This video is about the hilarious novel carter finally gets it. The story goes through carter s freshman year, and the way narrator nick podehl captures carter s voice is so perfect and makes this one a really fun listen. The novel follows the misadventures of william carter, who suffers from add as he enters his first year of high school. Stupid fast is playwright geoff herbachs first book for young adults. Apr 05, 2011 carter finally gets it is on shelves now and theres even a sequel on shelves now, too.
School is finally over, and will carter has barely survived his freshman year. I wasnt sure at the beginning but by the time football season really started, i was completely hooked. Anyway carter finally gets it sounds like the kind of book id really enjoy. A year in the life of carter begins with a party, and ends with him realizing where his true interests and talents lie in this hilarious picture of a 14yearold boys life. Nick podehl awkward freshman will carter endures many painful moments during his first year of high school before realizing that nothing good comes easily, focus is everything, and the payoff is usually.
Yes, he knows its a lazy nickname, but he didnt have much say in the matter. A humorous book about a 14 year old freshman who goes through many new experiences as he gets used to the high school world. Theres gotta be something about a cute wizard or moody vampire around here go find it. Brent crawfords hilarious young adult novel carter finally gets it, the first book in the carter.
When he and his girlfriend, abby, part ways, carter cant help but think his summer is ruined. Yeah, the zombiesvampire love things are getting a bit old. Carter gets a threeday suspension when he hits another student in the face with a text book while defending himself from the school bully. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Carter finally gets it is a hilarious coming of age novel about carter a young teenager who cant pay attention to anything except of course boobs from going on his first date to rumors carter finally gets it is one of my favorite books. Thats why courage is one of the themes in this book. Listen to carter finally gets it by brent crawford at. Carter undergoes changes by making him a dynamic charter and also you know a lot about him which makes him a round character.
Please share your thoughts in the comments down below. Books similar to carter finally gets it carter finally gets. Carter finally gets it is a book about a kid named william. Carter finally gets it by brent crawford nook book ebook. The story goes through carters freshman year and the way narrator nick podehl captures carters voice is so perfect and makes this one a really fun listen. John carter of mars has 112 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The high schools senior brutes like scary terry and brock are a hoot and carter cant understand what lynn sees in brock. But there are exceptions, and when i heard about carter finally gets it by brent crawford, i knew i had to give this audiobook a try. If a book is genuinely good with vamps and all thats one thing, but a lot of times it feels like, ooh, lets stick in a vampire into this love story and now its gothic.
This is a read guaranteed to entertain and one that is sure to be adored by fans of similar books like swim the fly, spud and beat the band. John carter of marsseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. He has a stuttering problem, particularly around boobs and belly buttons. Carter finally gets it audio cd audiobook, cd, unabridged. This bibliography represents books challenged, restricted, removed, or banned in 2012 and 20 as reported in the newsletter on intellectual freedom from may 2012 to may 20. Stupid fast audiobook by geoff herbach 9781461849858. Nov 22, 2011 just finished the audio for carter finally gets it based on your recommendation here and i loved it. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. If you find teen guys annoying andor disgusting, this may not be the book for you. As you read the book you know a bunch of stuff you want to know and also things you do not want to know. Apr 01, 2009 carter finally gets it is a book about a kid named william. Jun 23, 2009 carter finally gets it is brent crawfords debut novel and it is laugh out loud funny.
Carter finally gets it audible audiobook unabridged. Carter finally gets it is one of my new favorite audiobooks and musthaves for those new to trying books on cd and of course long time fans, too. Sadly, it doesnt look like carters big break is available on audio, but i sincerely hope that it will be at some point. Because, whatever else this book is a comingofage story, a high school book, a guy book, its funny. May 09, 2014 here is the story of how carter finally gets it. He doesnt think he can perform well but he keeps trying. Carter finally gets it is a 2009 young adult novel by brent crawford. The narrator in this book is such a tool, its really hard to get through it in one sittingi had to put the book. Carter finally gets it by brent crawford goodreads. Carter finally gets it king county library system overdrive. For years his family and friends has called him by his last name carter basically for a nickname. Carter finally gets it is one of my new favorite audiobooks and must haves for those new to trying books on cd. Aug 24, 20 the second half of the book shifts the tone too much towards the optimistic, and even verges into preachiness, but i will mostly remember carter finally gets it as an honest and hilarious reflection on the greatness and shittiness of being a freshman in high school. Hot topic issues such as teen sex, actually have consequences for some of the characters.
He must face bullies, rejection, and going to the same school as his sister. Its filled with great details, crackling if coarse dialogue, and one great. It would be trying to make a good first impression, but cant really speak to make one. He has a stuttering problem and hard to understand certain things from what his friends, sister, and girlfriend tell him. Jun 08, 2010 this video is about the hilarious novel carter finally gets it. May 10, 2011 school is finally over, and will carter has barely survived his freshman year. Apr 07, 2009 listen to carter finally gets it audiobook by brent crawford. One thing about carter is that he never wants to give up and always tries his hardest. See the complete carter finally gets it series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It turned out to be an awesome decision carter finally gets it was full humor and totally interesting characters. Nick podehl meet will carter, but feel free to call him carter. Yes, he knows it s a lazy nickname, but he didnt have much say in the matter. Things start to look up after hes unexpectedly cast in an independent film opposite the worlds biggest tween sensation.
Carter finally gets it by brent crawford published january 22, 2014 brent crawford is a very funny guy who writes the kind of ya novels. Jan, 2016 today i talk about ally carters latest book, see how they run. Jun 21, 20 kids hold a party in an empty house that is for sale and vandalize the house severely. Dates prior to may 2012 indicate the controversy began earlier, but continues into 2012 or 20. Find the complete carter finally gets it book series by brent crawford. Im more of a story teller the more exaggerated the better and i happen to know people who helped me get those stories on paper. One of the themes in carter finally gets it is courage.
Nick podehl reads carter with the perfect blend of humor, irony, and innocence, while narrating a truetolife glimpse into the mind of a teenage boy. Although just a funny as carter finally gets it, in this second installment, carters big break author brent crawford also addresses some very serious issues facing the youth of today. The nook book ebook of the carter finally gets it by brent crawford. Carter finally gets it audiobook by brent crawford. Buy carter finally gets it unabridged by brent crawford isbn. Meet will carter, but feel free to call him carter.
I kept reading it because, like carter finally gets it, this one is very guy. Carter finally gets it by brent crawford readers by. Carters priority is finding a girlfriend, a mission he comically bungles at numerous juncturesthis isnt queer eye. He has populated it with a cadre of carters friends ej, bag, doc, jlo, hormone who add color to carters already colorful escapades. Gr 8 upin this hilarious sequel to carter finally gets it hyperion, 2009, readers once again meet up with will carter, 14, who has a terrific girlfriend, abby, and has just come off a terrific run playing sky masterson in his schools performance of guys and dolls. The novel follows the misadventures of william carter, who suffers from add as he enters. My reading preferences tend to favor women mcs or dual povs. Listen to carter finally gets it audiobook by brent crawford. Unfortunately, he quickly learns that the summer break hes been craving just might break him. Buy a cheap copy of carter finally gets it book by brent crawford. Carters big break by brent crawford nook book ebook. The story goes through carters freshman year, and the way narrator nick podehl captures carters voice is so perfect and makes this one a really fun listen. After trial, get 1 audiobook and 2 audible originals each month.
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