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Gr 8 Up—Ethan Andrezejczak is a junior at a Minnesota arts school that is hosting a competitive "reality" television show starring its students. Ethan strikes just the right note of teenage hesitancy and the shrug of paralyzed inaction so common to many stalled in the years leading to adulthood. Ethan tells the story about how he wound up attending the school, with his limited talent at drawing and music. His friends consist of the truly talented writer Luke, brainy Jackson, and stylish...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Ethan doesn't mind too much when For Art's Sake, a reality show on which select students compete for the title of "America's Best Teen Artist," comes to his bohemian high school. His charismatic best friend Luke, however, proclaims "Selwyn sold out" and proposes a "folk uprising." Luke, Ethan, and their buddies Jackson and Elizabeth execute Luke's master plan: a scathing long poem, inspired by their English class unit on Ezra Pound, published ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When teen reality show <i>For Art's Sake</i> comes to Ethan's bohemian high school, his charismatic best friend Luke proposes a "folk...Log In or Sign Up to Read More