A Certain October (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689865053)

Three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winner Angela Johnson writes a wrenching, honest book about surviving the unimaginable and finding a way to go on.

Scotty compares herself to tofu: no flavor unless you add something. And it's true that Scotty's friends, Misha and Falcone, and her brother, Keone, make life delicious. But when a terrible accident occurs, Scotty feels responsible for the loss of someone she hardly knew, and the world goes wrong. She cannot tell what is a dream and what is real. Her friends are having a hard time getting through to her and her family is preoccupied with their own trauma. But the prospect of a boy, a dance, and the possibility that everything can fall back into place soon help Scotty realize that she is capable of adding her own flavor to life.
With artfully spare prose, acclaimed and award-winning author Angela Johnson explores the ramifications of unexpected death in this compelling coming-of-age story.

Author: Angela Johnson
ISBN-10: 0689865058
ISBN-13: 9780689865053
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2012
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 7.60h x 4.84w x 0.67d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 153739 / Certain October

Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 90
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2012
School Library Journal 08/01/2012 pg. 107
Publishers Weekly 08/20/2012
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 92
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2012 pg. 67
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style