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Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

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In one month Jeremy Fink will turn thirteen. But does he have what it takes to be a teenager? He collects mutant candy, he won't venture more than four blocks from his apartment if he can help it, and he definitely doesn't like surprises. On the other hand, his best friend, Lizzy, isn't afraid of anything, even if that might get her into trouble now and then.
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Published November 1st 2006 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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Jun 01, 2008 Adriana rated it 5 of 5 stars

This story is about a boy named Jeremy Fink who got a gift for his 13th birthday. On this box it said "The meaning of life" and it had a lock on it. He got this girft 1 month before his birthday though and it was from his father who died 5 years ago. There was also a letter that came with this gift and it was from a lawyer. The lawyer was to give to Jermery for his 13th birthday but the key got lost and there was no replacement. Jeremy was the type of boy who didn't leave New York City but his n...more

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Apr 27, 2008 Will rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: 11-13 year olds just getting into mystery

The contrived plot of this book made it hard to really enjoy as an adult reader, but as a teacher, it actually helps.

Let me explain: In this book, Jeremy Fink is a 12-year-old who receives a mysterious box that his father, who died several years before, had arranged to be delivered to him the summer before his 13th birthday. It requires four keys to open, but they are missing. In it, according to a note from his father, is "the meaning of life." Jeremy and his best friend, Lizzy, end up looking...more

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Mar 23, 2009 Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars

What a great book! What a sweet message of family, friendship, and love! Not ready to read to Alex, but might suggest Brooke read it, although with no vampires, I don't know if she will...

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Mar 22, 2012 Laura rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic

I liked the story OK but I felt it was poorly written. I read once that using adverbs as descriptors is an easy out for writers. For instance, "She danced happily" is much easier (but more boring) than "She swirled like a gypsy in a trance." This book is full of people dancing happily, turning angrily, swimming quickly, and so on. Also, there were a lot of sentences that didn't make sense.

So anyway, Jeremy's dad died and left him a box with these words carved into it: "The Meaning of Life: For J...more

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Sep 23, 2011 Mel B. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A former classmate recommended this book and I was sucked in almost immediately. Do you expect to learn the meaning of life in a young adult / children's book? Oddly enough, you do pick up some of that meaning along the way. [return][return]Jeremy receives a box that is meant to be opened on his 13th birthday, from his long-dead father. The only problem is that the box has four locks and he doesn't have the keys. His summer is alternately devoted to his quest for the keys and an odd sort of comm...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Anthony rated it 4 of 5 stars

What is the meaning of life? This question, if ever answerable to any specific congregation, would be utterly divine. The fact that Jeremy Fink, age 12, had never actually thought about this question and it had never bothered him. That is, until the day he, and longtime friend Lizzy, get a box referring to him and his deceased father. Furthermore, he finds the box was a gift from his father, to be given to Jeremy on his 13 birthday, which was only a month away. There was only one problem though....more

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Dec 29, 2012 Keilani Ludlow rated it 3 of 5 stars

Honestly, it was hard to decide between a 2 and 3 star. Overall plot and story, 3, wrap-up - 1 or 2. Jeremy and his best friend Lizzy are great. Their story, the little mystery/adventure they embark on, all interesting and good.

Here's my issue. You don't title a book with "...the Meaning of Life" unless you really have something good as the meaning of life. Or a really good reason why the meaning of life becomes the journey or something like that. However, when you have one really important dea...more

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Dec 13, 2012 Deroo Vasghanian rated it 4 of 5 stars

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass is about a 12 year-old named Jeremy Fink who with the help of his friend, Lizzy, go off to find the true meaning of life. The story of this novel starts immediately with Jeremy finding a box with multiple keyholes at his porch. The box contains a note written by his dad (who died) stating that this box is to be opened on Jeremy's 13th birthday. The note also says that within that box is the meaning of life. Jeremy and his tomboy friend Lizzy are...more

