Jolted: Newton Starkers Rules for Survival, Pre-Owned Other 0553495062 9780553495065 Arthur Slade

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• Format: Other
• Author: Arthur Slade
• ISBN10: 0553495062
• ISBN13: 9780553495065

Newton Goddard Starker lives with a mysterious curse: his family attracts lightning. Nearly all of the Starker family have died from lightning strikes, including Newtons beloved mother. Fourteen-year-old Newton, the last in the Starker line, is determined not to be next, and he may have found a way to beat the odds. He has enrolled at Jerry Potts Academy for Survival, a boarding school in Moose Jaw, Canada, whose motto isSurvival Through Fierce Intelligence. Newtons ready to learn, and to be remembered in the schools Hall of Heroes. What Newton hasnt counted on is the other students. For a boy whos spent most of his life in a protective dome, making friends is sometimes as challenging as surviving. Especially when hes vying for top marks with the dynamo Violet Quon. Throw in a supertalented pig, students in kilts, wacky teachers, and some important questions about fate and the universe, and youve got an irresistible story thats as unique as Jerry Potts Academy.

This is a Pre-Owned book. All our books are in Good or better condition.

Newton Goddard Starker lives with a mysterious curse: his family attracts lightning. Nearly all of the Starker family have died from lightning strikes, including Newton’s beloved mother. Fourteen-year-old Newton, the last in the Starker line, is determined not to be next, and he may have found a way to beat the odds. He has enrolled at Jerry Potts Academy for Survival, a boarding school in Moose Jaw, Canada, whose motto isSurvival Through Fierce Intelligence. Newton’s ready to learn, and to be remembered in the school’s Hall of Heroes. What Newton hasn’t counted on is the other students. For a boy who’s spent most of his life in a protective dome, making friends is sometimes as challenging as surviving. Especially when he’s vying for top marks with the dynamo Violet Quon. Throw in a supertalented pig, students in kilts, wacky teachers, and some important questions about fate and the universe, and you’ve got an irresistible story that’s as unique as Jerry Potts Academy.