Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Aladdin (Simon & Schuster)
Pages
210
Description
An epic lunch period leads to a fateful showdown as small, skinny seventh-grader Sam's former best friend--now a popular athlete--promises to beat Sam up at recess in exactly thirty-three minutes.
Description
Yesterday, Sam's former best friend, Morgan Sturtz, told him, to his face and with three witnesses nearby, "I am totally going to kick your butt tomorrow at recess." Now all that's standing between Sam and this unfortunate butt-kicking is the last few minutes of social studies and his lunch period.
But how did Sam and Morgan end up here? How did this happen just a few months after TAMADE (The Absolutely Most Amazing Day Ever), when they became the greatest Alien Wars video-game team in the history of great Alien Wars teams? And once the clock ticks down, will Morgan actually act on his threat?
Told with equal parts laugh-out-loud humor and achingly real emotional truth, 33 Minutes shows how even the best of friendships can change forever.
But how did Sam and Morgan end up here? How did this happen just a few months after TAMADE (The Absolutely Most Amazing Day Ever), when they became the greatest Alien Wars video-game team in the history of great Alien Wars teams? And once the clock ticks down, will Morgan actually act on his threat?
Told with equal parts laugh-out-loud humor and achingly real emotional truth, 33 Minutes shows how even the best of friendships can change forever.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2013-01
Physical description
210 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
9781442445017
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Lexile
910L
User reviews
LibraryThing member prkcs
Extremely witty and heartbreaking story of a bright boy whose best friend has moved on to another, more popular crowd. Sam has 33 minutes until his former best friend Morgan is going to "kick his butt." In that 33 minutes he has just enough time to recall and come to terms with everything that has
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LibraryThing member Mad.River.Librarian
This book won't disappoint the legions of young readers who'll likely be checking it out because it has the word "butt" in the title. The narrative arc is highly original. The book really does span the length of 33 minutes, and the main character really does get his butt kicked, but the riveting
A poignant, funny, and heartfelt story about what happens when friendships fall apart.
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flashbacks will keep readers turning the pages.A poignant, funny, and heartfelt story about what happens when friendships fall apart.
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LibraryThing member JRlibrary
Loved that the ending wasn't all "happily ever after".
Awards
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 2015)
Illinois Reads (6-8 — 2015)
Call number
J4D.Has