Books
- Books for Adults
- Awards
- Coming Soon
- New at Macmillan
- Top Sellers
- Children & Teens
- Awards
- New at Macmillan
- Top Sellers
- Macmillan Kids
- Palgrave Scholarly & Reference
- Awards
- New at Macmillan
- Top Sellers
- Trade Books for Courses
- Books for First-Year Reading
- Course Favorites
- Featured
Authors
- Tours & Events
- All Authors (A-Z)
Community

Dean Duffy

Randy Powell

Sunburst Paperbacks

Download Image

Buy it now

Available Formats

Just out of high school and already washed up?

Connect with the Author

Randy Powell

Official Sites

Author Website

Sign Up for
Author Updates

Jump to:

Reviews
About the Author
Reading Guide
Buy the Book
From the Publisher

Reviews

Praise for Dean Duffy

"With his effortless-seeming writing, Powell creates a recognizable world and peoples it with characters who are remarkably sympathetic and complex." -- Starred, Publishers Weekly

Reviews from Goodreads

Elijah rated it

Apr 27, 2012

I didn't enjoy this book. It has a slow plot, and is hard to keep reading. There is little to no moments of intensity. i rate this 3 stars. ...more

Stevecrandell rated it

Feb 11, 2012

There’s a good story here, but a lot of “meaning of life” too, and that doesn’t work so well. The meanings aren’t unique or powerful enough to stand on their own, and they take up enough space to derail the plot.

I want to know what becomes of Karin, Pitts and Van, and whether Dean really aims to... ...more

Iris rated it

Jul 28, 2011

Plot: Powell (Is Kissing a Girl Who Smokes Like Licking an Ashtray?) wraps up this nifty coming-of-age tale in a baseball story-yet not a single game is played. Although he's only just graduated from high school, Dean Duffy thinks of himself as a has-been. An agonizing and inexplicable slump has... ...more

See all Reviews

Back

About the Author

Randy Powell

Randy Powell is the author of seven novels for young adults, many of which have appeared on the ALA’s Best Books for Young Adults list. Publishers Weekly called his most recent novel, Three Clams and an Oyster, "witty and trenchant." He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Randy Powell

Official Sites

Author Website

Back

Reading Guide

Other Guides

Teacher's Guide

Back

Buy the Book

Available Formats and Book Details

Dean Duffy

Randy Powell

American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association Quick Picks for Young Adults

Trade Paperback

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Sunburst Paperbacks
March 2003
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780374416980
ISBN10: 0374416982
Young Adult Fiction
5 1/8 x 7 5/8 inches, 176 pages
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Range: 7 and up Information for Librarians

$7.95

e-Book Agency

Learn more about this edition

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
March 2003
e-Book Agency
ISBN: 9781429953672
ISBN10: 1429953675
Young Adult Fiction176 pages
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Range: 7 and up

$6.99

Back

From The Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Latest on Facebook

Latest on Twitter

Back

Dean Duffy

Randy Powell

Sunburst Paperbacks

Available Formats

Connect with the Author

Official Sites

Related Links

Sign Up for
Author Updates

Reviews

Praise for Dean Duffy

Reviews from Goodreads

About the Author

Randy Powell

Official Sites

Reading Guide

Other Guides

Buy the Book

Available Formats and Book Details

Trade Paperback

Information for Librarians

e-Book Agency

From The Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Latest on Facebook

Latest on Twitter

{ About }

{ Services }

{ Store }

{ Publishers }

Education

Children's

Dean Duffy

Randy Powell

Sunburst Paperbacks

Available Formats

Connect with the Author

Official Sites

Related Links

Sign Up for Author Updates

Macmillan Newsletter

Reviews

Praise for Dean Duffy

Reviews from Goodreads

About the Author

Randy Powell

Official Sites

Related Links

Reading Guide

Other Guides

Buy the Book

Available Formats and Book Details

Trade Paperback

Information for Librarians

e-Book Agency

From The Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Latest on Facebook

Latest on Twitter

{ About }

{ Services }

{ Store }

{ Publishers }

Education

Children's

Sign Up for
Author Updates