num_pages: 272
description: By the time ninth grade begins, Ishmael Leseur knows it won't be long before Barry Bagsley, the class bully, says, "Ishmael? What kind of wussy-crap name is that?” Ishmael's perfected the art of making himself virtually invisible. But all that changes when James Scobie joins the class. Unlike Ishmael, James has no sense of fear—he claims it was removed during an operation. Now nothing will stop James and Ishmael from taking on bullies, bugs, and Moby Dick, in the toughest, weirdest, most embarrassingly awful . . . and the best year of their lives.
language: English
title: Don't Call Me Ishmael
titlecomplete: Don't Call Me Ishmael
genres: Fiction, Humor, Contemporary, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Read For School, Childrens, High School, School
ratings_count: 2490
places: Australia
series: Ishmael Leseur
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Children’s Peace Literature Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Adelaide Festival Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: LovelyBooks Leserpreis
category: Allgemeine Literatur
publisher: Greenwillow Books