Nothing but the truth : a documentary novel / Avi.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic Inc., [2010].Description: 177 p. ; 20 cmISBN: - 0545174155 (pbk.)
- 0606123008
- 9780545174152 (pbk.)
- 9780606123006
- Newbery Honor book, 1992.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Avi | Available | 33111007107697 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This Newbery Honor Book by acclaimed author Avi joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth grader Philip Malloy is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class. Convinced that the teacher just doesn't like him, Philip concocts a plan to get transferred out of her class. Breaking the school's policy of silence during the national anthem, he hums along, and ends up in a crisis at the center of the nation's attention.
"This book was originally published in hardcover by Orchard Books in 1991"--T.p. verso.
Gift of Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Delta Omega Chapter International Honor Society in Education
Includes author's Preface (2002).
Includes section entitled "After words" which contains information about the author, an author interview, discussion questions and more.
A ninth-grader's suspension for singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during homeroom becomes a national news story.
RL6
Ages 11-14.
Newbery Honor book, 1992.