Mick Harte Was Here

ISBN: 0679882030

Author: Park, Barbara

Condition: New

An award-winning, heartrending young middle grade novel from Barbara Park-the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Junie B. Jones series-just right for readers of Frindle, Love That Dog, The Lemonade War, and other classic young middle grade favorites.Kids arent supposed to die.Phoebes brother, Mick, was one of the funniest, coolest kids youd ever meet-the kid who made you laugh until your stomach hurt, even if you were mad at him. The kid who freaked his and Phoebes mom out by putting a ceramic eye in a defrosted chicken; who went trick-or-treating as Thomas Crapper, the inventor of the modern-day flush toilet; who did a wild solo dance in front of the entire school. He was the kid youd want to be friends with. So how can he be gone? And how will Phoebes family survive without him?Winner of 12 State Awards!An IRA-CBC Young Adults ChoiceA School Library Journal Best Book of the YearA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year* Genius . . . excruciatingly real . . . powerful. -Publishers Weekly, starred[A] wrenching story permeated with humor and hope. -School Library JournalFor the Review section (please add the two reviews and the state awards below):A very moving story about a terrific 12-year-old boy. By the end of the book, readers miss him, too. -Kirkus ReviewsPark skillfully interweaves humor and pain in this unique, utterly believable account of Phoebes attempt to cope with a heartbreaking loss. -The Horn BookWINNER-Georgia Childrens Book AwardWINNER-Connecticut Nutmeg Book AwardWINNER-Kansas William Allen White Childrens Book AwardWINNER-North Dakota Flicker Tale Childrens Book AwardWINNER-Rhode Island Childrens Book AwardWINNER-South Carolina Childrens Book AwardWINNER-Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book AwardWINNER-Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book AwardWINNER-Indiana Young Hoosier Book AwardWINNER-Iowa Childrens Choice AwardWINNER-Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book AwardNOMINEE-Washington Evergreen Young Adult Book AwardWINNER-Kentucky Bluegrass Master List