The school is located in an old mansion-instead of a typical school building. Our main character is Caitlyn, who, having moved with her mother from upstate New York to Mitchell, Vermont, is starting 7th Grade at a small rural school. Told in multiple voices, interviews, and documents, this funny, thought-provoking novel from the bestselling author of The Thing About Jellyfish is a memorable exploration of what makes a hero-and if anyone, or anything, is truly what it seems. The Next Great Paulie Fink is a confusing story. With each challenge, Caitlyn struggles to understand a person she never met.but it's what she discovers about herself that most surprises her. Her classmates are in for a shock of their own: Paulie Fink-the class clown, oddball, troublemaker, and evil genius-is gone this year.
Now he's disappeared, and Caitlyn finds herself leading a reality-show-style competition to find the school's next great Paulie Fink. One thing's for sure, though: The kid was totally legendary. Welcome to Junior Library Guild, the collection development and book review service relied upon by thousands of schools and public libraries across the country. When Caitlyn Breen begins her disorienting new life at Mitchell School-where the students take care of real live goats and study long-dead philosophers, and where there are only ten other students in the entire seventh grade-it seems like nobody can stop talking about some kid named Paulie Fink.ĭepending on whom you ask, Paulie was either a hilarious class clown, a relentless troublemaker, a hapless klutz, or an evil genius. Title: The Next Great Paulie Fink Format: Paperback Product dimensions: 368 pages, 7.6 X 5.2 X 1.2 in Shipping dimensions: 368 pages, 7.6 X 5.2 X 1. In this acclaimed novel by the author of the award-winning, bestselling The Thing About Jellyfish, being the new kid at school isn't easy, especially when you have to follow in the footsteps of a legendary classroom prankster.
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