{"product_id":"dinky-hocker-shoots-smack-paperback","title":"Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. E. Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. E. Kerr's first novel--hailed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas a \"timely, compelling,\" and \"brilliantly funny\" look at adolescence and friendship \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It was bad enough that they had to move to Brooklyn--Brooklyn \u003ci\u003eHeights\u003c\/i\u003e, as Tucker Woolf's dad instructs him to tell everyone after he loses his job. Now his father has suddenly developed an allergy to Tucker's cat, Nader, a nine-month-old calico Tucker found underneath a Chevrolet. Tucker's beloved pet finds a new home with overweight, outrageous Susan \"Dinky\" Hocker, the only person to answer Tucker's ad. \u003cbr\u003e As Tucker starts paying regular visits to Dinky's house to check up on Nader, his life begins to change. Dinky introduces Tucker to her strange cousin, Natalia Line, a compulsive rhymer whom Tucker finds fascinating. And enter P. John Knight, who's fat like Dinky . . . and now, like Nader. With this odd cast of characters, a little world is created for \u003ci\u003ebig\u003c\/i\u003e kids who need to go on diets. And who also, all of them, need to find out who they are. \u003cbr\u003e A story of friendship, self-image, and surviving adolescence, \u003ci\u003eDinky Hocker Shoots Smack! \u003c\/i\u003eis also about the terror--and exhilaration--of daring to be yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eM. E. Kerr was born Marijane Meaker in Auburn, New York. Her interest in writing began with her father, who loved to read, and her mother, who loved to tell stories of neighborhood gossip. Unable to find an agent to represent her work, Meaker became her own agent, and wrote articles and books under a series of pseudonyms: Vin Packer, Ann Aldrich, Laura Winston, M. E. Kerr, and Mary James. As M. E. Kerr, Meaker has produced over twenty novels for young adults and won multiple awards, including the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her lifetime contribution to young adult literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760642457888,"sku":"9781497641983","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f9dd6ffb3781c5c7344e96db80959f5d.webp?v=1780185647","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dinky-hocker-shoots-smack-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}