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Knopf Books for Young Readers (2018), 240 pages
Description
While preparing for their bar mitzvahs, comedy-obsessed Noah and Dash find their friendship threatened by a personal tragedy.
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Perl (The Capybara Conspiracy) has created a moving coming-of-age journey steeped in Jewish traditions and comedic history, elegantly balancing humor with an honest look at the impact of suicide.
(I)t is beyond refreshing to see a story that is so thoroughly Jewish without a hint of persecution. And while bookshelves are filled with stories about children losing a family member, this novel offers something new by focusing on the unexpected loss of someone beloved but not related. An
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Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Honor Book — Middle Grade — 2019)
National Jewish Book Award (Winner — Children's Literature — 2018)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Junior — 2019)
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LibraryThing member ChristianR
Noah and Dash are crazy best friends who love comedy routines, and often Dash's father joins in. He's the fun parent, in Noah's eyes, and a surrogate dad to Noah since he has two moms. But when Dash's dad dies suddenly, the friendship between Noah and Dash seems broken and Noah can't understand
I didn't particularly like the cover, nor did I think it suggested that the book would ultimately be about something as serious as suicide. I also wasn't caught up in the comedy connections, but that may just be me.
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why. His efforts to reach out to Dash do more than fall flat -- they cause real damage. Then Noah learns that Dash's father committed suicide, which confuses him even more. The author, Erica Perl, did a great job creating a character who speaks before thinking (and even when he thinks about things he is oblivious). I didn't particularly like the cover, nor did I think it suggested that the book would ultimately be about something as serious as suicide. I also wasn't caught up in the comedy connections, but that may just be me.
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ISBN
0399551751 / 9780399551758