David Grossman's classic novels
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and
The Book of Intimate Grammar
, earned him international acclaim as an author of childhood.
The Zig Zag Kid
, written in a more optimistic vein, recounts thirteen-year-old Nonny Feuerberg's picturesque journey into adulthood.
As Nonny's Bar Mitzvah year trip turns into an amazing adventure, he not only finds himself befriending a notorious criminal, and a great actress, but confronts the great mystery of his own identity.
With wit and humor,
is a novel that explores the most fundamental questions of good and evil and speaks directly to both adults and teenagers.