Ambrose word nerd book

Ambrose bukowski is a twelveyearold with a talent for mismatching his clothes, for saying the wrong thing at the worst possible time, and for words. But eventually amanda finds out everything and dumps cosmo, but after an apology amanda and cosmo become friends, and ambrose continuous to play scrabble and even joins the scrabble tournament which is hosted at the westside scrabble club. With a deadly peanut allergy, a tendency to say what is on his mind and his unique fashion choices, ambrose has been struggling to fit into his new school. First of all, the word nerd i am talking about is a book. Tundra books, 2010 twelveyearold ambrose is a glasshalffull kind of guy.

Man, dont you love when you pick up a book to read and about three sentence in youre like, this rocks. What makes this book so charming is the voice of ambrose, by turns mature, resigned, childish, and deaf to social niceties. This was one of those books that you just know from the first words is going to be fantastic. Word nerd book whitby public library bibliocommons. When ambrose bukowskis overanxious mum decides to homeschool him, it means her working every evening and leaving 12yearold ambrose to his own devices. Twelveyear old ambrose is a glasshalffull kind of guy. It is about ambrose, a boy whos father died while working on a construction site. Word nerd by susin nielsen overdrive rakuten overdrive. Word nerd by susin nielsen penguin random house canada. The book was also really eventful, and i never knew what was going to happen next. Then ambrose strikes up an unlikely friendship with the landlords son, cosmo, an excon whos been in prison. Word nerd book fraser valley regional library bibliocommons. The side that nearly got him killed by school bullies.

Ambrose is a 12 year old boy that basically is a scrabble nerd. Overprotected ambrose is doing school by correspondence, which keeps him safe from bullies, but his mother would be horrified if she knew hes struck up a friendship with cosmo, the excon son of their landlords. Ambrose the main character is a grade 7 boy with a peanut allergy who has a tough time at school and ends up being homeschooled. Twelveyearold ambrose strikes up a friendship with exconvict cosmo and they learn that they share a bond in that they both love scrabble. Ambrose forms an unlikely friendship with the troubled twentyfiveyearold son of the greek.

A selfdescribed friendless nerd, he moves from place to place every couple of years with his overprotective mother, irene. When some bullies at his new school almost kill him by slipping a peanut into his sandwich even though they know he has a deathly allergy ambrose is. Word nerd is a mostly light, funny, observant read. Throughout the book, ambrose and cosmo are pulled through several adventures. While this has many of the hallmarks of slapsticktouched boy books. Making friends is especially hard because he and his overprotective mother, irene, have had to move so often. A selfdescribed friendless nerd, he moves from place to place every couple of. Word nerd, the latest novel from veteran degrassi screenwriter susin nielsen, details the life of 12yearold ambrose, a bright and awkward boy who just doesnt fit in, no matter where in canada he and his overly protective single mom move. Ambrose bukowski is a twelveyearold with a talent for mismatching his clothes, for saying the wrong thing at the worst. When some bullies at his new school almost kill him by slipping a peanut into his sandwich even though they know he has a. The readers mindset grows throughout the novel as the characters do.

The way of all flesh by ambrose parry release date. Reviews twelveyearold ambrose bukowski is the titular nerd and its in his delightful, disarming voice that word nerd unfolds this is a funny, wry tale, a tale that involves a lot of scrabble, the reformation of an excon druggie and the cominginto. As a coach of middleschool players, i understood ambrose s emotions as he went from kitchen player to tournament player, gaining confidence and pride. As a coach of middleschool players, i understood ambroses emotions as he went from kitchen player to tournament player, gaining confidence and pride.

Setting text to text a biography of susin nielsen the story of word nerd is set in kitsilano community located in west vancouver, b. Word nerd book richmond public library bibliocommons. Ambrose is very mature at such a young age, and the book contains subjects of drugs and violence as well as mild sexual references. Ambrose has gone through a lot with bullies at public school, so decides to be home schooled. The only people who can really be considered ambrose s friends are his mom and the landlords barely. Twelveyearold ambrose is a glasshalffull kind of guy. However, word nerd goes above and beyond, delivering some of the most fleshed out and complex characters that i. My dad died before i was born, so my moms always been a little overprotective. While word nerd is definitely aimed at the young adult audience, it is a nice read for all agesparticularly scrabble players. The way of all flesh by ambrose parry we are word nerds. Word nerd, whilst voiced by a twelve year old, is more appropriate for readers in their teens. August 30, 2018 a vivid and gripping historical crime we are word nerds a book site for readers by readers. Ambrose, and all of the characters, are wonderfully quirky, but not so much that they arent believable.

Lonely and bored, ambrose seeks out the company of his greek landlords and their son cosmo who ambrose gets to drive him. Word nerd by susan nielsen is about a socially awkward, yet lovable, twelveyearold boy who finds acceptance and love from scrabble. Download book word nerd by author susin nielsen in pdf epub. Original title isbn 9781448188543 published on 200899. From that point the wimpy word nerd and the scary tough looking excon start a friendship. After a trio of bullies purposefully slip a peanut into ambroses sandwich, sending him into. Yeah, thats how it was for me and word nerd by susin nielsen. He has the worst sense of fashion, purple chords, his bright ikes, and his bright sweaters. In word nerd, that is exactly what we get when we follow ambroses journey of accepting his weird and quirky side. As ambrose the word nerds scrabble rankings climb, so do his social skills, his skills of selfdefense, and his bravery, until a final confrontation with cosmos creditors threatens to ruin everything. Eventually, cosmo takes ambrose to a scrabble club and it is there that ambrose learns what. His upstairs neighbours are an older greek couple whos son, cosmo. Irene, however, is not and decides that ambrose will be homeschooled. But i cant imagine that my dad was ever short or scrawny or bowlegged, or that his hair had a cowlick at the front, or that his nose was too big for his face.

Rhode island teen book award greenville public library. Tears are shed, fights are fought and things are said. Ambrose probably has aspergers but why he is this way isnt addressed. It has immensely likeable characters, and comes across as sincere and real. When some bullies at his new school almost kill him by slipping a peanut into his sandwich even though they know he has a deathly allergy ambrose is philosophical. The only people who can really be considered ambroses friends are his mom and the landlords barely. Readers both young and old will find much entertainment, and some great twoletter words, in word nerd. Susin nielsenfernlund when bullies almost kill ambrose bukowski by putting a peanut in his sandwich, its his mother who has the extreme reaction.

Ambrose is a nerd, gets picked on at school, has an overprotective single mother, wears strange clothes, speaks without thinking, has no social graces but can play a mean game of scrabble. Word nerd ebook edmonton public library bibliocommons. Overprotected ambrose is doing school by correspondence, which keeps him safe from. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Cosmo ambrose the three stooges a mix of all previous question next question. When some bullies at his new school almost kill him by slipping a peanut into his sandwich even. Word nerd book vancouver public library bibliocommons.