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ISBN: 0-553-49510-0 • 978-0-553-49510-2
PRICE: $6.50/$8.99 Can.
ON SALE: 2/12/2008
Trim Size: 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 • Pages: 256
Carton Count: 48 • Ages: 14 Up
Format: Mass Market
Order Form Category: Young Adult Fiction
Territory: World • British & Translation: RHCB
Performance: Sterling Lord Literistic
EAN: 9 780553 495102
See page 179 for an additional title by
Michael Harmon.
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198 • YOUNG ADULT PAPERBACK
“A marvelous debut.”—Kirkus Reviews
Skate
MICHAEL HARMON
THERE’S NOT MUCH keeping 15-year-old Ian in Spokane, but at least it’s
home. He’s basically been raising Sammy on his own ever since their mom
disappeared on one of her binges. But they get by, finding just enough to
eat and plenty of time to skateboard. Then Ian’s temper blows at school—
he actually takes a swing at Coach Florence, and knocks him out—and Ian
knows that he’s got to grab Sammy and skate. Run.
“Readers will continue to cheer for this outsider who finds life’s deck
stacked against him. . . . A must-read for fans of Chris Crutcher.”
—The Bulletin
“[A] remarkable first novel.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Harmon compellingly renders wary, brittle Ian, particularly the tension
between his admirable motivations and his self-destructive impulses.”
—Booklist
“Harmon knows the world of outsiders, and he writes in a dead-on true
voice, both funny and tragic.”—Chris Crutcher
Michael Harmon lives in Spokane, Washington.