Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780618711659)

A funny, uplifting novel about a boy's journey through New York in the aftermath of September 11th from one of today's most celebrated writers.

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell embarks on an urgent, secret mission that will take him through the five boroughs of New York. His goal is to find the lock that matches a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11. This seemingly impossible task will bring Oskar into contact with survivors of all sorts of an exhilarating, affecting, often hilarious, and ultimately healing journey. With humor, tenderness, and awe, Jonathan Safran Foer confronts the traumas of our country's difficult history.

Author: Jonathan Safran Foer
ISBN-10: 0618711651
ISBN-13: 9780618711659
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2006
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 102560 / Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Award: Green Mountain Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
New Yorker (The) 04/23/2006 pg. 28
Foreword 09/01/2005 pg. 1
People Weekly 01/18/2010 pg. 59