A reventar
(Stuffed)
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- May 2011
- Subjects
- General, Cooking & Food, Values & Virtues
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459800229
- Publish Date
- May 2011
- List Price
- $7.99
Library Ordering Options
Description
Luego de ver un documental sobre los problemas de salud que provoca la comida rápida, Ian organiza un boicot para que la gente no coma en Frankie's, una cadena de restaurantes con un pésimo menú. Los abogados de la empresa tratan entonces de detenerlo. ¿Podrá Ian luchar por sus convicciones? ¿Será posible ganarle a una corporación gigantesca?
Disponible en inglés: A reventar.
About the author
Eric Walters is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling novels for children and young adults. His novels have won numerous awards, including the Silver Birch, Blue Heron, Red Maple, Snow Willow, Ruth Schwartz, and Tiny Torgi, and have received honours from the Canadian Library Association Book Awards and UNESCO's international award for Literature in Service of Tolerance.
Eric lives in Mississauga with his wife, Anita, and three children, Christina, Nicholas, and Julia. When not writing or touring across the country speaking to school groups, Eric spends time playing or watching soccer and basketball, or playing the saxophone.
To find out more about Eric and his novels, or to arrange for him to speak at your school, visit his website at www.ericwalters.net.
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Awards
- Commended, Texas Library Association (TLA) TAYSHAS List
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice
- Commended, Resource Links, The Year's Best Books
Excerpt: A reventar: (Stuffed) (by (author) Eric Walters)
Primero tratan de amenazarme. Después tratan de sobornarme. Y ahora hacen las dos cosas a la vez: tratan de sobornarme y me amenazan si no acepto el soborno.
Editorial Reviews
"Engaging and fast-moving, this is another noteworthy and well-written story."
The Washington State Young Adult Review Group (WASHYARG)
"Ian is an intelligent witty narrator, and this fast-paced, large-print novel explores the seamy sides of the fast-food industry and legal profession while revealing the business tactics of each as being remarkably similar."
The ALAN Review (TAR)
"All teenagers will relate to this story...The plot moves quickly and characters are, at times, humorous, and other times, serious...With social networking issues at the forefront of society today, readers will find the topic to be relevant."
TriState Young Adult Book Review
"This is a book with many themes and would make an excellent starting point for discussion about political activism."
Puget Sound Council for Review of Children's Media
"An engaging story for middle school readers...Walters has written a book that would be an excellent starting point for discussion about political activism."
Southwestern Ohio Young Adult Materials Review Group (SOYAMRG)
"Pacing, characters, appeal and understated humor...create an entertaining and intriguing read."
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