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050	0	0	_aPZ7.S3527 _bOk 2011
082	0	0	_aJUV FIC SCH
100	1		_aSchmidt, Gary D.
245	1	0	_aOkay for now _c/ by Gary D. Schmidt
260			_aNew York _b: Clarion Books _c, 2011.
300			_a360 p. _b: ill. _c; 22 cm.
520			_aAs a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him. So begins a coming-of-age masterwork full of equal parts comedy and tragedy from Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt. As Doug struggles to be more than the skinny thug that his teachers and the police think him to be, he finds an unlikely ally in Lil Spicer a fiery young lady who smelled like daisies would smell if they were growing in a big field under a clearing sky after a rain. In Lil, Doug finds the strength to endure an abusive father, the suspicions of a whole town, and the return of his oldest brother, forever scarred, from Vietnam. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage. In this stunning novel, Schmidt expertly weaves multiple themes of loss and recovery in a story teeming with distinctive, unusual characters and invaluable lessons about love, creativity, and survival.
650			_aDysfunctional families _x-Fiction
650		0	_aFriendship _x--Juvenile fiction
650		0	_aTheater _x--Juvenile fiction
650		0	_aComing of age _x--Juvenile fiction
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