Okay for Now: A National Book Award Winner

by Gary D. Schmidt

Book Overview

Beloved author Gary D. Schmidt expertly blends comedy and tragedy in the story of Doug Swieteck, an unhappy "teenage thug" first introduced in The Wednesday Wars, who finds consolation and a sense of possibility in friendship and art.

At once heartbreaking and hopeful, this absorbing novel centers on Doug, 14, who has an abusive father, a bully for a brother, a bad reputation, and shameful secrets to keep. Teachers and police and his relatives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544022807
• ISBN13: 9780544022805
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7