Something In BeTWEEN-The Next Great Paulie Fink

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Our next book to discuss will be The Next Great Paulie Fink by Ali Benjamin. Discussion questions and bio will be posted throughout the months of August and September. Thoughts and comments about the book may be posted at any time.

[Desiree]

On Tuesday October 5th we will be discussing The Next Great Paulie Fink by Ali Benjamin.

About the Author:

Ali Benjamin grew up outside New York City in a rickety old house that neighbors thought was haunted. As a child she spent countless hours catching bugs and frogs. She is the co-author of HIV-positive teen Paige Rawl's coming-of-age memoir Positive, and she is a member of New England Science Writers. She lives in rural Massachusetts with her husband and children.


About the book:
2021-2022 LYRC book, reading level 4.9 = 9 AR points

When Caitlyn Breen begins her disorienting new life at Mitchell School--where the students take care of real live goats and study long-dead philosophers, and where there are only ten other students in the entire seventh grade--it seems like nobody can stop talking about some kid named Paulie Fink.

Depending on whom you ask, Paulie was either a hilarious class clown, a relentless troublemaker, a hapless klutz, or an evil genius. One thing's for sure, though: The kid was totally legendary. Now he's disappeared, and Caitlyn finds herself leading a reality-show-style competition to find the school's next great Paulie Fink.

Told in multiple voices, interviews, and documents, this funny, thought-provoking novel is a memorable exploration of what makes a hero--and if anyone, or anything, is truly what it seems.