Dunk (edition 2004)

by David Lubar

Members	Reviews	Popularity	Average rating	Mentions
231	5	116,253	(4.02)	2
While hoping to work as the clown in an amusement park dunk tank on the New Jersey shore the summer before his junior year in high school, Chad faces his best friend's serious illness, hassles with police, and the girl that got away.

▾Book information

Member:	janesmilesays
Title:	Dunk
Authors:	David Lubar
Info:	Graphia (2004), Paperback, 272 pages
Collections:	AMT books
Rating:
Tags:	None

Work Information

Dunk by David Lubar

all members

▾Members

Recently added by

MeghanCleary221, teenybeanie25, LeighHall, dsadma13, Rhymese, 9422785, ExcaliburGCS, Yolken

▾Tags

▾LibraryThing Recommendations

▾Lists

None

▾Will you like it?

▾Conversations (About links)

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 2 mentions

▾Member reviews

date ▼ | votes

Showing 5 of 5

A really sweet book with a great setting and a good premise (I wanted to be the Bozo myself after the first few pages). I have little patience for the angry misunderstood adolescent protagonist, so I found it slow going for bits. But it's a winner. And I love the Jersey Shore.

"You didn't have to live the rest of your life with your first choice. A choice isn't a tattoo." (

)

dmturner | Jun 29, 2020 |

good story - even with all the male teenage-angst. (

)

RobertaLea | May 15, 2019 |

Review by: Bozo999

Chad wants to be the Bozo in an amuzement park in New Jersey who insults passerbys and gets them hooked on trying to dunk him. It sounds kinda weird, but it's really good.
Review by: SeraLily

This is a really awesome book. I loved every bit of its humor. I seriously reccomend it. I'M SERIOUS! (

)

bplteen | Apr 23, 2012 |

Jersey shore-boardwalk-main character Chad-wants to be a Bozo in dunk tank on the boardwalk-his dad left-rent upstairs to the guy who is the bozo that Chad wants to be like

carlsonn | Mar 29, 2009 |

Chad is looking forward to spending his summer vacation wandering the boardwalk, relaxing on the beach, and hopefully catching up with the girl he met last summer.

His plans change as he walks past a dunk booth and becomes mesmerized by a Bozo hurling insults at the crowd. He wants to do that.

Can Chad make it as a Bozo? Can he win the girl of his dreams? Can laughter help his best friend get well?

Other books to try: Burger Wuss

Other books by this author: Hidden Talents, Wizards of the Game (

)

libraryleonard | Feb 27, 2008 |

date ▼ | votes

Showing 5 of 5

▾Published reviews

no reviews | add a review

▾Other authors

» Add other authors

▾Series and work relationships

▾Awards and Honors

Awards

Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee – Young Adult – 2005)

South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee – 2003)

Notable Lists

Texas Lone Star Reading List

view history

▾Common Knowledge

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.

For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.

Canonical title

Dunk

Original title

Alternative titles

Original publication date

People/Characters

Guinevere "Gwen" O'Sullivan

(show all 12 items)

Important places

Jersey Shore, New Jersey, USA

Important events

Related movies

Epigraph

Dedication

For my dear friend and fellow writer Marilyn Singer, who knows the value of a good laugh.

First words

His voice ripped the air like a chain saw.

Quotations

Last words

(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)

Disambiguation notice

Publisher's editors

Coppola, Michelle

Blurbers

Original language

Canonical DDC/MDS

Canonical LCC

▾References

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English

None

▾Book descriptions

While hoping to work as the clown in an amusement park dunk tank on the New Jersey shore the summer before his junior year in high school, Chad faces his best friend's serious illness, hassles with police, and the girl that got away.

▾Library descriptions

No library descriptions found.

▾LibraryThing members' description

Book description

Haiku summary