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Sep 04, 2008 | ISBN 9780142412039 | Young Adult Buy
Sep 04, 2008 | ISBN 9781440651243 | Young Adult Buy
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Sep 04, 2008 | ISBN 9780142412039 | Young Adult
Sep 04, 2008 | ISBN 9781440651243 | Young Adult
Read Jonathan Friesen’s posts on the Penguin Blog. This Schneider Family Book Award winner changed the face of Tourette’s Syndrome for modern teens. Wrought with tension, romance, and hope, Jerk, California tells the story of Sam, who sets out on a cross-country quest to learn the truth about his family and his inherited Tourette’s Syndrome, along the way finding both love and acceptance.
Jerk, California is Jonathan Friesen’s first novel. A fourteen-year public school teacher and writing instructor at the University of Minnesota, Jonathan shares his passion for writing with children of all ages—including three of his own, whom he home schools. He… More about Jonathan Friesen
-Compelling.+ –School Library Journal-Emotionally rewarding and effective.+ –VOYA-Like any good road story, there are enough corners and bends to keep readers eagerly anticipating what lies ahead at the journey+s end.+ –Booklist
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