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The Porcupine of Truth Hardback - 2015

by Bill Konigsberg

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The author of Openly Straight returns with an epic road trip involving family history, gay history, the girlfriend our hero can't have, the grandfather he never knew, and the Porcupine of Truth

The Stonewall Book Award-winning novel from the author of Openly Straight and Honestly Ben!"Words like 'brilliant' are so overused when praising novels--so I won't use that word. I'll just think it." -- Benjamin Alire Senz, author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"Undeniably human and unforgettably wise, this book is a gift for us all." -- Andrew Smith, author of Grasshopper JungleCarson Smith is resigned to spending his summer in Billings, Montana, helping his mom take care of his father, a dying alcoholic he doesn't really know. Then he meets Aisha Stinson, a beautiful girl who has run away from her difficult family, and discovers a secret regarding his grandfather, who disappeared without warning or explanation decades before. Together, Carson and Aisha embark on an epic road trip to try and save Carson's dad, restore his fragmented family, and discover the "Porcupine of Truth" in all of their lives.

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Start at the hot girl.

Carson Smith isn't thrilled to be spending the summer with his estranged dad in Billings, Montana. But then he meets Aisha Stinson, the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. And the smartest. And the funniest. They conne

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  • Title The Porcupine of Truth
  • Author Bill Konigsberg
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition International Ed
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Arthur A. Levine Books, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2015-05
  • Features Dust Cover
  • ISBN 9780545648936 / 0545648939
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 6 x 1 in (21.59 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
  • Age range 14 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 9 - 12
  • Reading level 670
  • Themes
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Category Children's Books/All Ages
  • Library of Congress subjects Family problems, Friendship
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2014027136
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 03/01/2015, Page 59
  • Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2016, Page 14
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 10/01/2015, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2015, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/06/2015, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2015, Page 158

About the author

Bill Konigsberg is the author of six books for young adults, which have won awards including the Stonewall Book Award, the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor, and the Lambda Literary Award. Bill lives with his husband, Chuck, and their two Labradoodles, Mabel and Buford. Please visit him online at billkonigsberg.com and @billkonigsberg.
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