000			02061nam a2200253 a 4500
001			ASIN1561453269
003			OSt
005			20110106102635.0
008			110106s2004 xxu eng d
020			_a1561453269 (paperback) _c$14.95
020			_a9781561453269 (paperback)
040			_cKIM
050			_aPZ 7 _b.F65
100	1		_aFogelin, Adrian. _93300
245	1	4	_aThe big nothing / _cAdrian Fogelin.
250			_a1St Edition ed.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bPeachtree Publishers, _c2004.
300			_a235 p. ; _c22 cm.
520			_aThe sensitive and often humorous story of an adolescent boy who begins to find himself after the people he has always depended on have let him down. Alone. That's how thirteen-year-old Justin feels these days. His older brother Duane has left home, enlisting in the army, and his father has walked out, maybe for good this time. His mom is too depressed to get out of bed, much less pay the bills and keep food in the refrigerator. And if that's not enough, his best buddy Ben has a new girlfriend and no longer has time to hang out. There's not much left for Justin to do but to put his brain in neutral and slide into the state he calls "the Big Nothing." But slowly Justin discovers he has more resources than he thinks. With the help of his classmate Jemmie and her grandmother, Nana Grace, he learns that underneath all the noisy confusion in his brain lies a talent for music. As he spends time with Jemmie, he begins to understand how simple notes make complex music, and how simple feelings can turn into deep emotions. Award-winning author Adrian Fogelin once again offers readers an emotionally charged story featuring a sympathetic adolescent trying to make sense of the people and world around him.
521	0		_aAges 9-12.
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561453269/chopaconline-20
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952			_w2011-01-07 _p2010-6004 _r2011-01-13 _40 _00 _bMAIN _10 _oPZ 7 .F65 2004 _d2010-02-12 _8FICTION _70 _cBIO-FIC-MOT _2lcc _yBOOK _aMAIN