Fourteen-year-old Terry Anders is a 1990s Huck Finn, with parents as neglectful as Pap. Like Huck, he escapes, not on a raft but by constructing a kit car. “Besides evoking a type of independence and tough-mindedness that will appeal to teens, this provocative novel introduces and explores some interesting philosophies of life while stressing the value of learning from experience.”—Publishers Weekly
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Fourteen-year-old Terry Anders is a 1990s Huck Finn, with parents as neglectful as Pap. Like Huck, he escapes, not on a raft but by constructing a kit car. “Besides evoking a type of independence and tough-mindedness that will appeal to teens, this provocative novel introduces and explores some interesting philosophies of life while stressing the value of learning from experience.”—Publishers Weekly
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| ISBN-13: | 9780544836723 |
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| Publication date: | 12/08/2015 |
| Sold by: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 192 |
| Sales rank: | 38,142 |
| File size: | 446 KB |
| Age Range: | 12 - 17 Years |
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