Ace Hits the Big Time (Can't Stop Ace) [Paperback]

Barbara Murphy (Author), Judie Wolkoff (Author)

Book Description

Series: Can't Stop Ace | Publication Date: October 15, 2003

Horace Hobart is the new kid on the block in New York City and he's scared. His sister warns that the scary Purple Falcon Gang is going to cream him. He puts on his wild uncle's dragon jacket, covers a sty with an eye-patch and swaggers out. Through an amazing coincidence in the first hour of school, he takes the name ACE and fools the Falcons. Then Ace falls for Raven, the Falcons beautiful buddy. Looking tough now, he's recruited to act in a low-budget film and gets parts for his new friends. During a night shoot, one of the Falcons disappears when the Piranha Gang disrupts the filming. Ace has to confront the bloodthirsty bunch to get the kid back. Then he has to figure a way to stop wearing the sweaty eye-patch in front of his friends. Even if you're NEVER SCARED like Ace was, you can read this book just for laughs.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Fast-pace, written with humor and flair, the first-person narrative is a side-splitting comedy of errors in the Damon Runyon tradition." -- The Horn Book Magazine

"Top 100 of THE BEST Teen Age Books in 25 Years" (American Library Association) -- American Library Association

From the Publisher

How Horace "Ace " Hobart faces the Falcons, meets the most beautiful girl he's ever known, and becomes an acting star makes for hilarious reading in this "consistently funny comedy of errors." --Booklist, starred review. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Sunstone Press (October 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865344078
• ISBN-13: 978-0865344075
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,723,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this!, September 13, 2009

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Carrie (Dayton, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ace Hits the Big Time (Can't Stop Ace) (Paperback)

I loved this book when I was younger, and rereading it, still find it hilarious. The crazy coincidences and misunderstandings make for a great story. I love Ace's "gang" and love the way the kids stick together.

1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ace is a boy who has a storng influects on people., October 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: ACE HITS THE BIG TIME (Paperback)

Ace Hits the Big Time, was about a young adult who had to go to school and he had to wear a black big eye patch, and one day he came along and a group of people wanted him to be in the puple funanals group, then one day he said that he wanted to be one of them. This is the ovview of the book called Ace Hits the Big Time.