description: Every minute Gregory spends in school is torture. The only time he feels really happy is when he's messing around with tools. His Grandpa Leon understands and eventually persuades Gregory to stop blaming other people for his frustration and to apply to technical college. But to do this, Gregory has to take an exam. He is constantly on the verge of giving up, until he hears Grandpa Leon encouraging him. When he gets home, his grandfather is very ill and Gregory realizes how precious he is and that he wants to make him proud. With this new incentive, Gregory discovers he has made the grade for technical college.
language: English
title: 35 Kilos of Hope
titlecomplete: 35 Kilos of Hope
characters: Grégoire
genres: Read For School, French Literature, Childrens, School, Novels, Young Adult, Roman, Fiction, Contemporary, France
ratings_count: 4317
places: France
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Kinderbuch
publisher: Walker Childrens Paperbacks