You Go First
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4,1 • 13 đánh giá
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- 4,99 US$
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Funny and poignant, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestseller Erin Entrada Kelly’s national bestseller You Go First is an exploration of family, bullying, word games, art, and the ever-complicated world of middle school friendships.
In a starred review, School Library Journal wrote that Erin Entrada Kelly can “capture moments of tween anguish with searing honesty.”
Twelve-year-old Charlotte Lockard and eleven-year-old Ben Boxer are separated by more than a thousand miles. On the surface, their lives seem vastly different—Charlotte lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while Ben is in the small town of Lanester, Louisiana.
Charlotte wants to be a geologist and keeps a rock collection in her room. Ben is obsessed with Harry Potter, presidential history, and recycling. But the two have more in common than they think. They’re both highly gifted. They’re both experiencing family turmoil. And they both sit alone at lunch.
During the course of one week, Charlotte and Ben—friends connected only by an online Scrabble game—will intersect in unexpected ways as they struggle to navigate the turmoil of middle school. The New York Times-bestselling novel You Go First reminds us that no matter how hard it is to keep our heads above troubled water, we never struggle alone.
Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly writes with an authentic, humorous, and irresistible voice. This engaging and character-driven story about growing up and finding your place in the world is for fans of Rebecca Stead and Rita Williams-Garcia.
Separated by a thousand miles, Charlotte and Ben feel completely alone in their own worlds—until they find each other.
Long Distance Friendship: For Charlotte and Ben, the only person who truly gets it is a Scrabble opponent they’ve never met.Navigating Middle School: From finding the courage to run for student council to dealing with former friends and bullies, this story captures the turmoil of tween life with honesty and heart.Dealing with Divorce: When Ben’s world is turned upside down by his parents’ separation, he has to find a new way to be a family.Facing Parental Illness: Charlotte’s life is thrown into chaos when her father has a sudden heart attack, forcing her to confront her biggest fears.A Story for Outsiders: A heartfelt and hopeful book for any kid who has ever felt like they were sitting alone at the lunch table.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Newbery Medalist Kelly's (Hello, Universe) new novel, a long-distance online friendship provides a lifeline for two brainy, lonely kids facing turbulent events. Tautly plotted, the narrative alternates points of view between 12-year-old Charlotte in the Philadelphia suburbs and 11-year-old Ben in Louisiana, who share a love of words and play a running game of online Scrabble. During one tumultuous week each faces grave challenges: Charlotte can't face her father's heart attack and struggles as her former best friend shifts into a more popular clique, and loner Ben denies the impact of his parents' divorce and plunges himself into an out-of-character student council election. Kelly balances the humiliations of middle school the desperation over where to sit at lunch, bullying, and social jockeying with real kindness; each protagonist believably becomes more honest and forms new connections. Ultimately, Kelly crafts an incisive portrait of friendship and resilience. Ages 8 12.
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You go first
This book is a good book for kids going into/ are in middle school. This book is about to kids Ben and Charlotte who both get bullied at school. They play online scramble and text each other when they have problems.
Really good
Did swear a couple times though