A Certain October

by Angela Johnson

Book Overview

From three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winner Angela Johnson, a wrenching, honest book about surviving the unimaginable and finding a way to go on. Scotty compares herself to tofu: no flavor unless you add something. And it's true that Scotty's friends, Misha and Falcone, and her brother, Keone, make life delicious. But when a terrible accident occurs, Scotty feels responsible for the loss of someone she hardly knew, and the world goes wrong. She...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689870655
• ISBN13: 9780689870651
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12