Gary D. Schmidt
Hardcover | Pages: 360 pages Rating: 4.2 | 30962 Users | 5212 Reviews
Present About Books Okay for Now
| Title | : | Okay for Now |
| Author | : | Gary D. Schmidt |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 360 pages |
| Published | : | April 5th 2011 by Clarion Books |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade |
Explanation In Pursuance Of Books Okay for Now
Midwesterner Gary D. Schmidt won Newbery Honor awards for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boys and The Wednesday Wars, two coming-of-age novels about unlikely friends finding a bond. Okay For Now, his latest novel, explores another seemingly improbable alliance, this one between new outsider in town Doug Swieteck and Lil Spicer, the savvy spitfire daughter of his deli owner boss. With her challenging assistance, Doug discovers new sides of himself. Along the way, he also readjusts his relationship with his abusive father, his school peers, and his older brother, a newly returned war victim of Vietnam.
Define Books During Okay for Now
| Original Title: | Okay for Now |
| ISBN: | 0547152604 (ISBN13: 9780547152608) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Doug Swieteck, Lil Spicer, Lucas Swieteck, Christopher Swieteck |
| Literary Awards: | Odyssey Award Nominee (2012), Audie Award Nominee for Teens (2012), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2013), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2013), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2012) National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2011), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade & Children's (2011), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2014) |
Rating About Books Okay for Now
Ratings: 4.2 From 30962 Users | 5212 ReviewsAssess About Books Okay for Now
There are three kinds of literary sequels for kids out there. First, you have the sequel that is so intricately tied into the plot of the first book that not a page goes by that you dont feel youre missing something if you skipped Book #1. The second kind of sequel nods to the first book and brings up continual facts from it, but is a coherant story in its own right. The third kind of sequel makes mention of facts and/or people in the first book but if you read the story on your own you mightGorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. This book broke my heart about 17 times and patched it back together each time. Review: http://www.abbythelibrarian.com/2011/...
Terrific.First, I think I should say two things: a)This review is going to be really cheesy, and b)that horrific cover does in NO WAY this book justice. I don't care if this is a 'boy' book aimed at middle schoolers, it made this seventeen-year old girl cry and laugh and cry some more to the point that everyone else in my house was a little worried (thank goodness I didn't read this in public). I can't even quote the best parts in this book because each line builds upon everything you know about
Copied from my review of the audio version.If you liked The Wednesday Wars, you must read this. Schmidt hits a lot of the same notes again, but his style - the voice, the characters, the whole thing - is so pitch perfect that I immediately wanted to start it over from the beginning (a rare feeling for me). In fact, I listened to the audio and then read the print version a few months later. The only downside to the audio is that you'll want to look up the Audubon illustrations in a book or
I read this in one evening, staying up until after midnight on a school night to read it. Gary Schmidt is a genius and I fell in love with Doug.
I did enjoy this YA novel -- but somehow it felt just a bit "off." As if it was written for Newberry Award judges rather than kids, even if Doug often says "I'm not lying." Kids don't know about Audubon without some explanation (which could easily have been provided by the Wise Older Man at the library.) Kids don't "get" references to "Dear Reader, I kissed her," even though Doug had been reading JANE EYRE in class -- a VERY unlikely eighth grade assignment, even in 1965. I think it was still
I wrote this in August 2012: This is a very moving book by Calvin College English Professor Gary Schmidt that should be up for Printz and National Book awards. It's about the redemptive power of art in the face of trauma. It's also about the healing power of teaching, and about writing; all the characters are sharply etched, the dialogue is spot on, it's wrenchingly sad and also very funny, but is especially moving as Schmidt examines (through the teaching of an artist-librarian) the composition
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