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Dec 07, 2012 Sophie rated it 4 of 5 stars

hmm so yes 4/5 is what I gave this book.
well let me explain from the very very beginning.
Wendy mass, the author, is one of my favourite author, so the rating is a little biased. She is my favouritte author in a certain sense, she is the author of my favourite book (series) 11 Birthdays (willow falls b-day series) which I absolutely love. My sister and I are crazy about these books, and !! is honestly just so perfect.
So after I realized the name of the author I decided to try more of her books....more hmm so yes 4/5 is what I gave this book.
well let me explain from the very very beginning.
Wendy mass, the author, is one of my favourite author, so the rating is a little biased. She is my favouritte author in a certain sense, she is the author of my favourite book (series) 11 Birthdays (willow falls b-day series) which I absolutely love. My sister and I are crazy about these books, and !! is honestly just so perfect.
So after I realized the name of the author I decided to try more of her books. I got Jeremy Fink and a Mango Shaped Space at the same time. I read AMSS and my sister read JF, ( because i'mm ooolder and AMSS is from the teen section, NOT the 9-12 section. (I'm 13...). And so I read AMSS fairly quickly, although I'm not gonna review that here. (ignoring the fact I kinda reviewed 11 Birthdays on here)

SO then I wanted to read JF, obviously. The thing is, my sister hadn't finished it. well, whatever, I'll start it. Atd so I did, and I like the main character, and I liked his friend. I got about twenty pages in then forgot about it. School started, yatta yatta. I never really felt the need to pick it up a again, but I mean you can't hate the book for that. I recently found it at the bottom of my locker, and decided to continue reading it. I'm glad I did. It became intriguing, yes kind of predictable, but it's Wendy Mass and I knew her style so well. (from ripping apart all the Willow falls books -not literally of course)I like their adventure, and I like their relationship (Jeremy and Lizzie's of course) and I like when (view spoiler) . I enjoyed the plot and many characters. fine its not an adult book, not even a YA book, but for a children's book it was substantial (writing wise I mean.) I thought character development in Jeremy was ok, even if was very in your face with the whole subway bus thing. I liked just the touch of universal deepness, and Jeremy's obsession with time travel and the world around us, one thing I really enjoyed was everyone's different opinion of the meaning of life. I Have two main reasons (complaints) why I took off a star. I'll start with the simpler one.

!Jeremy is not a 13 year old male. At least he doesn't seem like one. No one knows better than me, I suppose. He doesn't act like one at all. I don't want to generalize and say all 13 year boys are, well, stereotypical 13 year old boys. (Middle school we're talking here. (See Then Again Maybe I Won't.) Not grade five.)But most are. The book was meant to be (as far as I can tell) a coming of age story, you know with becoming a teenager and a man and all. But this would have worked so much better if Jeremy was turning 12, or even 11. It's a coming of age story - the coming of age part. I'm not saying his whole character should have changed, his character worked. It just a conflict because the whole point is becoming a teenager and stuff, and making his 11th or 12th birthday would change the whole feel of it. So that's the "problem."

2. The ending. Oh god. The ending. Please. Someone. Before I explain this I will make a great metaphor and then continue. You don't actually have to read this metaphor, I just want to include it.
**Have you ever read The book Thief. I did and really really liked it. A lot. Have you ever read The book Thief, and then decided to try something else by Markus Zuzak. I did. Have you ever read I Am The Messenger after reading the book thief and I have really high hopes? I did. Did you like it? ya, no. I highly disliked I Am The Messenger, for many reasons (again reviewing other books in this review, I guess it's inevitable. But I will choose one. the ending. Well, what happened was this guy is sent on this whole mission to do stuff, and it turns out to be some random guy who sent him to do it. I actually didn't get it. Maybe I should reread it. Bu t first its deryl and keith, then omg! it's the bank robber. But no, some random guy just set it all up.
u-n-d-e-r-w-h-e-l-m-i-n-g! honestly-ugh -his-was-an-read-because-author-but-ending-disappointment-book. **
End of metaphor. Do you see where i'm going with this. unlike I Am The Messenger, I actually like almost all of JFATMOL, but (view spoiler)

