The Resource Okay for now, Gary D. Schmidt
Okay for now, Gary D. Schmidt
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The item Okay for now, Gary D. Schmidt represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Westfield Washington Public Library.
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- Summary
- As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Okay for now
- Title
- Okay for now
- Statement of responsibility
- Gary D. Schmidt
- Title variation
- OK for now
- Subject
-
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
- trueFourteen-year-old boys
- trueFriendship
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueJunior high schools
- Junior high schools -- Juvenile fiction
- trueLibrarians
- trueMoving, Household
- trueNew York (State) -- History -- 20th century
- trueSchools
- trueSmall towns -- New York (State)
- trueTeenage boys
- trueTheater
- Theater -- New York (State) | New York -- Juvenile fiction
- true1960s -- 1960 -- 1969
- trueAudubon, John James, 1785-1851
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 -- Juvenile fiction
- Bildungsromans
- trueBoy/girl relations
- trueBroadway, New York City
- trueChild abuse
- trueComing-of-age stories
- trueDysfunctional families
- Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- New York (State) | New York -- Juvenile fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage
- Summary
- While Doug struggles to be more than the thug that his teachers and the police think him to be, he finds an unlikely ally in Lil Spicer, as they explore Audubon's art
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2012
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2011
- Jefferson Cup Award for Older Readers, 2012.
- School Library Journal Best Books: 2011
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2012
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2011.
- Awards note
- Young Hoosier Book Middle Grades Award nominee, 2013-2014
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 390694
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schmidt, Gary D
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 850
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 850
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 6
- 9
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Audubon, John James
- Families
- Dysfunctional families
- Junior high schools
- Friendship
- Theater
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- Okay for now, Gary D. Schmidt
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 19939583
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780544022805
- Lccn
- 2010942981
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Okay for now, Gary D. Schmidt
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 19939583
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780544022805
- Lccn
- 2010942981
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
- trueFourteen-year-old boys
- trueFriendship
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueJunior high schools
- Junior high schools -- Juvenile fiction
- trueLibrarians
- trueMoving, Household
- trueNew York (State) -- History -- 20th century
- trueSchools
- trueSmall towns -- New York (State)
- trueTeenage boys
- trueTheater
- Theater -- New York (State) | New York -- Juvenile fiction
- true1960s -- 1960 -- 1969
- trueAudubon, John James, 1785-1851
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 -- Juvenile fiction
- Bildungsromans
- trueBoy/girl relations
- trueBroadway, New York City
- trueChild abuse
- trueComing-of-age stories
- trueDysfunctional families
- Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- New York (State) | New York -- Juvenile fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2012
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2012
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 2011
- trueJefferson Cup Award
- trueRead-Alouds for Grades 6-8
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 2011
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2012
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2011
- Award
- Jefferson Cup Award for Older Readers, 2012.
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books: 2011
- Award
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2012
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2011.
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