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The Last Book in the Universe

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Availability:In StockContributor:Rodman PhilbrickSeries:Scholastic SignatureAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2002-03-01Pages:223
Language:EnglishPublisher:Blue Sky Press (AZ)ISBN-13:9780439087599ISBN-10:439087597UPC:9780439087599Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy & Magic, Thrillers & Suspense, Science FictionAward:2003 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2003 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Young Adult AwardSize:7.73 x 5.27 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SCPNVTBS0N
This fast-paced action novel is set in a future where the world has been almost destroyed. Newbery Honor Author Rodman Philbrick is at his very best.

Nobody around here reads anymore. Why bother, when you can just shoot all the images and excitement straight into your brain? I've heard of books, but they were long before I was born, in the backtimes before the Big Shake...In a world where people only use mindprobes for entertainment, a teenaged boy is one of the rare human beings who can see life for what is really is. Cruelly nicknamed "Spaz", he is subject to random seizures that make it impossible for him to use the brain-drain tech. But what sets him apart eventually becomes his salvation.After meeting an old man called Ryter, Spaz begins to learn about how the world used to be before the catastrophic earthquake that changed everything. There is a story of a promised land, rich in its bounties, that can cure any ailment and more beautiful than any place left in the desolate wasteland humanity calls home. The two set off to find Eden in the hopes of saving Spaz's dying sister, and together, seek to bring some good back to the world.Fahrenheit 451 meets The Giver in this action-packed thriller from the author of the bestselling novel Freak the Mighty.The Last Book in the Universe joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!
Language:EnglishPublisher:Blue Sky Press (AZ)ISBN-13:9780439087599ISBN-10:439087597UPC:9780439087599Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy & Magic, Thrillers & Suspense, Science FictionAward:2003 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2003 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Young Adult AwardSize:7.73 x 5.27 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SCPNVTBS0N
Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick has written more than a dozen novels for young readers. In 1993, he published his first children's book, Freak the Mighty, which became an instant classic, and was made into a feature film. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg was a 2010 Newbery Honor Book. Philbrick's other acclaimed novels include Max the Mighty, The Young Man and the Sea, The Last Book in the Universe, Zane and the Hurricane, and Wildfire. Philbrick divides his time between Maine and the Florida Keys. You can learn more about him on his website: rodmanphilbrick.com.
Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ)

Awards

🏆 2003 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2003 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Young Adult Award

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