num_pages: 176
description: In the wilderness of junior high, Edwin Hanratty is at the bottom of the food chain. His teachers find him a nuisance. His fellow students consider him prey. And although his parents are not oblivious to his troubles, they can't quite bring themselves to fathom the ruthless forces that demoralize him daily. Sharing in these schoolyard indignities is his only friend, Flake. Branded together as misfits, their fury simmers quietly in the hallways, classrooms, and at home, until an unthinkable idea offers them a spectacular and terrifying release.From Jim Shepard, one of the most enduring and influential novelists writing today, comes an unflinching look into the heart and soul of adolescence. Tender and horrifying, prescient and moving, Project X will not easily be forgotten.
language: English
title: Project X
titlecomplete: Project X
genres: Young Adult, School, Literary Fiction, Novels, Drama, Teen, Fiction, The United States Of America, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1065
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Massachusetts Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: ALA Alex Award
publisher: Vintage