The Body of Christopher Creed - A Printz Honor Winner

Chris Creed grew up as the class freak?the bullies' punching bag. After he vanished, the weirdness that had once surrounded him began spreading. And it tore the town apart. Sixteen-year-old Torey Adams's search for answers opens his eyes to the lies, the pain, and the need to blame someone when tragedy strikes, and his once-safe world comes crashing down around him. Includes an interview with the author and a reader's guide.

About the author

Carol Plum-Ucci has been widely praised for capturing the heart and voice of teens while seamlessly combining reality with the supernatural. Her first novel, The Body of Christopher Creed, was a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an IRA-CBC Children's Choice, and a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. Her subsequent books have all earned much critical acclaim and many award citations. www.carolplumucci.com

Summary

Chris Creed grew up as the class freak—the bullies’ punching bag. After he vanished, the weirdness that had once surrounded him began spreading. And it tore the town apart. Sixteen-year-old Torey Adams’s search for answers opens his eyes to the lies, the pain, and the need to blame someone when tragedy strikes, and his once-safe world comes crashing down around him.

     Includes an interview with the author and a reader’s guide.

Additional text

[set star] “Plum-Ucci knows her audience and provides her readers with enough twists, turns, and suspense to keep them absorbed.”—School Library Journal (starred) “A complex, credible look at alienation, compassion, loyalty, and cruelty.”—The Bulletin

Product details

• Authors: Carol Plum-Ucci
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2008
• EAN: 9780152063863
• ISBN: 978-0-15-206386-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 178 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Mysteries & Detective Stories *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Thrillers & Suspense / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Bullying *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Horror *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Sexual Abuse *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / New Experience *