Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe
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- Synopsis
- A &“funny and sweetly oddball&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) novel about an odd-couple friendship formed by a mission to make their high school to suck less, for readers &“seeking doors to the universe" (Booklist, starred review) and a razor sharp, moving, and outrageously funny read. Cliff Hubbard is a huge loser. Literally. His nickname at Happy Valley High School is Neanderthal because he&’s so enormous—6&’6&” and 250 pounds to be exact. He has nobody at school, and life in his trailer-park home has gone from bad to worse ever since his older brother&’s suicide. And there&’s no one Cliff hates more than the nauseatingly cool quarterback Aaron Zimmerman, who after a near-death experience claims God gave him a list of things to do to make Happy Valley High suck less. And God said there&’s only one person who can help: Neanderthal.To his own surprise, Cliff says he&’s in. As he and Aaron make their way through the List, which involves a vindictive English teacher, a mysterious computer hacker, a decidedly unchristian cult of Jesus Teens, the local drug dealers, and the meanest bully at HVHS, Cliff feels like he&’s part of something for the first time since losing his brother. But fixing a broken school isn&’t as simple as it seems, and just when Cliff thinks they&’ve completed the List, he realizes their mission hits closer to home than he ever imagined.
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 416 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781484798393
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781484790625
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Date of Addition:
- 06/06/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Preston Norton
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Teens, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
- Reading Age:
- 14–18
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.