Zen and the Art of Faking It - Tapa blanda

Praise for Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie

"A brave book . . . Jordan Sonnenblick carries it off with such charm and elan, you forget for a moment your heart is breaking." --Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes

* "Sonnenblick shows that even in the midst of tragedy, life goes on, love can flower, and the one thing you can always change is yourself." --Booklist, starred review

"The reader falls in love with the brothers, laughing and crying by turns and rooting for both of them until it almost hurts." --Kirkus Reviews

Praise for After Ever After

* "As hilarious as it is tragic, and as honest as it is hopeful, don't confuse this book with inspirational reading. It's irresistible reading." --Booklist, starred review

* "Sonnenblick's intimate first-person tale of survival . . . will leave an emotional, uplifting imprint." --School Library Journal, starred review

"Jordan Sonnenblick continues Jeffrey's story in his signature style using an authentic teenage voice and laugh-out-loud humor." --TeensReadToo.com

Praise for Notes from the Midnight Driver

* "[A] funny, bittersweet tour de force." --Booklist, starred review

* "Readers [will be] nodding with recognition, sighing in sympathy, and gasping with laughter--often on the same page." --The Horn Book, starred review

* "Sonnenblick revisits several key themes from his debut novel, Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, to even greater effect here." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

Praise for Zen and the Art of Faking It

* "Wildly funny." -- Kliatt, starred review

"This light-hearted situation comedy is peppered with genuine Zen insight." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Hilarious and heart-wrenching." --Kirkus Reviews

"The writing is fresh, the characters appealing, and it looks like the author has another hit." --Oakland Tribune

When San Lee moves to a new town and school for the umpteenth time, he is looking for a way to stand out when his knowledge of Zen Buddhism provides the answer--and the need to quickly become a convincing Zen master.