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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack
by M. E. Kerr
ISBN: 0064470067
ISBN-13: 9780064470063
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Dinky Hocker does not shoot smack, but she does have a big weight problem-and a mother who is so involved with helping recovering addicts that she won't take the time to understand her own daughter. The only ones who seem to care are Tucker, her 15-year-old neighbor, and Natalia, her cousin who is just "graduating" from a school for the mentally disturbed. Eventually, Dinky finds that only drastic measures will make her parents see how much she needs them.
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"Kerr's honesty, evident respect, and consistently on-target wit will keep Dinky's and Tucker's contemporaries laughing and nodding agreement."
-- Kirkus
"The character ring true, every one, the dialogue has vitality and humor; the book has an integrity of conception that is a solid base for the sophistication of its wit and humor."
-- Chicago Tribune Books
"This is a brilliantly funny book that will make you cry. It is full of wit and wisdom and an astonishing immediacy that comes from spare, honest writing."
-- New York Times
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Published date: 1989
Size: 4.25 x 7 inches
Weight: 0.25 pounds
Ages: 7 to 9
Pages: 198
Synopses
Fifteen-year-old Tucker's life changes in many ways when he meets the unusual overweight girl who gives his cat a home.
Publisher's Notes
Published in 1972, Kerr's spectacularly funny and now famous first novel for young adults is not another anti-drug sermon. Dinky does not shoot smack nor is she about to--she only makes the announcement so that her mother will give her some attention.
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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
Kerr, M. E
HarperTeen. Mass Market PaperBack. 0064470067 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1989 HarperTeen Mass Market PaperBack . Very Good. 1989. ( more information)
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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
M. E. Kerr
HarperTeen. Used - Very Good. Ex-library. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1989. Softcover. Very Good condition, showing little signs of wear. Some aging/yellowing of text pages. Some rubbing on cover. EX-LIBRARY with typical library markings, attachments and wear. ( more information)
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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
M. E. Kerr
HarperTeen. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
Kerr, M. E
HarperTeen. PAPERBACK. 0064470067 Very Good Condition. Reasonable light wear. Clean inside and out. . Very Good. ( more information)
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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
M. E. Kerr
HarperTeen, 1989-10-06. Paperback. Very Good. some mild use wear but otherwise a very nice, clean copy ( more information)
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DINKY HOCKER SHOOTS SMACK!
Kerr, M. E
HarperTrophy, 1989 Slight spinal creasing, no store stamps or marks. Slight edgewear.. Paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
Kerr, M. E
New York: HarperTeen. Paperback. 0064470067 Used Book, Very Good ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . Very Good. 1989. ( more information)
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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
Kerr, M. E
HarperTeen. PAPERBACK. 0064470067 Excellent condition, paperback 1972, no marks, great cover, readit . Very Good. ( more information)
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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! (Qty: 3)
Kerr, M. E
HarperTeen. PAPERBACK. 0064470067 NICE COPY--SPEEDY SHIPPING with SUPER CUSTOMER SERVICE . Very Good. ( more information)
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