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1	Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist High school senior and swim-team star Eric "Moby" Calhoune, always a little overweight, is Sarah Byrnes's only friend. Badly scarred from a burn during childhood, Sarah protects herself by being acerbic to others. When Sarah is hospitalized for not speaking, Eric learns the truth about a horrific event in her past, and in trying to protect her, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.55! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Whale Talk more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist A gifted athlete who's twice qualified as a swimmer in the Junior Olympics, disenfranchised high school senior T.J. Jones (the only student of color in his school) has always shunned school athletics. It is only after his favorite teacher, Mr. Simet, begs him to help form a swim team for the school (thus helping save Mr. Simet's job), that T.J. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Deadline more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist At the beginning of his senior year, Ben Wolf discovers he has an aggressive form of leukemia. Ben decides to tell no one; he wants his last year of school to be normal. Only, not telling the truth is the same as lying, and it takes Ben almost a year to figure that out. And what a year it is. see all copies from $3.24! new only from $4.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Ironman more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist Bo Brewster is forced to join a before-school anger management program after having a screaming fight with his coach that resulted in his being thrown off the football team. The group sessions help Bo come to terms with his angry relationship with his father that is being mirrored in his relationship with the football coach. As another outlet ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Running Loose more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist Refusing to accept his football coach's order to deliberately hurt a black player, high school senior Louie Banks is kicked off the team. Determined to still excel as an athlete, Louie trains to become a runner. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Crazy Horse Electric Game more books like this by C Crutcher add to wishlist High school baseball star Willie Weaver expects that his athletic prowess will ensure him a bright future. Everything in Willie's life changes when he gets into a waterskiing accident and the ensuing head injury leaves him with a lurching gait and slow speech. Unable to face the pity of his family and friends and feeling like he has let his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist Chris Crutcher, author of such books as STOTAN! and WHALE TALK shares true stories about his childhood in Iowa. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Chinese Handcuffs more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist After witnessing his older brother's suicide, Dillon, a 16-year-old triathelete wonders how he can put his life together again. His feelings for Stacy, his brother's girlfriend whom he has always loved, are complicated by memories of his brother, and, attracted to top girls' basketball star Jennifer, Dillon discovers she has a horrifying secret ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Stotan! more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist Four high school swimmers accept a week-long endurance challenge from their coach and vow to emerge as stotans--a cross between a stoic and a Spartan. While undergoing this challenge, the boys must also face their own personal demons, including an abusive father and a terminal illness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist A collection of six short stories, five of which features characters that appear in other works by this author. The stories address such issues as racism, homophobia, sexism, and first love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Sledding Hill more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist Billy Bartholomew is dead. His best friend, Eddie Proffit, is still alive. Billy and Eddie meet on the sledding hill--like they always have. And Billy is not about to let a little thing like death stop him from hanging in there with Eddie in his epic struggle to get his life back on track. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Athletic Shorts more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist A collection of six short stories, five of which features characters that appear in other works by this author. The stories address such issues as racism, homophobia, sexism, and first love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.36! \| first editions
13 view cover	On the Fringe more books like this by Joan Bauer, Chris Crutcher, Ron Koertge add to wishlist This collection of 11 short stories about "outsiders" includes contributions from such well-known authors as Joan Bauer, Chris Crutcher, Jack Gantos, and M. E. Kerr. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
14 view cover	Responding to Young Adult Literature more books like this by Virginia R Monseau, Chris Crutcher (Foreword by) add to wishlist This work serves two purposes: to describe and discuss the oral and written response of adolescents and adults to young adult literature; and to explore the significance of this knowledge to the study of literature in the classroom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.49! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Deep End more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist Child therapist Wilson Corder becomes involved in a dangerous plot after one of his patients is found murdered. Soon afterwards, Wilson receives threatening note warning him not to treat Jerry, the brother of the murdered patient. To further complicate matters, Wilson becomes convinced that one of the other children he is working with is being ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16	The Deep End: A Novel of Suspense more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist Child therapist Wilson Corder becomes involved in a dangerous plot after one of his patients is found murdered. Soon afterwards, Wilson receives threatening note warning him not to treat Jerry, the brother of the murdered patient. To further complicate matters, Wilson becomes convinced that one of the other children he is working with is being ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Hit List for Young Adults 2: Frequently Challenged Books more books like this by Teri S Lesesne, Rosemary Chance, Chris Crutcher (Foreword by) add to wishlist The Catcher in the Rye, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and the 2000 Printz Honor Book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson - these are some of the most beloved, and most challenged, books. Leaving controversial titles such as these out of your collection or limiting their access is not the answer to challenges. While ALA's Office for Intellectual ... see all copies from $13.95! new only from $49.58!
18 view cover	King of the Mild Frontier more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist Do You Know: -A good reason to be phobic about oysters and olives? -That you can step inside a roaring coal furnace and feet cool? -That Jesus had an older brother? -How shutting your mouth can help you avoid brain surgery? -How to avoid cow-pies during your baptism? -How to survive in the winter wilderness with only a fishing pole and a ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $17.89! \| SVS
19 view cover	Teaching the Selected Works of Chris Crutcher more books like this by Patricia M Hauschildt, Chris Crutcher (Foreword by) add to wishlist "I almost wish this book weren't about my work because it wouldn't seem quite so self-serving to tout it for its amazing information about teaching good books in general. This is good stuff. " - Chris Crutcher Why is Chris Crutcher a favorite of adolescents across the country as well as with critics and award panels? Because he talks honestly ... see all copies from $24.37! new only from $24.37! \| SVS
20 view cover	A Guide to High School Success for Students with Disabilities more books like this by Cynthia Ann Bowman (Editor), Paul T Jaeger (Editor), Chris Crutcher (Foreword by) add to wishlist Offers insights and advice on choices, opportunities, strategies, challenges and special issues of the students with disabilities. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $65.92! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Greatest Catch: A Life in Teaching more books like this by Penny Kittle, Tom Romano (Foreword by), Chris Crutcher (Afterword by) add to wishlist Penny Kittle shares the stories of students with whom she's celebrated, struggled, and learned. see all copies from $28.45! new only from $28.45! \| SVS
22 view cover	Vision Quest: A Wrestling Story more books like this by Terry Davis, Chris Crutcher add to wishlist When Terry Davis's Vision Quest first appeared in 1979, John Irving called it "the truest novel about growing up since Catcher in the Rye, " and said, "it's a better novel about wrestling, and wrestlers, than The World According to Garp." Its re-release in trade paperback presents the book to a new generation of readers. see all copies from $7.99! new only from $195.55!
23 view cover	The secrets of Sarah Byrnes more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist Moby and Sarah are best friends. They are also social outcasts - he is fat, and she is horribly scarred. One day in class, Sarah just stops. She won't talk, move, or eat. Thinking he can help her, Moby sets out to discover more about the real person hiding behind the scars. see all copies from $62.27!
24 view cover	Athletic Shorts: 6 Short Stories more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist A collection of six short stories, five of which features characters that appear in other works by this author. The stories address such issues as racism, homophobia, sexism, and first love. see all copies from $14.01!
25 view cover	Angry Management more books like this by Chris Crutcher add to wishlist The award-winning novelist and author of "Whale Talk" delivers a collection of three connected and never-before-published novellas for teens, introducing new characters and revisiting some favorite Crutcher heroes. see all copies from $10.17! new only from $10.17! \| first editions \| SVS

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