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My Important Thoughts About The Book:
 Saving the Planet and Stuff
began as a short story. It didn’t work in that format, but I liked the basic set-up
so much that I decided to rework it. The original idea came to me when my son was in his
early teens. We happened to drop by his grandparents while they had houseguests. The
husband asked if my son would like to join them for a few weeks at their vacation home.
Nothing came of it, but I began to think what it would be like for a boy to be away from
home with people he barely knows, people who are members of a generation he’s not
very familiar with. As the years passed and the idea simmered away in my mind, I began to
think of a kid having to live with people who are different from himself...really
different. As the saying goes, "one thing led to another."
The Critics' Important Thoughts About The Book:
 | Booklist: "A keen observer with a wry wit, Michael is a
sympathetic character, always sure his friends are having a better summer than he
is…A new slant on ecological fiction."
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| Publishers Weekly: "Taking full advantage of the wildly
divergent values and mores of this couple and the teen, Gauthier incorporates spirited
dialogue, wry asides from Michael and droll scenarios…"
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| School Library Journal: "This is a funny look at what it's
like being an intern at a small business where office politics are rife and everyone knows
everyone else's business. Michael even has a bit of a romance. The frequent references to
pop culture, mass consumerism, and ecological issues will have lots of teen appeal."
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| The Horn Book: "Count on Gauthier to poke fun at some of
our sacred cows…This dialogue-rich novel is filled with laugh-out-loud sound bites,
and it moves at a clip similar to the instant messaging Michael does on the computer with
his far-flung friends."
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| The Washington Post: "A wry, amusing take on the neglected
topic of teenagers in the world of work." |
Other Stuff:
| Named to the 2004 list of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age.
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| Finalist for the 2004 Connecticut
Book Award. |
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