Age
12+
Grade
7+
Elisha Cooper
ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: a year in an american high school
Hardcover
(Dial March 13, 2008)
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 storiesof classes, extra-curriculars, friends, romances, and familyhe gives us a more general picture of what its like to be a high school student today. Part documentary, part soap opera, part sketchbook, this is an eye-opening, thoroughly entertaining accountone that will appeal equally to readers who are looking forward to high school and those who are looking back.
- ISBN
- 0803731698 /
- Pages
- 272
- Weight
- 11.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 1.0
in.