I deeply apologize for the infinite errors, I am just getting used to this keyboard. Anyways, hope you like the review (it's my first one) and comment, (if you can, I'm not sure how that works.) But not on my obsession with brackets. Yes I'm aware. (less)

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Nov 13, 2012 Home Ice-bloxx marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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Kurz vor seinem 13. Geburtstag bekommt Jeremy eine Kasette seines verstorbenen Vaters. Doch das ist nicht irgendeine Kassette: sie hat 4 Schlösser mit 4 verschiedenen, verschollenen Schlüsseln, doch das Beste: die Kiste beinhaltet den Sinn des Lebens! Um die Schlüssel zu finden und die Kassette zu öffnenen müssen Jeremy und seine beste Freundin Lizzy quer durch New York fahren. Doch es läuft nicht alles nach Plan und sie werden von der Polizei zu Sozialstunden bei einem Pfandleihhaus veru...more

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Nov 13, 2012 Home Ice-bloxx rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Oct 14, 2012 Sophie rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone!

To summarize this book, main character Jeremy Fink is about to turn 13, and after discovering a beaatiful box with the engraved words "The meaning of life, for Jeremy Fink to open on his 13th birthday," in the mail, him and his best friend Lizzy Muldoun search the city of Manhatten for the keys in which to open this mysterious, intriguing and interesting box for the day that curious Jeremy Fink becomes a teenager.
I definitely reccomend this book to each and every person who is reading this revie...more

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Jul 27, 2012 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, have-read

Jeremy and his best friend Lizzy have known each other forever and are like brother and sister. Jeremy is almost 13 years old and lives with his mom, and unfortunately his father died a couple of years ago due to natural reasons. Lizzy lives in the apartment next to Jeremy with her father, and unfortunately she never knew her mother. They both live in New York City and everything they need is right around the corner and on the same block as their apartment building.

Everything changes when the m...more

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Mar 09, 2012 Sandhya rated it 4 of 5 stars

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BY: sandhya lall
the title of this book is Jeremy fink and the meaning of life . the author of this book is Wendy mass .
this book is about a kid name Jeremy and his best friend Lizzy. Jeremy's dad had a box for Jeremy’s 13 birthday to give to him but unfortunately he could not deliver it to him because he died. when Jeremy got the box he could not open it he needed some kind of key but the only problem was that when he asked his mom for the key she said that she did not have them....more book review
BY: sandhya lall
the title of this book is Jeremy fink and the meaning of life . the author of this book is Wendy mass .
this book is about a kid name Jeremy and his best friend Lizzy. Jeremy's dad had a box for Jeremy’s 13 birthday to give to him but unfortunately he could not deliver it to him because he died. when Jeremy got the box he could not open it he needed some kind of key but the only problem was that when he asked his mom for the key she said that she did not have them. Jeremy and Lizzy kept on thinking what would be in the box Jeremy thought what the meaning of life was and Lizzy thought just cutting outs of old news paper. so Lizzy and him went on an adventure traveling all around Manhattan trying to look for the keys. when suddenly Lizzy had the idea of going into an office and try to sneak in to find the keys and when they did that all they found them selves into was trouble. they ended up going to the police station and almost ending up in juvenile . but they did not. all they had to do was some community service which was helping a pawn store owner pack up his thing’s. when the owner who’s name is Mr. Oswald told them that they can take anything from the store they took ….......... well i can’t tell you what the took but what i could tell you is that once you read the end you will be so astonished and maybe a little angry like i was sorta ?
in the end i disliked it because i was so interested in the book to find out what the meaning of life was and while Jeremy was interested to find out was in the box i did not even pay attention to that but when i read what the meaning of life was i was so aggravated and unpredictable !!
what i liked the book was the i liked the characters because i could like really picture them going on such an adventure and their personalty and really picture them what they would look like in real life .
and one last thing is that i disliked that the fact the theme for me was too …...... what is the word too...........ineffective meaning when i tried to picture where it really took place i could imagine it but not really to detailed meaning i love detailed.
if i had t0 rate this book i would rate it FOUR STARS because the book was funny cool and understandable but …...... not the type of book to be interested in and then at the end being ironic
These are some book’s i will recommend that are by the same author they candy makers ,every soul a star , 11 birthday, 12 finally , and a mango shaped space ! :D

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Feb 13, 2012 Barb Middleton rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic

My best friend and I set off on our bikes determined to go further than we ever had before. The wind whipped my hair off my face and nervousness, joy and excitement rippled through me like heat waves off the asphalt. We were having a blast.

