Period 8 (19 page)

About the Author

CHRIS CRUTCHER
has written nine critically acclaimed novels, an autobiography, and two collections of short stories. Drawing on his experience as a family therapist and child protection specialist, Crutcher writes honestly about real issues facing teenagers today: making it through school, competing in sports, handling rejection and failure, and dealing with parents. He has won three lifetime achievement awards for the body of his work: the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the ALAN Award, and the NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award. Chris Crutcher lives in Spokane, Washington.

 

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Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used to advance the fictional narrative. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real.

 

Period 8

Copyright © 2013 by Chris Crutcher

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Crutcher, Chris.

Period 8 / Chris Crutcher.

pages   cm

“Greenwillow Books.”

Summary: Period 8 has always been a safe haven and high school senior Paulie “The Bomb” Baum a constant attendee, but as Paulie, Hannah, their friends, and a sympathetic teacher try to unravel the mystery of a missing classmate, the ultimate bully takes aim at the school.

ISBN 978-0-06-191480-5 (hardback) – ISBN 978-0-06-191481-2 (library ed.)

EPUB Edition © FEBRUARY 2013 ISBN 9780062190246

[1. Clubs—Fiction. 2. Missing children—Fiction. 3. Bullies—Fiction. 4 Kidnapping—Fiction. 5. Sexual abuse—Fiction. 6. High schools—Fiction. 7. Schools—Fiction. 8 Mystery and detective stories.] I. Title. II. Title: Period eight. PZ7.C89Per 2013

[Fic]—dc23   2012046726

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First Edition

Greenwillow Books