{"product_id":"dinky-hocker-shoots-smack-9781497641983","title":"Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!","description":"\u003cb\u003eM. E. Kerr's first novel--hailed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas a \"timely, compelling,\" and \"brilliantly funny\" look at adolescence and friendship \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was bad enough that they had to move to Brooklyn--Brooklyn \u003ci\u003eHeights\u003c\/i\u003e, as Tucker Woolf's dad instructs him to tell everyone after he loses his job. Now his father has suddenly developed an allergy to Tucker's cat, Nader, a nine-month-old calico Tucker found underneath a Chevrolet. Tucker's beloved pet finds a new home with overweight, outrageous Susan \"Dinky\" Hocker, the only person to answer Tucker's ad.\u003cbr\u003eAs Tucker starts paying regular visits to Dinky's house to check up on Nader, his life begins to change. Dinky introduces Tucker to her strange cousin, Natalia Line, a compulsive rhymer whom Tucker finds fascinating. And enter P. John Knight, who's fat like Dinky . . . and now, like Nader. With this odd cast of characters, a little world is created for \u003ci\u003ebig\u003c\/i\u003e kids who need to go on diets. And who also, all of them, need to find out who they are.\u003cbr\u003eA story of friendship, self-image, and surviving adolescence, \u003ci\u003eDinky Hocker Shoots Smack  \u003c\/i\u003eis also about the terror--and exhilaration--of daring to be yourself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author's collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Teen \u0026amp; Tween\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497641983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8561 \/ Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"M. E. Kerr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38349869482165,"sku":"9781497641983","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dc922b48-5d94-4497-8c52-88d8c605e85d.jpg?v=1611642561","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dinky-hocker-shoots-smack-9781497641983","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}