Finding the Worm (Twerp Sequel): 2 (Twerp Series)

Author: Goldblatt, Mark

Brand: Yearling

Color: Teal/Turquoise green

Edition: Dgs

Features:

• Random House USA Inc

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 368

Release Date: 09-02-2016

Details: Product Description


The New York Post praised Twerp as “reminiscent of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Finding the Worm is a sequel that stands on its own—an unforgettable coming-of-age story about life, loss, and friendship. Perfect for fans of The Sandlot and readers who love books by Jennifer L. Holm, Andrew Clements, and Rebecca Stead.


It’s not a test unless you can fail!

Trouble always seems to find thirteen-year-old Julian Twerski. He’s being framed for something he didn’t do, has insulted the girl he likes, and is trying to help a friend with cancer. He has some tough choices ahead, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Sometimes life just isn’t fair. But fair or not, the real question is: Will Julian be able to fix things?

 

Praise for Finding the Worm:

 
“Movingly depicts a steadfast friendship. . . . Outstanding.”
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred
 
“Mark Goldblatt writes with humor and heart—his words stick with you like a best friend.”
—Chris Grabenstein,
New York Times
bestselling author

 
“Difficult questions about life and death are explored, offering no easy answers. Fans of
Twerp will delight in this new tale of friendship with a touch of baseball.”
—
Booklist

 
“An excellent companion to
Twerp, this novel also stands alone.”
—
School Library Journal


Review


“Goldblatt's outstanding tale ponders a timeless, universal dilemma as a remarkable boy seeks to reconcile the heartbreak and uplift that punctuate his life.”

--Kirkus Reviews, starred review


About the Author


MARK GOLDBLATT is a lot like Julian Twerski, only not as interesting. He’s a widely published columnist, a novelist, and a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Twerp was his first book for younger readers. He lives in New York City. Visit him online at markgoldblattkids.com.


Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.


Julian Twerski December 8, 1969
The Guidance Counselor
You know the noise the intercom makes when it comes on, the crackle you hear a second before the principal starts to talk? You can hear that noise a hundred times, and you know, just from the crackle, you don’t have to pay attention. But then, the one time you do have to pay attention, the noise sounds different. The crackle sounds different. It sends a chill through you, and you know the principal is going to say your name. It’s like that creepy old saying “Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.” Except instead of a bell, you’ve got that crackle.
It was the middle of second period when the intercom crackled, and the announcement came. I was in science class, converting Farenheit degrees to Celsius. Here’s what Principal Salvatore said: “Will the following students please report to the guidance counselor’s office: Lonnie Fine. Eric Haft. Beverly Segal. Julian Twerski. Howard Wurtzberg. Shlomo Zizner.”
That’s the entire Thirty-­Fourth Avenue gang—­minus Quentin, who’d gone into the hospital over the weekend, plus Beverly, who lives on the block and who hangs around with us sometimes. It didn’t take a genius to know that something was going on with Quentin.
As soon as Beverly and I stood up, the class began to hoot, like the two of us had gotten in trouble. My heart thumped up into my throat, and my face went hot and then cold.
I thought Quentin was dead.
“Look, he’s gonna bawl!” a guy two rows to the side of me said. At that point, I couldn’t have cared less what he thought. What anyone thought. I left my books on my desk and rushed out the door.
Beverly was a couple of steps behind me. Once we were out in the hall, she ran to catch up and said, “He’s going to be okay, isn’t he?”
I was afraid if I answered her I would bawl, so I just kept walking.
“Julian!” she said.
The way she said my name made me mad. “You think I know more than you do?”
What I knew, what the entire block knew, was that Quentin was sick. Not just cold-­and-­flu-­season sick. It was the third time in the last three months he’d gone to the hospital to

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