ABOUT THIS BOOK

Franklin Delano Donuthead is a fifth grader with a lot of problems: For starters, his last name is Donuthead. He considers himself handicapped because one arm and leg are shorter than the other (by less than half an inch), his mother is trying to poison him with non-organic foods (like salami), he doesn’t have a father, and Sarah Kervick, the new girl, who’s mean and totally unhygienic, is attached to him, warts and all, like glue.

This is a hilarious and touching novel featuring a neurotic, scared boy and a tougher-than-nails girl who each help the other in more ways than they can imagine. Sue Stauffacher has crafted characters full of wit and sensitivity, with a little anti-bacterial soap thrown in for good measure.


From the Hardcover edition.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sue Stauffacher is a professional journalist and has been writing a children’s book review column for ten years. This is her first novel for Knopf.


From the Hardcover edition.


AWARDS

WINNER 2005 - Summer Children's Books Sense Picks
WINNER 2006 - Kentucky Bluegrass Master List
NOMINEE 2005 - Hawaii Nene Award
NOMINEE 2007 - Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award
WINNER 2006 - Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Master List
NOMINEE 2005 - Rhode Island Children's Book Award



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