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Don't call me Ishmael
By Bauer, Michael W.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06134-835-8
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, 2007.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2008
Gr 8-Up It's the start of Year Nine at St. Daniel's Boys School for 14-year-old narrator Ishmael Leseur. Suddenly made aware of his "wussy-crap" name (which he blames on his parents and, in turn, Herman Melville), wry, witty Ishmael expects to keep his head down, as he did the year before, around bully Barry Bagsley, who has become more aggressive. But the new year brings surprisesMiss Tarango, an inspiring young English teacher willing to stand up to Barry; an odd new student, J...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Ishmael Leseur plods his way through year nine, trying to avoid bully Barry Bagsley. When brainy new kid James Scobi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
