No Effect (An Avon Flare Book) [Paperback]

Daniel Hayes (Author)

Book Description

Series: An Avon Flare Book | Publication Date: February 1995

Struggling with the normal difficulties of adolescent life, Tyler joins the wrestling team to attract girls, becomes seriously involved in the sport, falls hopelessly in love with his new science teacher--and has a rude awakening. Reprint. H. VY. SLJ. PW.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Tyler McAllister, rambunctious protagonist of The Trouble with Lemons and Eye of the Beholder, returns for further misadventures; PW's starred review found Hayes's novel "perceptive, funny and, above all, believable." Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-8-Eighth graders Tyler and Lymie, who appeared in Hayes's The Trouble with Lemons (1991) and Eye of the Beholder (1992, both Godine), try out for the high school wrestling team, which needs competitors in the lower weight divisions. In the meantime, Tyler, who provides the first-person narrative, falls hopelessly in love with his young science teacher. After drumming up the courage to invite her to his house for Thanksgiving dinner, he's crushed when she unexpectedly arrives with a date-his wrestling coach. He's also facing the stress of his first meet, which is coming up quickly. Lymie, Tyler's affable sidekick, provides constant comic relief throughout the story. Hayes adeptly portrays the concerns and insecurities of adolescent boys and also brings out the humor in their self-perceived darkest moments. The dialogue rings true to the age group, and Tyler's feelings, which range from euphoria to depression, are thoughtfully drawn. Here's hoping that we haven't seen the last of these boys.
Tom S. Hurlburt, La Crosse Public Library, WI
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (February 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380723921
• ISBN-13: 978-0380723928
• Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,816,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Daniel Hayes lives in the town of Easton in Upstate New York, at the southern end of scenic Washington County. Born April 17, 1952, he attended school in Greenwich, New York, which became the fictional village of Wakefield in his novels. He currently teaches 11th grade English at Troy High School and creative writing for Hudson Valley Community College. His goal, in addition to writing more books (his fifth, My Kind of Crazy, is on the way), is to someday see film versions of his novels. Having fielded a number of queries from various producers over the years, he hopes, eventually, to be able to put Tyler and Lymie and the rest of his cast of characters up on the big screen. Should this happen, due to his considerable acting skills, he feels he should, at the very least, be considered for the role of the dead body in The Trouble with Lemons. He's already working on his ability to float face down.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Effect, October 24, 2002

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Mr.Francesco Raphael Galardo of the Catskills (Catskill, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Effect (Hardcover)

The book No Effect by Daniel Hayes was an excellent book. It was about a very confused 13 year old boy named Tyler McCallister in the 8th grade. He goes out for the schools varsity wrestling team when he's only in 8th grade, soon after that his best friend Lymie joins the team with him who is also and eigth grader. When Tylers Earth science teacher had collapsed and died in school she had to be replaced. The new Earth science teacher was Ms. Williams, Soon as Tyler set eyes on here he fell in love. He started dissing all his friends just so he could get to science class early as possible and stay after as long as possible. He would help her with cleaning and things to do around the class and obey her very well. The wrestling coach who was very mean and strict later on got a back injury while showing the kids a mountain climber. He was replaced with a young man named Chuckie, also Tylers next door neighboor. Tyler worked out really hard so he could impress Ms. Williams who was going Tylers first match. He fell in love with her so much he asked her to his Thanksgiving Day dinner. Chuckie came along too. They were allowwed to bring a guest. Little did Tyler know that Chuckie was dating the womend of his dreams. This made Tyler very depressed but it turns out ok in the end. If you want to learn more of what happened, read the book its excellent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Novel, May 21, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: No Effect (An Avon Flare Book) (Paperback)

No Effect is a very interesting book. The main character is the best part of the book. The things he does in the book keeps the reader reading. His love of wanting to become a top contender is amazing. This is probably my favorite book that I've read. I actually wanted to keep reading once I started. The author explained the book well the way he wrote it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get In the Game, January 7, 2000

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jwinter - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Effect (Hardcover)

In the book No Effect The Charactor Tyler is a Young boy in the ninth grade that signs up for wrestling. He soon finds that it's not what he expected. For Tyler every time life starts to go good something bad always happends. Soon Tyler finds himself inlove with his science teacher Miss Williams, but he finds a shocking secret out about his teacher. I enjoyed his book. To find the secret you should read No Effect.