Hard-hitting, page-turning and celebratory of friendship in unlikely circumstances, Joyce Carol Oates' sure touch with small town life hits home in her first young adult novel. Matt Donaghy is the class joker, and Ursula Riggs is the misfit loner. Neither knows the other. But when Matt is suddenly arrested on a charge of threatening to blow up the school and massacre the students, Ursula is the only one who sees through the hysteria and hypocrisy, and corroborates Matt's story. The case is dropped, but Matt's old friends avoid him, and his teachers treat him with kid gloves. Even Ursula, apparently his only friend during the crisis, can't meet his eye. But Ursula can't remain aloof when she catches Matt contemplating suicide - and a strange friendship is born.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-13
9780007145737
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90173479
Product Key Features
Book Title
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl
Author
Joyce Carol Oates
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Children & Young Adults
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
210g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Joyce Carol Oates
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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