The porcupine of truth / Bill Konigsberg.
Seventeen-year-old Carson Speier is bored of Billings, Montana, and resentful that he has to help his mother take care of his father, a dying alcoholic whom he has not seen in fourteen years--but then he meets Aisha, a beautiful African American girl who has run away from her own difficult family, and together they embark on a journey of discovery that may help them both come to terms with their lives.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780545648936
- ISBN: 0545648939
- ISBN: 9780545648943
- ISBN: 9780545754927
- Physical Description: 325 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- HL670L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.4 12 174471.
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- Subject:
- Dysfunctional families > Fiction.
Children of alcoholics > Fiction.
African American teenage girls > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Family problems > Fiction.
Alcoholism > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Friendships.
Billings (Mont.) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Young adult fiction.
Available copies
- 12 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | YA KON (Text) | 37810435261218 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | YA KON (Text) | 50503300372242 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | YA KON (Text) | 0020510667213 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| J.C. Holliday Library | YA F Kon (Text) | 810191001469595 | Young Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | YA FIC KONIGSBERG (Text) | 33262003242169 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Leicester Library | YA KON (Text) | 0020513226710 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Louisburg - Main Branch | YA/Konigsberg (Text) | 72350000009549 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | YA Fic (Text) | 31554009985994 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Martin Memorial Library | YA FIC (Text) | 38344200390001 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | YA Konigsberg (Text) | 38955500039319 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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