If I Ever Get Out of Here: A Novel With Paintings (Arthur A Levine Novel)

By: Eric Gansworth

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Synopsis: "A heart-healing, mocs-on-the-ground story of music, family and friendship." -- Cynthia Leitich Smith, author of Tantalize and Rain is Not My Indian Name.Lewis "Shoe" Blake is used to the joys and difficulties of life on the Tuscarora Indian reservation in 1975: the joking, the Fireball games, the snow blowing through his roof. What he's not used to is white kids being nice to him -- kids like George Haddonfield, whose family recently moved to town with the Air Force. As the boys connect through their mutual passion for music, especially the Beatles, Lewis has to lie more and more to hide the reality of his family's poverty from George. He also has to deal with the vicious Evan Reininger, who makes Lewis the special target of his wrath. But when everyone else is on Evan's side, how can he be defeated? And if George finds out the truth about Lewis's home -- will he still be his friend? Acclaimed adult author Eric Gansworth makes his YA debut with this wry and powerful novel about friendship, memory, and the joy of rock 'n' roll.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 368 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780545631969
Related ISBNs:: 9780545417303
Publisher:: Scholastic Inc.
Date of Addition:: 11/07/23
Copyrighted By:: Eric Gansworth
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Teens, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:: Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student
Reading Age:: 12 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.