Bruiser - Hardcover

Shusterman, Neal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061134082 ISBN 13: 9780061134081

Verlag: Quill Tree Books, 2010

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The New York Times bestselling author of Challenger Deep, Neal Shusterman, delivers a suspenseful, eloquent, and thrilling novel that you won't be able to stop thinking about after you've put it down.  

Tennyson is not surprised, really, when his family begins to fall apart, or when his twin sister, Brontë, starts dating the misunderstood bully, Brewster (or The Bruiser, as the entire high school calls him). Tennyson is determined to get to the bottom of The Bruiser's reputation, even if it means gearing up for a fight. Brontë, on the other hand, thinks there's something special underneath that tough exterior. And she's right…but neither she nor Tennyson is prepared for the truth of what lies below the surface.

Told through Tennyson, Brontë, and Bruiser's points of view, this dark, twisting novel explores friendship, family, and the sacrifices we make for the people we love.

A Texas Lone Star Reading List selection

A Book Page Top Ten Book of the Year

A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year

A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice

What if caring for someone could literally destroy you?

• Supernatural Empathy: Brewster isn’t a bully; he’s a lightning rod for pain. He takes on the physical and emotional wounds of anyone he cares about—a gift that might be a curse.
• Misunderstood Hero: Known as "The Bruiser," Brewster keeps everyone at a distance to protect them, and himself. But when Brontë gets close, his dangerous secret begins to unravel.
• Multiple Points of View: Told from the alternating perspectives of protective Tennyson, compassionate Brontë, and the tormented Brewster himself.
• Family Secrets: As their own parents’ marriage falls apart, the twins discover that Brewster’s family life is far more violent and terrifying than they could have imagined.

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Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of more than fifty books, including Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award; Scythe, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book; Dry, which he cowrote with his son, Jarrod Shusterman; Unwind, which won more than thirty domestic and international awards; Bruiser, which was on a dozen state lists; The Schwa Was Here, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award; and Game Changer, which debuted as an indie top-five best seller. He is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for the body of his work. You can visit him online at storyman.com.

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Tennyson:
Don't get me started on the Bruiser. He was voted "Most Likely to Get the Death Penalty" by the entire school. He's the kid no one knows, no one talks to, and everyone hears disturbing rumors about. So why is my sister, Brontë, dating him? One of these days she's going to take in the wrong stray dog, and it's not going to end well.

Brontë:
My brother has no right to talk about Brewster that way—no right to threaten him. There's a reason why Brewster can't have friends—why he can't care about too many people. Because when he cares about you, things start to happen. Impossible things that can't be explained. I know, because they're happening to me.

Award-winning author Neal Shusterman has crafted a chilling and unforgettable novel about the power of unconditional friendship, the complex gear workings of a family, and the sacrifices we endure for the people we love.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Quill Tree Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0061134082
• ISBN 13: 9780061134081
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
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