Product Description
by Avi (Author)
This Newbery Honor Book by acclaimed author Avi joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!
In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth grader Philip Malloy is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class. Convinced that the teacher just doesn't like him, Philip concocts a plan to get transferred out of her class. Breaking the school's policy of silence during the national anthem, he hums along, and ends up in a crisis at the center of the nation's attention.Author Biography
Avi's work spans nearly every genre and has received countless major prizes, including the Newbery Medal for Crispin: The Cross of Lead and Newbery Honors for Nothing But the Truth and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Avi lives in Colorado. You can learn more about him online at avi-writer.com.
Number of Pages: 208
Dimensions: 0.6 x 7.5 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: January 01, 2010
Award: Newbery Medal (1992)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Nothing But the Truth
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 4
