Nothing

by Janne Teller

Book Overview

When Pierre-Anthon realizes there is no meaning to life, the seventh-grader leaves his classroom, climbs a tree, and stays there. His classmates cannot make him come down, not even by pelting him with rocks. So to prove to Pierre-Anthon that life has meaning, the children decide to give up things of importance. The pile starts with the superficial--a fishing rod, a new pair of shoes. But as the sacrifices become more extreme, the students grow increasingly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416985794
• ISBN13: 9781416985792
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher