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The day I was erased / Lisa Thompson. --
Twelve-year-old Maxwell, convinced his whole town hates him, wishes he had never been born then, realizing he actually is important, tries to get his life back with the help of an elderly neighbor, Reg.
Record details
- ISBN: 1338589563
- ISBN: 9781338589566
- Physical Description: 246 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition. --
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by Scholastic UK Ltd"--Title page verso. |
| Target Audience Note: | "Ages 8-12; Grades 3-7"--Publisher's website. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.99 |
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| Subject: | Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Best friends > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Memory > Juvenile fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | J FIC Thomp | 31681020135547 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Twelve-year-old Maxwell, convinced his whole town hates him, wishes he had never been born then, realizing he actually is important, tries to get his life back with the help of an elderly neighbor, Reg. - Baker & Taylor
Acting out in ways that alienate him from his friends in the wake of his parentsâ constant fighting, Maxwell wishes that he was never born only to discover himself in a world where nobody recognizes him and where the impact of his non-existence proves to be devastating. By the author of The Light Jar. Simultaneous eBook. - Scholastic"Sometimes I think everyone would be better off if I'd never existed in the first place."Nothing's going right for Maxwell Beckett. He's being blamed for his best friend's bloody nose -- it was an accident! -- his parents can't stop shouting at each other, and he just broke his neighbor's bright pink flamingo lawn ornament. So when Maxwell turns off the power in his school during a giant fundraiser, it's the last straw. He's sure that now the whole town hates him.Maxwell is sick and tired of getting things wrong. He wishes he had never been born. And then... his wish comes true.He's been erased.Though Maxwell can walk through the world, nobody recognizes him. Even his own parents don't know him! Every impact he's ever had on his town is gone. But the world might not actually be a better place without Maxwell in it. Can he find a way back in, or is it too late?With echoes of It's a Wonderful Life, this is a humorous and poignant book about the positive impact each of us has on our community and on the people who love us.
