Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. Its a super speedy, sad, jumbled, jumpy, little tale of a young man named felton reinstein who has gone from a squirrel nut to stupid fast in the space of a very short time. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read making a play. A kid wrote me and said that feltons voice in the same book sounded like the voice in his own. Growing up, geoff herbach wanted to play running back for the green bay packers or join the three stooges. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. The guide is free and may be printed out or photocopied for use in the classroom, library, bookstore, or at home. Stupid fast by geoff herbach book trailer 2014 nominee abe lincoln book award, illinois. That i didnt want to deal with my mom coming apart. A stupid number of awards for geoff herbachs stupid fast ala best fiction for young adults selection. But he relized he doesnt care what other think about him because he knows hes stupid fast. Stupid fast is a sports book that is intended to catch the eye of readers who enjoy sports like football and deal with dramati. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read until friday night.
The reason i bring up this idea is because its the big thing at play in geoff herbachs debut novel stupid fast. I know its not what the cool kids like to do, but i like to read nonfiction. Peter bognanni,author of the house of tomorrowi am not stupid funny. Stupid fast by geoff herbach discussion guide based on common core standards enrich your book discussion group with these discussion questions and delve deeper into the issues presented in stupid fast. Stupid fast reinstein brothers, book 1 by geoff herbach.
After dusting the football jocks in a race, felton marvel. Now he writes books, including the awardwinning stupid fast series, and teaches creative writing at minnesota state university, mankato. The leading digital library for kids offering unlimited access to 40,000 of the best childrens books of all time. Sign up for a free 30 day trial to instantly access highquality online books for kids, ebooks, audio books, quizzes, videos, and more. Stupid fast is playwright geoff herbachs first book for young adults. To download a version of this photo, rightclick one of the links. When was the last time a sports book has been able to inform you with some humor and provide real life events that you could relate to in your lifetime.
So, its understandable that when my little brother stopped playing piano and began to dress like a pirate i didnt pay much attention. His books have been given the 2011 cybils award for best ya novel, the minnesota. Full guide on how to download audible books to computer. No ones more shocked than shy 15yearold felton reinstein himself when he undergoes a tremendous growth spurt.
Geoff herbach is an award winning american novelist. Then, during sophomore year, i got tall and huge and so fast the gym. From geoff herbach, the critically acclaimed author of the stupid fast series, comes a compelling new ya novel about basketball, prejudice, privilege, and family, perfect for. Stupid fast author raking in awards, loving southern. Praise stupid fast rare honesty hilarity stupid fast stupid good. In the begging of the book he felt stupid and all alone. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Geoff herbach has written several additional novels, including the miracle letter of t. Compared with reading with eyes, most people want to read with their ears so that they can drive, swim or do more other activities. In february 2012, stupid fast was named winner of the 2011 cybils award in the young adult fiction category. Stuff is beginning to come online for stupid fast, my new ya book, which comes out in june of 2011. There were so many good parts in this book that had me glued. Book trailer created by gayle lawrence, who is a librarian from sand springs, ok summary.
Jerri, a widow that has two children is slowly going insane because her husband committed suicide. Stupid fast is a sports book that is intended to catch the eye of readers who enjoy sports like football and deal with dramatic events. The upper classmen used to call me squirrel nut, because i was little and jumpy. Stupid fast felton reinstein trilogy book 1 and millions of other books are. Praise for stupid fasta rare mix of raw honesty and hilarity. Then, during sophomore year, i got tall and huge and so fast. Geoff herbach is the author of the award winning stupid fast ya series as well as fat boy. Geoff herbach brings another very uniquely written book to the table with nothing special.
I dont mean the story, because thats really different from john greens books i just mean the style and the feel of the book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Peter bognanni, author of the house of tomorrow i am not stupid funny. But last november, my voice finally dropped and i grew all this hair and then i got stupid fast. Now they want me, the guy they used to call squirrel nut, to try out for the football team. So, you put the book back on the shelf and look for something that looks a. Now that her oldest boy is growing up and is starting to look a lot like him, she breaks down in the middle of summer and stops being a mom by, laying in bed always, not going to the grocery store, and not taking care of her kids at all. As the rapid development of science and technology, the pace of life becomes faster for everyone. This book might easily be at the top of my 2011 favorites list, with its fantastic story line, strong voice, wellplayed themes, and for its incredible appeal for both guys and girls. Stupid fast reinstein brothers, book 1 by geoff herbach book cover, description. Stupid fast conveys so many emotions its sad and funny and heartwarming and hopeful and honest and raw, all at the same time, just like john greens books. Praise for stupid fast a rare mix of raw honesty and hilarity. Created by media communications class austin goodman, lincoln community high school seniors. Summary felton, the protagonist of stupid fast, struggles with his dorky awkwardness.
Buy a cheap copy of stupid fast book by geoff herbach. Come together as a class and have students share their work. After dusting the football jocks in a race, felton marvels at his new athletic ability. Where should i start, overall i think this book is great. Why not add stupid fast to your goodreads lists yes. Stupid fast audiobook by geoff herbach 9781461849858.
We are not always able to make our books available worldwide. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. Young adult, sports and games, sports, realistic fiction, contemporary, fiction, humor, teen, funny, family, romance. Its the anniversary of the day when the government declared war on the eastern. Stupid fast is the first in the felton reinstein trilogy, followed by nothing special and im with stupid. Herbach currently teaches creative writing at minnesota state university, mankato. Click download or read online button to get stupid fast book now. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
In her own voice, author and poet nikki grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a memoir in verse. Adobe digital editions is required for downloading and viewing the ebook. Isnt there a point at which humans are unable to think fast enough to keep up. A young high school student by the name of felton reinstein lives in a small town of bluffton, wisconsin.
When you first come across this book and you do what you typically shouldnt do, judge the book by its cover, youd think this novel is about a higschool football player with nothing more than in interest in sports and girls. Have each student create a similar list from feltons point of view describing one of the schools he did not select and also provide an analysis similar to dr. All characters are black except for a secondary character with silky black hair, tan skin, and gray eyes like teardrops. My name is felton reinstein, which is not a fast name.
Geoff herbach my name is felton reinstein, which is not a fast name. Just before his sixteenth birthday, felton turns from a small, jumpy, pickedon boy with a. In the valta, no matter what month you were born, everyone is assigned the same birthday. Geoff herbach just before his sixteenth birthday, felton reinstein has a sudden growth spurt that turns him from a small, jumpy, pickedon boy with the nickname of squirrel nut to a powerful athlete, leading to. This book is about a kid named felton which before the book he had a life where he was an average kid but over summer he grew and gained the ability to be able to run very fast.