false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213144317m/2796703.jpg 2796703 1 Elisha Cooper spent a year hanging out at a Chicago high school— listening, watching, questioning, and sketching the students. He followed eight kids in particular, mostly seniors, through their entire year, and by telling their specific stories—of classes, extra-curriculars, friends, romances, and family—he gives us a more general picture of what it’s like to be a high school student today. Part documentary, part soap opera, part sketchbook, this is an eye-opening, thoroughly entertaining account—one that will appeal equally to readers who are looking forward to high school and those who are looking back. 2822477 13 3 2008 ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: a year in an american high school total:62|5:0|4:17|3:30|2:11|1:4| 62 184 129 26 3 0 false false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:36:09 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 11:50:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 15:20:02 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 14:10:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 10:36:46 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 10:45:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 14 06:46:01 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 06:16:43 -0700 2009
I thought it was an ok book. I read it before I actually entered high school to get a taste of what high school really was. It gave me a pretty good outlook, but to me the book was ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 08 18:44:18 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 18:45:06 -0700 2008
Walking through the hallways of Walton Payton High School are a very selectively diverse group of students. Like its location, the students are all from different worlds but come together in one place. Out of ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 10:06:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 07:53:52 -0700 2008 The Overachievers. It's hard to apply an adjective, actually, to a book ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 19:23:13 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 13:32:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 08:59:23 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 09:00:57 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 20:12:47 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 20:44:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jun 19 09:41:41 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 09:43:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Mar 17 09:04:01 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 08:19:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 13:35:56 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 13:37:36 -0700 2009 1 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 07:07:09 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 07:08:58 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 18:32:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 18:33:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 16:23:28 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 16:23:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 12 09:54:31 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 09:55:03 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 09:32:01 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 09:40:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 15:57:19 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 08:18:01 -0700 2008
The weird thing about this book is that it's so snap-shotty (hey- that is too a word). We're supposed to be getting a bird's eye view of these teens, and that's exac...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 20:08:18 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 20:12:22 -0700 2008
One of the reasons I picked up this book was the illustrations. However, the sketches didn't ad...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 11 12:35:33 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 13 09:56:21 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 12:35:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2796703