended Age: From 14 years Audience: General/trade , Children/juvenile , General , Children's (6-12) Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsPalpable and compelling. -- The Horn Book Raises thought-provoking questions. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A deftly written page-turner. -- Kirkus Reviews Raises thought-provoking questions. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Fine young adult literature. -- BookPage Can't-put-it-down thriller. -- Des Moines Sunday Register Palpable and compelling. -- The Horn Book Can t-put-it-down thriller. --Des Moines Sunday Register Touching and believable. An unusually sensitive and sympathetic assessment. --Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books With terse prose, she draws readers into the awakening consciousness of the teenage mate. --KLIATT A deftly written page-turner. --Kirkus Reviews A compelling story. The characters are well drawn. Sure to be a popular title. --School Library Journal Fans of Oates previous YA books will want to read this. --ALA Booklist (boxed review) Fine young adult literature. --BookPage Palpable and compelling. --The Horn Book Raises thought-provoking questions. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Can't-put-it-down thriller. --Des Moines Sunday Register Fine young adult literature. --BookPage With terse prose, she draws readers into the awakening consciousness of the teenage mate. --KLIATT Palpable and compelling. --The Horn Book A compelling story. The characters are well drawn. Sure to be a popular title. --School Library Journal A deftly written page-turner. --Kirkus Reviews Fans of Oates' previous YA books will want to read this. --ALA Booklist (boxed review) Touching and believable. An unusually sensitive and sympathetic assessment. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Raises thought-provoking questions. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Author InformationJoyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Medal of Humanities, the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Book Award, and the 2019 Jerusalem Prize, and has been several times nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. She has written some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including the national bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys; Blonde, which was nominated for the National Book Award; and the New York Times bestseller The Falls, which won the 2005 Prix Femina. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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