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With a dad in jail and a lack of teachers interested in helping him learn, Manny doesn't see the point in anything besides skateboarding and writing lyrics. Calvin has so many responsibilities to his father and little brothers that when his bike is stolen, he can't make it to school on time. And while Liam is studious and wants to become a doctor, he is tormented by bullies and hides out in an unused janitor's closet instead of going to class.

When the boys are thrown together in detention, they realise that they might still have a lot to learn-not just from their teachers but from each other. Absent tells the boys' stories in three distinct voices: Manny's in verse, Calvin's as a comic and Liam's as a prose journal. Rex Ogle explores school absenteeism in a compelling, entertaining and utterly distinct novel.

With a dad in jail and a lack of teachers interested in helping him learn, Manny doesn't see the point in anything besides skateboarding and writing lyrics. Calvin has so many responsibilities to his father and little brothers that when his bike is stolen, he can't make it to school on time. And while Liam is studious and wants to become a doctor, he is tormented by bullies and hides out in an unused janitor's closet instead of going to class.

When the boys are thrown together in detention, they realise that they might still have a lot to learn-not just from their teachers but from each other. Absent tells the boys' stories in three distinct voices: Manny's in verse, Calvin's as a comic and Liam's as a prose journal. Rex Ogle explores school absenteeism in a compelling, entertaining and utterly distinct novel.

Über den Autor
Rex Ogle is the award-winning author of Free Lunch, Punching Bag, Abuela, Don't Forget Me, Road Home, and, most recently, When We Ride. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Humor, Comics & Cartoons
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781324124894
ISBN-10: 132412489X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Ogle, Rex
Illustrator: Lj-Baptiste
Hersteller: WW Norton & Co
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 217 x 148 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Rex Ogle
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2026
Gewicht: 0,602 kg
Artikel-ID: 136419280

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