"Henry Smith's father told him that if you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you." But Trouble comes careening down the road one night in the form of a pickup truck that strikes Henry's older brother, Franklin. In the truck is Chay Chouan, a young Cambodian from Franklin's preparatory school, and the accident sparks racial tensions in the school--and in the well-established town where Henry's family has lived for generations. Caught between anger and grief, Henry sets out to do the ...
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"Henry Smith's father told him that if you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you." But Trouble comes careening down the road one night in the form of a pickup truck that strikes Henry's older brother, Franklin. In the truck is Chay Chouan, a young Cambodian from Franklin's preparatory school, and the accident sparks racial tensions in the school--and in the well-established town where Henry's family has lived for generations. Caught between anger and grief, Henry sets out to do the only thing he can think of: climb Mt. Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine, which he and Franklin were going to climb together. Along with Black Dog, whom Henry has rescued from drowning, and a friend, Henry leaves without his parents' knowledge. The journey, both exhilarating and dangerous, turns into an odyssey of discovery about himself, his older sister, Louisa, his ancestry, and why one can never escape from Trouble.
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Very good in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by author on title page (signature only); also separately inscribed. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Except for softening to base of book spine, essentially as new. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 297 p. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. By the Newbery Honor Award-winning author of 'The Wednesday Wars' and 'Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy'. Signed copies are rare. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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-1. Flat signed by author Gary Schmidt on the title page. Not personalized. First Edition, first printing with full number line in fine/ like new condition. The pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket is clean and undamaged. Book appears new/ unread with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) First edition, first printing, hardcover. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles. 297 pages. Very good with head/tail of spine bumped, in a very good mylar-covered dust jacket with light edgewear. SIGNED by author on title page. "Summary: Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog, but fate adds another companion-the Cambodian refugee accused of fatally injuring Franklin-and reveals troubles that predate the accident."