The Next Great Paulie Fink (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316380881)

In this acclaimed novel by the author of the award-winning, bestselling The Thing About Jellyfish, being the new kid at school isn't easy, especially when you have to follow in the footsteps of a legendary classroom prankster.

When Caitlyn Breen begins her disorienting new life at Mitchell School--where the students take care of real live goats and study long-dead philosophers, and where there are only ten other students in the entire seventh grade--it seems like nobody can stop talking about some kid named Paulie Fink.

Depending on whom you ask, Paulie was either a hilarious class clown, a relentless troublemaker, a hapless klutz, or an evil genius. One thing's for sure, though: The kid was totally legendary. Now he's disappeared, and Caitlyn finds herself leading a reality-show-style competition to find the school's next great Paulie Fink. With each challenge, Caitlyn struggles to understand a person she never met...but it's what she discovers about herself that most surprises her.

Told in multiple voices, interviews, and documents, this funny, thought-provoking novel from the bestselling author of The Thing About Jellyfish is a memorable exploration of what makes a hero--and if anyone, or anything, is truly what it seems.


Author: Ali Benjamin
ISBN-10: 0316380881
ISBN-13: 9780316380881
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 04/16/2019
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.60w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 500764 / Next Great Paulie Fink


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2019 pg. 57
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2019 pg. 82
Booklist 03/01/2019 pg. 56
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2019
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2019 pg. 137
Shelf Awareness 04/30/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average