false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247086639m/6217775.jpg 6217775 2 How many secrets can you hide in plain sight? Sprout Bradford has a secret. It’s not what you think—he’ll tell you he’s gay. He’ll tell you about his dad’s drinking and his mother’s death. The green fingerprints everywhere tell you when he last dyed his hair. But neither the reader nor Sprout are prepared for what happens when Sprout suddenly finds he’s had a more profound effect on the lives around him than he ever thought possible. Sprout is both hilarious and gripping; a story of one boy at odds with the expected. 6398423 30 4 2009 Sprout total:69|5:14|4:33|3:17|2:5|1:0| 69 263 199 28 4 9 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 07:39:36 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 18:58:45 -0700 2009
He dyes his hair green, has a way with words, makes new friends, and even finds a boyfriend.

This story was a little funny and a ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 19:41:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 19:41:54 -0700 2009
Sprout, so known for his dyed green hair, and his dad have moved from Long Island to the middle of nowhere in Kansas after the death of Sprout’s mother. His father settles them into a trailer on some land outside of town, and spends most of his ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 00:06:40 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 00:07:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 23 21:17:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 21:17:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 22 13:35:30 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 13:45:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 23 09:17:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 17:22:00 -0700 2009
This is definitely a character study. All of the characters are complex individuals with both goodness and flaws. They are all unforgettable, especially Daniel (Sprout) Bradford, from whose perspective we ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 12:06:21 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 08:33:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 11:45:46 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 11:46:06 -0700 2009 Sprout is one of the most profound young adult novels I've ever read. It is a heart b...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 20:38:06 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 20:45:00 -0700 2009
On top of that, it has the perfect balance of complexity of writing style and plot coupled with a story that just flows. I can't forget to mention that there is not one, but sev...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 13:24:43 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 09:28:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 04:28:01 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 04:28:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 21 15:41:06 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 16:55:58 -0700 2009
Throughout Sprout there isn't one goal the characters are working towards, instead Sprout gives us a journal like book with his thoughts on his school, sexuality, parents, friends...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 18:20:25 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 07:25:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 09:39:50 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 15:26:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 4 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 06:28:14 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 17:02:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 18:00:05 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 07:38:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 19:11:51 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 20:29:14 -0700 2009
All of the characters might know the secret at the center of Sprout (20...more...]]> 3 0 false true Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 12:37:28 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 12:46:57 -0700 2009
I read all the books that come in to my school, and have decided to put it on the mature reading shelf for upper school only. I wish I had understood the ending, so thinking I had missed something, searched for analysis on the net, and fo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 19:37:59 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 19:42:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 13:16:19 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 13:24:55 -0700 2009
With all the dysfunctional family you loved in SPUD, sassy-smart teenage wit that plagues John Green novels, and a wicked love quadrangle like maybe none...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6217775