Acceleration
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 224
Published: 2013
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Platinum Readers Circle, Readers Circle .
There are 224 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .
Graham McNamee grew up in Toronto and now lives in Vancouver. He has worked in bookshops, libraries, a book-binding factory and, of course, a Lost Property office! He is extremely shy and his hobbies are drawing and photography.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
This book was recognised by the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers.
Iowa High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Iowa High School Book Award.
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award.
Ala Quick Pick - Reluctant Readers
This book was recognised in the Reluctant Readers category of the Ala Quick Pick.
Washington Evergreen Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category of the Washington Evergreen Book Award.
New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category of the New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award.
Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 10-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 10-12 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.
Ala Award - Best YA
This book was recognised in the Best YA category of the Ala Award.
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award.
Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.
Virginia Readers Choice Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.
Rhode Island Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.
Edgar Allan Poe Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Edgar Allan Poe Award.
