Not Exactly Normal
By: Devin Brown
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Not Exactly Normal - By: Devin Brown
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Not Exactly Normal

By: Devin Brown
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / 2006 / Paperback
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Title: Not Exactly Normal
By: Devin Brown
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 238
Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 2006
Dimensions: 7 X 5 (inches)
Weight: 9 ounces
ISBN: 0802852874
ISBN-13: 9780802852878
Ages: 10-13
Stock No: WW852874

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He was always so normal!

Todd Farrel attends tiny St. Luke's Episcopal School in rural New England. Each year the sixth graders finish winter term with their big social studies reports. Wanting to make his report something special this year, Todd finally decides to write about mystical experiences -- something definitely not normal. After doing some research, Todd determines that he needs to have his own mystical experience.

While practicing soccer with his best friend, Nitro, listening to an unusual teacher who encourages original thinking, and giving in to his curiosity about Leda, the intelligent but unusual (in Todd's opinion) girl from California, Todd discovers some pretty extraordinary aspects to life in his ordinary world.

Not Exactly Normal is a book about being different and about fitting in, about accepting the differences of others and seeing ways that everyone is alike. It will challenge readers' assumptions and help them look at the world and their lives in new ways.

Author Bio

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Devin Brown, a professor of literature at Asbury College, lives with his family in Lexington, Kentucky. Not Exactly Normal combines several of his own major interests: philosophy, sports, history, religion, and literature. He says that the most fun aspect of writing this book was developing the unusual superheroes that Todd Farrel creates for his art project. This is his first published novel. 

Editorial Reviews

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The Horn Book Guide
"Brown manages to inject plenty of classroom quirks, soccer antics, and even budding romance to keep the book rooted in reality. Recommended."

VOYA
"Todd Farrel is a normal sixth grader, and it frustrates him. He is average at swimming, piano, soccer, and writing, but he wants to be extraordinary. When his homeroom teacher, Mr. Phillips, assigns the end-of-term paper, Todd chooses mystical experiences as his topic, and he is determined to have one of his own. But no one can force a mystical experience to happen, not even Todd, and it takes a traumatic event in the life of his best friend Nitro for Todd to be able to see the extraordinary in the ordinary."

Booklist
"A quiet, meaningful first novel."

Publishers Weekly
"Brown's debut novel serves up some dynamic kid characters . . . and stirs up some thought-provoking issues for them to consider."

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