Stick
by Andrew Smith
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Pub Date Oct 11 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group | Feiwel & Friends
Description
In Andrew Smith's novels, friends are brothers, and brothers are friends. That bond runs deepest in Stick.
Fourteen-year-old
Stark McClellan (nicknamed Stick because he's tall and thin) is bullied
for being "deformed"—he was born with only one ear. His older brother
Bosten is always there to defend Stick. But the boys can't defend one
another from their abusive parents.
When Stick realizes Bosten
is gay, he knows that to survive his father's anger, Bosten must leave
home. Stick has to find his brother, or he will never feel whole again.
In his search, he will encounter good people, bad people, and people who
are simply indifferent to kids from the wrong side of the tracks. But
he never loses hope of finding love—and his brother.
Advance Praise
"Smith (The Marbury Lens) revs up the emotions and the violence in this realistic and powerful tale, bringing in sexual abuse, hard drugs, and homelessness, while including enough positive characters to give Stick the support he desperately needs, providing for an imperfect but believable happy ending." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
"An altogether compelling, if disturbing work." —Kirkus Reviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780312613419 |
| PRICE | $17.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 304 |
