33 Minutes - Softcover

"Readers will be rooting for Sam Lewis from minute one . . . Humorous and thoughtful, "33 Minutes" will keep young readers turning pages right to the end." --Ingrid Law, Newbery honor winning author of "Savvy"

""33 Minutes "is clever and true." --Amy Ignatow, author of "The Popularity Papers"

""33 Minutes" is a rollicking and heartfelt adventure as math whiz Sam Lewis tries to avoid being pummeled by his ex best friend. Come for the fun. Stay for the Tater Tots."--Evan Kuhlman

"Funny, fast-paced, and quite poignant, "33 Minutes" beautifully captures one of the greatest heartbreaks of middle school: the end of a friendship." --R.J. Palacio, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Wonder"

Will Sam’s best friend turn out to be a bully? He’s about to find out in this “strong and refreshingly straightforward portrait of identity and shifting-friendship trials” (School Library Journal).

Sam Lewis is going to get his butt kicked in exactly thirty-three minutes. He knows this because yesterday his former best friend Morgan Sturtz told him, to his face and with three witnesses nearby, “I am totally going to kick your butt tomorrow at recess.”

All that’s standing between Sam and this unfortunate butt-kicking is the last few minutes of social studies and his lunch period. But how did Sam and Morgan end up here? How did this happen just a few months after TAMADE (The Absolutely Most Amazing Day Ever), when they became the greatest Alien Wars video game team in the history of great Alien Wars teams? And once the clock ticks down, will Morgan actually act on his threat?

Told with equal parts laugh-out-loud humor and achingly real emotional truth, 33 Minutes shows how even the best of friendships can change forever.