The Spectacular Now· Knopf Books for Young Readers · Hardcover · October 20, 2008 · $16.99 · 978-0-375-85179-7 (0-375-85179-8) Also available as an eBook, trade paperback and a trade paperback. |
Praise
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, November 17, 2008:
"[A] smart, superbly written novel."
Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February 2009:
"A sobering look at the rationalizations of a teenage alcoholic."
"[A] smart, superbly written novel."
Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February 2009:
"A sobering look at the rationalizations of a teenage alcoholic."








