Larry and the Meaning of Life

Janet Tashjian

Henry Holt and Co.

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Josh Swensen (otherwise known as Larry) can’t seem to get off the couch. His usual overactive imagination and save-the-world mindset have all but vanished, and his best friend Beth is seriously worried.When Beth coaxes Josh into taking a walk at Walden Pond, Josh meets Gus Muldarian, a spiritual guru who convinces him to join his study group as a way to find deeper meaning in life. Josh thinks Gus is a joke. Still, feeling desperate and seeing no way out of his rut, he agrees to try it. What begins as a harmless Thoreau-esque search for meaning soon turns into Josh’s most chaotic and profound adventure yet.
 
After the success of The Gospel According to Larry and Vote for Larry, Janet Tashjian returns with yet another tour de force—a book that explores important topics and will keep teens hooked right until the unexpected end.
 
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I’d spent hours – make that years – mulling over my character flaws.  First off, my attention span was scattered at best; I continually zigged and zagged through endless lists of ideas, some of them implemented, many of them not.  I found it difficult to be in social situations for too long.1  But the trait I never seemed to be able to improve upon was how difficult it was for me to let people see the ‘real’ Josh.  I’d spent an enormous amount of effort hiding behind screen names, bumper stickers, and secret identities with no luck.

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Janet Tashjian is the author of acclaimed books for young adults, including The Gospel According to Larry, Vote for Larry, Fault Line, Multiple Choice and My Life as a Book. Disney adapted Tru Confessions into a television movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf. Tashjian studied at the University of Rhode Island and Emerson College. She lives in Needham, Massachusetts, with her family.

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Larry and the Meaning of Life
Janet Tashjian

Hardcover

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Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Henry Holt and Co.
September 2008
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780805077353
ISBN10: 0805077359
Young Adult Fiction
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 224 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
Age Range: 12 and up
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Lexile: 760L
AR Quiz Number: 36568 EN
AR Book Level: 5.4
AR Points: 5

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