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Title details for Sidetracked by Diana Harmon Asher - Available

Sidetracked

by Diana Harmon Asher
John Kroft
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To Joseph Friedman, middle school might as well be the Running of the Bulls. He's friendless and puny, with ADD to boot, so he spends most of his time avoiding class bully Charlie Kastner and hiding out in the Resource Room, a safe place for misfit kids like him. But then, on the first day of seventh grade, two important things happen. First, his Resource Room teacher Mrs. T encourages (i.e., practically forces) him to join the school track team, and second, he meets Heather, a tough, athletic new girl who isn't going to be pushed around by Charlie Kastner-or anybody else. At first, track is as much of a disaster as everything else in Joseph's life. But slowly Joseph hits his stride, and instead of running from the bulls . . . he's just running.

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  • Release date

    November 1, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781501963445
      • File size: 170273 KB
      • Duration: 05:54:44

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Seventh grade is no picnic for Joseph Friedman, whose myriad anxieties and difficulties are warmly delivered by narrator John Kroft, mirroring the humor and poignancy of Asher's debut novel. Loosely based on the experiences of Asher's oldest son, the audiobook focuses on Joseph's participation on the cross-country team. Rescued from the school bully by Heather, a girl who becomes his friend and running buddy, Joseph learns the value of the "PR," or personal record, competing only with himself each time he runs. While Kroft doesn't have the light voice of a middle school boy, his restrained narration accurately develops the characters with an understated pitch and expert comedic pacing, capturing the struggles and successes of Joseph, his friends, and family. S.G. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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