Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
WHEN YOU DON'T TALK,
there's a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.
Harsh words indeed, from Brian Nelson of all people. But D.J. Schwenk can't help admitting to herself that maybe he's right. Because it's obvious that no one is talking about why D.J.'s best friend, Amber, isn't so friendly anymore. Or why her little brother, Curtis, never opens his mouth. Or why her mom has two jobs and a big secret, or why her college-football-star brothers won't even call home nowadays. And certainly no one is talking about how D.J.'s dad would go ballistic on her if she tried out for the football team. There's definitely a lot not being said. And that's not even mentioning the many reasons that Brian Nelson is so out of D.J.'s league.
WHEN YOU DON'T TALK,
there's a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.
Welcome to the summer that fifteen-year-old D.J. Schwenk of Red Bend, Wisconsin, learns to talk, and ends up having an awful lot of stuff to say.
there's a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.
Harsh words indeed, from Brian Nelson of all people. But D.J. Schwenk can't help admitting to herself that maybe he's right. Because it's obvious that no one is talking about why D.J.'s best friend, Amber, isn't so friendly anymore. Or why her little brother, Curtis, never opens his mouth. Or why her mom has two jobs and a big secret, or why her college-football-star brothers won't even call home nowadays. And certainly no one is talking about how D.J.'s dad would go ballistic on her if she tried out for the football team. There's definitely a lot not being said. And that's not even mentioning the many reasons that Brian Nelson is so out of D.J.'s league.
WHEN YOU DON'T TALK,
there's a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.
Welcome to the summer that fifteen-year-old D.J. Schwenk of Red Bend, Wisconsin, learns to talk, and ends up having an awful lot of stuff to say.
Series Placement
Awards
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2009 · Teen · Nominee
Green Mountain Book Award
2009 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Iowa Teen Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
Nutmeg Book Award
2009 · Teen · Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2009 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2009 · Intermediate/Grades 7-9 · Nominee
Beehive Award
2008 · Young Adult · Nominee
Buckeye Children's Book Award
2008 · Teen · Second Place
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
2008 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2008 · Young Adult · Winner
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2008 · Young Adult · Nominee
Great Lakes Book Award
2007 · Children's · Winner
Isinglass Teen Read Award
2007 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award
2007 · Children's Literature · Winner
Tayshas Reading
2007 · Young Adult · Commended
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2007 · Young Adult · Commended
Volunteer State Book Award
2007 · Young Adult · Nominee
Quill Award
2006 · Young Adult/Teen · Nominee
