In a Flash
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2008
- Category
- NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Activism & Social Justice, School & Education
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 7
- Recommended Reading age
- 9 to 12
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554690350
- Publish Date
- Oct 2008
- List Price
- $16.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554690343
- Publish Date
- Oct 2008
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554696444
- Publish Date
- Oct 2008
- List Price
- $12.99
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Description
The first flash mob Ian puts together himself is a sixty-plus person, four-minute pillow fight in a department store.
Ian's friend Oswald is thrilled with the event, but Julia, the one Ian really wants to impress, is still convinced that flash mobs are stupid. While Ian tries to prove Julia wrong by initiating flash mobs with political impact, Julia is busy waging war with the strict new principal at school. When Julia goes too far and gets herself suspended, Ian sees an opportunity for a relevant and persuasive flash mob.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
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, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
Excerpt: In a Flash (by (author) Eric Walters)
There was a playful combat everywhere. I didn't have time to look around, but there had to be close to a hundred people around me, yelling, laughing and swinging their pillows.
On the edges of the battle other people watched. THere were grown-ups holding their kids by the hand or loaded down with shopping bags, looking stunned or amused or confused. Some laughed and pointed, and others hurried away like they were scared. There had to be almost as many people watching as there were participating.
One of the pillows burst, and a million white feathers shot into the air like a billowing cloud! The crowd—watching and fighting—erupted into gasps and screams and laughter.
Editorial Reviews
"A fine book for challenged readers to use to practice and thus improve their reading. I plan to look for more titles in this series."
Youth Services Book Review
"This is a smart and tightly crafted story with appeal for reluctant as well as avid readers."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
"This story challenges the reader to consider the power of a single person, or a few people, to make a difference, to change the status quo."
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"Snappy, realistic dialogue; multidimensional characters; and an unpredictable plot (not to mention a hip, contemporary phenomenon) will have both reluctant and struggling readers madly flipping the pages."
School Library Journal (SLJ)
"A good message...Young people do have the power to make things better if they work together."
Southwestern Ohio Young Adult Materials Review Group (SOYAMRG)
"Highly recommended."
Tucson Unified School District