Until we got lost.

That wasn’t so much fun.

Jeremy Fink in the book, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, by Wendy Mass, is the opposite of me. He likes comfort so much he won’t even eat anything other than peanut butter sandwiches and macaroni and cheese. It is...more

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Nov 22, 2011 Amalia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-challenge

I LOVE Wendy Mass' books! This is the third one I have read, the second in the last little while. My daughter is reading The Candymakers and is constantly searching for candy, the experience is so real. Jeremy is a candy connoisseur and collector. This book brought some delicious tastes to my mouth, let me tell you:)

Mass manages somehow to write her characters right into the reader's brain. I lived this entire adventure with Jeremy. At the end, I was so emotionally overwhelmed and crying (what e...more

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Nov 01, 2011 Alina added it

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of a Life is a cute novel to say the least. Jeremy, who is a very curious and creative twelve-year-old boy has a solid friendship with Lizzy. What makes their friendship so dynamic is how Jeremy is generally a calm person who follows the rules while Lizzy is adventurous and daring. Since they have known each other since they were very young, they trust one another which is why when Jeremy receives a mysterious box in the mail, which requires a key to be opened, they b...more

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Oct 23, 2011 Portia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I wasn't liking it at all... preparing to give it only one or two stars. But then I got whopped by the ending!! Really good!
So, there are great things about this book: quirky and detailed and fun idea. The right amount of symbolism. The right amount of challenging vocabulary and ideas for the target age. Great, if not wholly believable, description of boy-girl tween friendship. I didn't like the first 90% so much because it didn't seem too carefully written. The protaganist-with-dead-parent is e...more

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Sep 16, 2011 Anne Crotty rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-lit

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Just before Jeremy Fink’s 13th birthday he receives a box from his dad who had been dead for 8 years. The box supposedly contains “The Meaning of Life”. Unfortunately, he cannot open the box because he does not have the keys. Jeremy and his best friend Lizzy contact a locksmith who tells them that he cannot open the box without perhaps destroying the contents. So the pair begins their quest to find the keys for the box and open it before Jeremy’s 13th birthday....more Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Just before Jeremy Fink’s 13th birthday he receives a box from his dad who had been dead for 8 years. The box supposedly contains “The Meaning of Life”. Unfortunately, he cannot open the box because he does not have the keys. Jeremy and his best friend Lizzy contact a locksmith who tells them that he cannot open the box without perhaps destroying the contents. So the pair begins their quest to find the keys for the box and open it before Jeremy’s 13th birthday.
Early on Lizzy’s impulsivity gets the pair into trouble. They are caught vandalizing property. So they must perform community service. They are required to help Mr. Oswald. He is an elderly antique dealer who is retiring and moving to Florida. Oswald sends the pair out into the streets of New York to deliver antiques to various people. When Jeremy and Lizzy deliver the first item, they realize that they are returning items to their owners who long ago pawned them. Each item is accompanied by an original letter stating why it was pawned in the first place. So Jeremy and Lizzy learn some valuable lessons about life, loss and friendship as they hear the stories surrounding the antiques and the people who parted with them so long ago. As they crisscross the neighborhoods of New York delivering the antiques Lizzy and Jeremy continue to search for the four keys that will “Unlock the meaning of life”.
I really enjoyed this book. It is written for the younger Y.A. reader but it has some universal messages that speak to all readers regardless of their age. Jeremy is funny. His take on life as a preteen is often comical and refreshing in its honesty. He speaks truthfully about what it is like to grow up in a single parent home. He talks about how much he misses his dad and laments the effect his death has had on his life. (Requiring his mom to work more, changing his mom’s carefree disposition etc). As the Jeremy returns each antique he asks each person what they think the meaning of life is. In these conversations he receives the gift of other people’s perspectives. This really was a wonderful book. It had enough suspense to keep young readers interesting. It provides a wonderful message without being too sappy or preachy.
After reading this book I understand why it won multiple Y.A book awards. The movie of this book is supposed to be released later this year. This makes me a little sad. Although, I can see the appeal of this story making the jump from print to screen-I fear that it will lose something in the translation.
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Apr 25, 2011 Karin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-caudill-nominees, juvenile-fiction, philosophical, meaning-of-life, realistic, game, death-of-parent-or-parents, friendship, relationships, borrowed-from-the-library

