The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life - Hardcover

Altebrando, Tara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525423265 ISBN 13: 9780525423263

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2012

Synopsis

High-school senior Mary Gilhooley and her friends have spent their
entire lives--but especially the last four years--feeling like underdogs
and also-rans. Having suffered constant ridicule from Oyster Point's
resident bully king and superjock, Jake Barbone, they are all just
dying to go away to college and never come back. But with only a week
until graduation, there's one last thing Mary feels they absolutely
must do together: compete against Barbone in the Oyster Point High
Official Unofficial Senior Week Scavenger Hunt--and win.

Everyone is racing for the finish line with complicated motives, and
Mary's all-night adventure quickly becomes non-stop drama as shifting
alliances, flared tempers, and crushing crushes take over. Though they
are racking up points at a rapid clip, it soon becomes clear that she
and her friends must reinvent their strategy--and themselves--if they
want to even stand a chance at winning.

Infused with a brilliantly exhaustive list of items, clues, and tasks,
this funny, frenetic read will have you rooting for Mary the whole
way--hoping that glory will be hers for the taking.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Tara Altebrando shows us that it's tough to be a nerd, but it's more
important to be a decent human being. This is one scavenger hunt you
won't want to miss out on."-- Ned Vizzini, author of THE OTHER NORMALS
and IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY

"Brilliant, funny, unpredictable and just lovely all around. A
testimony to the awesomeness of life, even--no, especially-the crazy
ups and downs of high school." --Lauren Myracle, bestselling author of
SHINE and PEACE, LOVE & BABY DUCKS

"A page-turning, heart-pounding and absolutely hilarious read. I loved
this (awesome) book."--Sarah Mlynowski, author of Ten Things We Did
(And Probably Shouldn't Have)

About the Author:

Tara Altebrando is an author of books for adults and teens, including Dreamland Social Club and The Pursuit of Happiness. She lives with her family in Queens, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0525423265
• ISBN 13: 9780525423263
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240