num_pages: 265
description: From hot new talent Jordan Sonnenblick, a "Tuesdays with Morrie" for teens.16-year-old Alex decides to get even. His parents are separated, his father is dating his former third-grade teacher, and being 16 isn't easy, especially when it comes to girls. Instead of revenge though, Alex ends up in trouble with the law and is ordered to do community service at a senior center where he is assigned to Solomon Lewis, a "difficult" senior with a lot of gusto, advice for Alex, and a puzzling (yet colorful) Yiddish vocabulary. Eventually, the pair learn to deal with their past and each other in ways that are humorous, entertaining, and life changing.
language: English
title: Notes from the Midnight Driver
titlecomplete: Notes from the Midnight Driver
genres: Fiction, Humor, Contemporary, Coming Of Age, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Music, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 9252
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Young Adult Book Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Iowa Teen Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Gateway Readers Award, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Scholastic Press