Dead Wednesday / Jerry Spinelli.
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TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 229 pages ; 21 cmContent type: still image | text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780593425848Subject(s): Schools -- Juvenile fiction | Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction | Middle school students -- Juvenile fiction | Mortality -- Juvenile fiction | Spirits -- Juvenile fiction | Teenagers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction | Pennsylvania -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Ghost stories. | Young adult fiction. | Bildungsromans. | Paranormal fiction. DDC classification: 813.6 Summary: Worm Tarnauer has spent most of eighth grade living down to his nickname. He prefers to be out of sight, underground. He walked the world unseen. He's happy to let his best friend, Eddie, lead the way and rule the day. And this day -- Dead Wednesday -- is going to be awesome. The school thinks assigning each eighth grader the name of a teenager who died in the past year and having them don black shirts and become "invisible" will make them contemplate their own mortality. Yeah, sure. The kids know that being invisible to teachers really means you can get away with anything. It's a day to go wild! But Worm didn't count on Becca Finch (17, car crash). Letting this girl into his head is about to change everything. Jerry Spinelli tells the story of the unexpected, heartbreaking, hilarious, truly epic day when Worm Tarnauer discovers his own life.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Young Adult | JF SPI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111083515328 |
Ages: 12+.
Worm Tarnauer has spent most of eighth grade living down to his nickname. He prefers to be out of sight, underground. He walked the world unseen. He's happy to let his best friend, Eddie, lead the way and rule the day. And this day -- Dead Wednesday -- is going to be awesome. The school thinks assigning each eighth grader the name of a teenager who died in the past year and having them don black shirts and become "invisible" will make them contemplate their own mortality. Yeah, sure. The kids know that being invisible to teachers really means you can get away with anything. It's a day to go wild! But Worm didn't count on Becca Finch (17, car crash). Letting this girl into his head is about to change everything. Jerry Spinelli tells the story of the unexpected, heartbreaking, hilarious, truly epic day when Worm Tarnauer discovers his own life.
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