| Author: | Avi | ISBN: | 9780545922623 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic Inc. | Publication: | August 25, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Scholastic Paperbacks | Language: | English |
| Author: | Avi |
| ISBN: | 9780545922623 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic Inc. |
| Publication: | August 25, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| Language: | English |
This Newbery Honor Book by acclaimed author Avi is available again through Scholastic--in an After Words paperback edition! In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth-grader, Philip Malloy, is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class. Convinced that the teacher just doesn't like him, Philip concocts a plan to get transferred out of her class. Breaking the school's policy of silence during the national anthem, he hums along, and ends up in a crisis at the center of the nation's attention.
This Newbery Honor Book by acclaimed author Avi is available again through Scholastic--in an After Words paperback edition! In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth-grader, Philip Malloy, is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class. Convinced that the teacher just doesn't like him, Philip concocts a plan to get transferred out of her class. Breaking the school's policy of silence during the national anthem, he hums along, and ends up in a crisis at the center of the nation's attention.
