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Totally Joe Hardback - 2005

by James Howe

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As a school assignment, a 13-year-old boy writes an alphabiography--life from A to Z--and explores issues of friendship, family, school, and the difficulties of being a gay teenager.

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Meet Joe Bunch. Lovable misfit and celebrity wannabe from Paintbrush Falls, New York. Like his longtime best friends Addie, Skeezie, and Bobby, Joe's been called names all his life. So when he's given the assignment to write his alphabiography -- the story of his life from A to Z -- Joe has his doubts. This whole thing could be serious ammunition for bullying if it falls into the wrong hands.
But Joe discovers there's more to the assignment -- and his life -- than meets the eye. Especially when he gets to the letter C, which stands for Colin Briggs, the coolest guy in the seventh grade (seriously) -- and Joe's secret boyfriend.
By the time Joe gets to the letter Z, he's pretty much bared his soul about everything. And Joe's okay with that because he likes who he is. He's Totally Joe, and that's the best thing for him to be.
Here is an exuberant, funny, totally original story of one boy's coming out -- and coming-of-age.

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  • Title Totally Joe
  • Author James Howe
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2005-10
  • Features Dust Cover
  • ISBN 9780689839573 / 068983957X
  • Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.44 x 6.84 x 0.81 in (21.44 x 17.37 x 2.06 cm)
  • Age range 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 850
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Gay
    • Topical: Coming of Age
    • Topical: Lgbt
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Homosexuality, Gays
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004022242
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/01/2006, Page 28
  • Booklist, 08/01/2005, Page 2014
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 01/01/2006, Page 233
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2006, Page 75
  • Kirkus Best Children's Books, 12/01/2005, Page 11
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 10/01/2005, Page 1080
  • Kliatt, 09/01/2005, Page 9
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/03/2005, Page 71
  • School Library Journal, 11/01/2005, Page 137
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 12/01/2005, Page 400

About the author

James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers. Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children's literature. The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series Tales from the House of Bunnicula and Bunnicula and Friends. Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books. He has also written for older readers. The Misfits, published in 2001, inspired the nationwide antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known as Elvis. A common theme in James Howe's books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com.
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