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Jeremy Fink is about to turn thirteen when he receives a package in the mail from his deceased father. He opens it and discovers a box – locked in four different ways – with the inscription “The Meaning of Life” on its cover, accompanied by a note to his mother from a law firm saying that they are passing the box on as per request (for Jeremy to open on his thirteenth birthday), but that the keys have been lost somewhere along the way. When Jeremy’s best friend Lizzy hears this, she comes up wit...more

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Apr 04, 2011 Becky Ginther rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

This is a young adult book, and it's aimed at younger teens since the main characters are around 12 and 13, but I thought this was an excellent book for any age to read. It's not only entertaining, it's also very thought provoking. Jeremy Fink's father had passed away when he was 8, and before his 13th birthday he receives a box his father left for him, which says it contains the meaning of life. He can't open it because he doesn't have the keys. He is then on a search with his best friend Lizzy...more This is a young adult book, and it's aimed at younger teens since the main characters are around 12 and 13, but I thought this was an excellent book for any age to read. It's not only entertaining, it's also very thought provoking. Jeremy Fink's father had passed away when he was 8, and before his 13th birthday he receives a box his father left for him, which says it contains the meaning of life. He can't open it because he doesn't have the keys. He is then on a search with his best friend Lizzy to find the keys to open this box and discover the meaning of life.

The story itself is good, if not slightly predictable at times, or making its message and metaphors overly obvious. Then again, it is written for kids and teens. It's also written in present tense, so you feel like you are right there with them, going through this adventure. It's almost like a mystery in that sense, keeping you on the edge of your seat and eager to know what is going to happen next and how things are going to end up. You also get an insider's view on what it's like to be a 13 year old, transitioning from a child to an adult, and all of the problems that come with that. It's also different for Jeremy and Lizzy, whose differences because of gender start to become more apparent.

There is so much suspense and so much building up to the ending that you think the author can't possibly put anything in that box to truly capture the meaning of life and not just be a lame cop-out, but the ending is so extremely fitting and wonderful. It's also a pretty big shock, and a lot happens at once at the end. It could have been slowed down just a little bit, to leave the reader a little more time to digest everything that has happened, but it's a great ending all the same.

In many ways this book is extremely philosophical. Jeremy meets many people on his way to find the keys, and he asks them what they think the meaning of life is. There were points in the book where I put it down to just stop and think about what they were saying and what I thought of it. Here are some great life quotes that are good for anybody to take to heart, not just teens:

Jeremy: "It's a good thing I make very few decisions in my life. What if I decided one day to eat three Butterfingers instead of two, and it led to war with Canada?"

What he learns from Mrs. Billingsley: "Just because people aren't in our lives anymore, doesn't mean they stop thinking about us and vice versa."

Mr. Rudolph: "All of life's problems come from attachment. When you let go of being attached to things, or needing things, a sense of peace comes over you like I can't describe."

