The mountain that walked by katherine holubitsky 20050520. The big snapper orca young readers by katherine holubitsky 20060901 by katherine holubitsky jan 1 1602. Social themes drugs, alcohol, substance abuse book. His eighteenyearold brother chases twoyear addiction. Sixteenyearold gordie jessup is a good kid but hes living a nightmare. Tweaked is a powerful book about addiction, its wideranging effects, and the toll it takes on all those it. Katherine holubitsky books biography and list of works. English culminating for tweaked by katherine holubitsky by. Tweaked by katherine holubitsky summary from the publishers website. Electronic books fiction juvenile works juvenile fiction. Tweaked katherine holubitsky mcnally robinson booksellers.
Katherine holubitsky s first novel, alone at ninety foot, orca, won the cla book of the year for young adults and the iode violet downey book award. Fourteenyearold pamela, who is struggling to understand her mothers. The year is 1903, and charlie sutherland, a sixteenyearold orphan, is on the run. His eighteenyearold brother chases twoyear addiction to crystal meth has left their family emotionally and financially. The mountain that walked by katherine holubitsky nook. Holubitskys writing is solid and the story wellpaced, making this book a viable option for reluctant readers and students, ages.
Alone at ninety foot by katherine holubitsky scholastic. The book, alone at ninety foot, started out as a short story holubitsky wrote in her free time while working in a city highschool library in western canada. Click to read more about tweaked by katherine holubitsky. Sixteenyearold gordie jessup is a g o o d kid but hes living a nightmare. I picked up tweaked because of the book description. I point out the publisher because i personally try to make a point of not purchasing orca books. Tweaked by katherine holubitsky by erica walton on prezi. Katherine holubitsky is a published author of childrens books and young adult books. Charlie has been treated poorly by the two brothers, but he has endured. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Electronic books fiction juvenile works juvenile fiction romans, nouvelles, etc. Tweaked ebook by katherine holubitsky rakuten kobo. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Chase, gordies brother, is wrecked by his addiction and so is the entire family.
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She has also written last summer in agatha, the hippie house and the mountain that walked, all published by orca. Tweaked book columbus metropolitan library bibliocommons. Katherine holubitsky sixteenyearold gordie jessup is a good kid but hes living a nightmare. When katherine holubitskys first published novel won the canadian library associations 1999 young adult book award, perhaps no one was more surprised than the author herself. Katherine holubitsky books, biography, contact information. Readers will sympathize with gordie and marvel that he can hold on to his own values as he watches his brother selfdestruct. So, yesterday on my way back to victoria after a long weekend in vanouver, i finished another of the young adult books my publisher sales rep. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store. Gord is powerless to stop his brothers drug addiction from destroying his family. After all, it frequently allows me a few hours of assured reading, especially while i wait for hours in ferry lineups.
When katherine holubitsky s first published novel won the canadian library associations 1999 young adult book award, perhaps no one was more surprised than the author herself. His eighteenyearold brother chases twoyear addiction to crystal meth has left their fa mily emotionally and financially drained. Holubitdkys tweaked presents the story of gordie and his methaddicted brother. Mar 01, 2008 tweaked ebook written by katherine holubitsky. And just when gordie thinks he can no longer stand the manipulating, the lying and the stealing, things get even worse. Tweaked by katherine holubitsky i have always loved orca books the people who write for this publishing company write real cutting edge stuff. Holubitsky, katherine tweaked i written by katherine holubitsky. Katherine holubitsky s first novel, alone at ninety foot orca, won the cla book of the year for young adults. Tweaked is a book showing the real life dangers of drugs, specifically meth. Chase is arrested for aggravated assault, released on bail and. May 03, 2009 tweaked by katherine holubitsky i have always loved orca books the people who write for this publishing company write real cutting edge stuff. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read tweaked. Tweaked by katherine holubitsky book cover, description, publication history. She had warned me that tweaked, by katherine holubitsky, was not an easy read and she was right.
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Tweaked holubitsky, katherine, 19552008, book, 179 pages place hold. S a gordie jessup appears to be a happy, normal teen. Katherine holubitsky s first novel, alone at ninety foot, orca book publishers, won the cla book of the year for young adults and the iode violet downey book award. Tweaked is a powerful book about addiction, its wideranging effects, and the toll it takes on all those it touches. Mar 01, 2008 katherine holubitsky s first novel, alone at ninety foot, orca book publishers, won the cla book of the year for young adults and the iode violet downey book award. All she ever wanted for me was to succeed in life and i failed. Alone at 90 foot isbn 9781551432045 pdf epub katherine. Tweaked is a fictitious novel published by orca book publishers.
She has also written the hippie house, the mountain that walked and last summer in agatha, all published by orca. Katherine holubitsky 1955 biography personal, addresses. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His eighteenyearold brother chases twoyear addiction to crystal meth has left their family emotionally and financially drained. Tweaked by katherine holubitsky difficulty level easiest to hardest 1. May 20, 2008 tweaked by katherine holubitsky i suppose i should be thankful that bc ferries takes so much of my hardearned money. Katherine holubitsky gord is powerless to stop his brothers drug addiction from destroying his family. Drugs a conflict in the book the body of christopher creed is when torey adams and his mom, mrs. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. When a local girl is found murdered, the freedom and innocence of youth are forgotten and, for fourteenyearold emma, things will never be, isbn 9781551433165.
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