01562cam a2200373 i 4500 94092728 TxGeo 20120119120000.0 110119s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010942981 9780547152608 hbk. 0547152604 hbk. (OCoLC)697552072 TxGeo rda Schmidt, Gary D. Okay for now / by Gary Schmidt. New York, NY : Clarion Books, 2011. 360 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer, a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage. 20120209. Texas Lone Star Reading List, 2012. Dysfunctional families Fiction. Schools Fiction. Junior high schools Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Theater Fiction. Coming of age Fiction. Broadway (New York, N.Y) Fiction. Texas Lone Star Reading List 2012. QS5