Mr. Rudolph: "All you have to do is be the most authentic you that you can be. Find out who you really are, find out why you are here, and you will find your purpose. And with it, the meaning of life."(less)

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Jan 10, 2011 Kerry Cerra rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mg

Twelve-year-old Jeremy Fink is a play-it-safe kinda kid. There’s no need to wander farther than his own New York City block. Ever! So, when a mysterious wooden box, with keyholes on four sides, arrives on his doorstep with a note from his dead father’s attorney, Jeremy simply asks for the keys. But it’s not that easy; the keys have been misplaced. The box—engraved with the words The Meaning of Life: For Jeremy Fink to Open on His 13th Birthday—sets Jeremy and his best friend Lizzy on the quest o...more

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Mar 17, 2010 Chase rated it 4 of 5 stars

One day in Atlantic City, a fortune teller told Jack Fink that he would die when he turned 40. His son Jeremy barely knew his father when Jack left the world, leaving his 8-year-old son and wife.
Since then Jeremy went on with his life until one month before his thirteenth birthday, when a mysterious wooden box came in the mail. There are four keyholes in the box, yet no keys came with it. Etched into the box it says “THE MEANING OF LIFE: FOR JEREMY FINK TO OPEN ON HIS 13TH BIRTHDAY.” The box w...more

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Mar 10, 2010 Anna rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

This was the first book I read in 8th grade and it was a good way to start the year. It had an interesting topic idea which drew me in from the first chapter. Jeremy Fink is about to turn 13 and he receives a box on his birthday that says it contains the meaning of life. The box is from his dad, who has been dead for years. The story is of Jeremy and his best friend Lizzie traveling around New York City looking for the keys that will unlock the box.
What I thought was really interesting was ho...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Abby R. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 7th-grade-3rd-quarter-reading

Jeremy Fink and the meaning of life
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Mystery
Wendy Mass

The book Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life is about a boy named Jeremy Fink whose father died when he was younger. On Jeremy’s thirteen birthday he received a box reading “the meaning of life.” After inspecting the box he realizes that there are four key holes. He also realizes if he tries to open it with a hammer or something he will break it and damage whatever is inside of the box. The box was his father’s so he doesn’t want to h...more

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Apr 25, 2010 Kristin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010

Wendy Mass has done it again! Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life is a wondrous tale of two best friends, Jeremy and Lizzy and their search for the missing keys. The missing keys belong to a unique wooden box engraved with "The Meaning of Life: for Jeremy Fink", that Jeremy's father has left for him and that is to be opened when Jeremy turns 13. The two young adults begin the search for the keys and end up in custody and having to serve community service. It is through their somewhat unorthodox...more

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Jan 24, 2010 Shannon rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Nov 17, 2007 Sara Belleperche rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: teenagers

This book was about a boy who's father had died when he was little and he left him a box to open on his 13 birthday. But when he went to open it he needed 13 different kinds of keys. So jeremy and one of his friends goes looking all over the city to find the last key. But then they never find it but a year later at his birthday again his best firend gives him the missing key and she said she had it the whole time. She just wanted to wait for the perfect moment to give it to him.

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Sep 08, 2011 Ron rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love books that don't treat young readers as idiots. Though its been a long time since I could call myself a young reader, it is, to me, the beauty of this wonderful little book that I felt like one when I was reading it. Once again, at the recommendation of my daughter, who seems to have a knack for picking out books I like, I happily left the adult world for a few hours and I was rewarded handsomely for doing so. The "mystery" that drives the narrative is interesting and well constructed. Th...more

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Mar 09, 2011 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-lit

I loved this book! I think any book that jumps out at me from the shelf at the DI for only a dollar with skeleton keys on the cover that makes me laugh out loud with every page and almost cry at least once a chapter has got to be my new favorite book! (For now, anyway...) Jeremy is the narrator, and SUCH a 13 year old boy!!! He is hilarious, from his mutant candy collection to his "healthy obsession with time travel." You find out more important things that tie into his strange characteristics,...more

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Wendy Mass is the author of six novels for young people, including A Mango-Shaped Space (which was awarded the Schneider Family Book Award by the American Library Association), Leap Day, the Twice Upon a Time fairy tale series, and Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, which earned a starred review in Publishers Weekly magazine. Her most recent book is Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall. Wendy wrote...more

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“A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you."

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