Split

By Petrucha, Stefan

Publishers Summary:
Wade Jackson has always felt split, his love for playing and writing music competing with his ambition to do well in school. But when his mother dies, this need for order competes with his desire to leave it all behind. What follows is a split in his consciousness that takes him to two very different worlds. Told in alternating chapters that together form one cohesive story, Split follows both Wades as they pursue what they think is the correct path. One Wade continues working hard in school, pulling all-nighters to write a computer code he believes will save the world. The other Wade pursues the dream of being a dive-bar singer, pulling all-nighters to party, gamble, and live on the edge. But when these two worlds begin to collide, each Wade will need to find a balance between control and abandon, order and chaos, life missed and life lost, in order to save himself.

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ISBN
978-0-80279-372-0
Publisher
Walker Books for Young Readers


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2010

Gr 7-Up As a young teen, Wade sometimes talked to himself after his mother died. Fast forward three years as "Split" begins: with two Chapter Ones, two Chapter Twosand two Wades. They both live in present-day Rivendale with alcoholic fathers (one currently drinking, one not), girlfriends named Denby, and friends named Ant. One Wade is a high school senior and a computer genius, writing code on his rig and living a straight-arrow life. The other Wade is a musician, in debt to violent loan sharks, who doesn't ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

Using the butterfly-effect concept, the book takes a pivotal moment in Wade's life--the day his mother dies--and focuses on two differen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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