Sonnenblick, Jordan. Notes from the midnight driver.SONNENBLICK, Jordan. Notes from the midnight driver. Scholastic. 272p. c2006. 0-439-75779-7. $16.99. JS* It seems like a good idea at the time, but that might have something to do with all the vodka vodka (vŏd`kə), traditional spirituous drink of Russia, the Baltic states, and Poland; it is now consumed internationally. The best vodka is distilled from rye and barley malt, but the cheaper corn and potatoes are commonly employed. Alex drank: he jumps into his mother's car, intending to go tell off his father for leaving the family, and promptly crashes it. Ordered to do community service by a judge, the now very sober 16-year-old is assigned to visit a difficult elderly man named Sol Sol, in Roman religion Sol (sŏl), in Roman religion, sun god. An ancient god of Mesopotamian origin, he was introduced (c.220) into Roman religion as Sol Invictus by emperor Heliogabalus. at a local senior center. Grumpy grump·y adj. grump·i·er, grump·i·est Surly and peevish; cranky. grump  i·ly adv. Sol insults Alex
relentlessly in Yiddish and in English, but the two slowly start to
bond, especially when Alex, who plays the guitar, plans a musical show
at the center and discovers that Sol was a famous musician.
This funny tale by the author of the acclaimed Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie is genuinely heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. Adj. 1. and entertaining, in the best senses of the words; as the publisher suggests, it's a sort of Tuesdays with Morrie for a younger audience. A real winner for all YA collections. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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