Zen and the Art of Faking It

By Sonnenblick, Jordan

Publishers Summary:
When thirteen-year-old San Lee moves to a new town and school for the umpteenth time, he is looking for a way to stand out. His knowledge of Zen Buddhism provides the answer--and the need to quickly become a convincing Zen master.

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ISBN
978-0-43983-707-1
Publisher
Scholastic


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2007

Gr 7-9 San Lee is once again starting a new school. This time it's in Pennsylvania, but they're all really the same: same lunch menus; same classes; same everything. The only thing different in each one is San. Whether it was as a skater dude in California or a Bible-thumper in Alabama, he has reinvented himself at every new school in order to fit in. So who will he be in Pennsylvania? Certainly not himself, the poor adopted Chinese ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on November 1, 2007

"People were always telling kids to be themselves, but either they didn't mean it or they didn't tell you how to go about doing it when everyone else was trying to push and pull you intoline." Such profound observations seem to come easily for eighth-grader San Lee, self-proclaimed Zen master at Harrisonville Middle School. In fact, San has not reached enlightenment; rather, he's perfected the art of being a new kid, and his current persona...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

Eighth-grader San Lee is happy with his self-proclaimed Zen master persona until the deception undermines his relatio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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