Nothing

English

ISBN: 1416985794

EAN: 9781416985792

Category: Juvenile Fiction / School & Education/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing

Release Date: 02/28/2010

Age Range: 12-UP

Synopsis: When Pierre-Anthon realizes there is no meaning to life, the seventh-grader leaves his classroom, climbs a tree, and stays there. His classmates cannot make him come down, not even by pelting him with rocks. So to prove to Pierre-Anthon that life has meaning, the children decide to give up things of importance. The pile starts with the superficiala fishing rod, a new pair of shoes. But as the sacrifices become more extreme, the students grow increasingly desperate to get Pierre-Anthon down, to justify their belief in meaning. Sure to prompt intense thought and discussion, Nothingalready a treasured work overseasis not to be missed.

Awards: Publishers Weekly Best Childrens Books – null  Publishers Weekly Best Childrens Books – null  Publishers Weekly Best Childrens Books – null  Publishers Weekly Best Childrens Books – null 

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Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Width: 5.0 inches

Length: 7.25 inches

Weight: 9.17 oz

Pages: 240