Everybody Sees the Ants

Everybody Sees the AntsLucky Linderman didn't ask for his life. He didn't ask his grandfather not to come home from the Vietnam War. He didn't ask for a father who never got over it. He didn't ask for a mother who keeps pretending their dysfunctional family is fine. And he didn't ask to be the target of Nader McMillan's relentless bullying, which has finally gone too far. But Lucky has a secret one that helps him wade through the mundane torture of his life. In his dreams,

Lucky Linderman didn't ask for his life. He didn't ask his grandfather not to come home from the Vietnam War. He didn't ask for a father who never got over it. He didn't ask for a mother who keeps pretending their dysfunctional family is fine. And he didn't ask to be the target of Nader McMillan's relentless bullying, which has finally gone too far.

But Lucky has a secret--one that helps him wade through the mundane torture of his life. In his dreams, Lucky escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos--the prison his grandfather couldn't escape--where Lucky can be a real man, an adventurer, and a hero. It's dangerous and wild, and it's a place where his life just might be worth living. But how long can Lucky keep hiding in his dreams before reality forces its way inside?

Michael L. Printz Honor recipient A.S. King's smart, funny and boldly original writing shines in this powerful novel about learning to cope with the shrapnel life throws at you--and taking a stand against it.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/18/2012
ISBN: 9780316129275
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 147218 / Everybody Sees the Ants
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 9