num_pages: 262
description: You think you know John? Well, let's see . . . What bathroom fixture did his father have in mind at his birth? Does algebra have a use, besides torture? Who is Glory Halle-lujah? Who is Violent Hayes? What do they want? Who or what are the Lashasa Palulu? Why do fools fall in love? How can anyone who is fighting a secret battle for his life know anyone? And how can they know him?Fourteen-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother's abusive boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate and other problems at school.
language: English
title: You don't know me
titlecomplete: You don't know me
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Abuse, Teen, School, Young Adult, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, High School
ratings_count: 9043
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Gateway Readers Award
publisher: Viking