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Narrated by:
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Cassandra Morris
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Zach Villa
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Cameron Bowen
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Adam McArthur
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Ali Benjamin
About this listen
In this highly anticipated second novel by the author of the award-winning, best-selling The Thing About Jellyfish, being the new kid at school isn't easy, especially when you have to follow in the footsteps of a classroom prankster like Paulie Fink.
When Caitlyn Breen enters the tiny Mitchell School in rural Mitchell, Vermont, she is a complete outsider: the seventh grade has just 10 other kids, and they've known each other since kindergarten. Her classmates are in for a shock of their own: Paulie Fink - the class clown, oddball, troublemaker, and evil genius - is gone this year.
As stories of Paulie's high jinks unfold, his legend builds, until they realize there's only one way to fill the Paulie-sized hole in their class. They'll find their next great Paulie Fink through a reality-show-style competition, to be judged by the only objective person around: Caitlyn, who never even met Paulie Fink. Who was this kid, anyway - prankster, performance artist, philosopher, or fool? Caitlyn's quest to understand Paulie is about to teach her more about herself than she ever imagined.
Told via multiple voices, interviews, and other documents, The Next Great Paulie Fink is a lighthearted yet surprisingly touching exploration of how we build up and tear down our own myths...about others, our communities, and ourselves.
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- Jodi Easton
- 10-09-19
great story, entertaining performance
The story and characters are engaging. I listened to the audio version for my book club selection and loved the readers performance of the story.
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- Kevin
- 03-06-25
School
Loved the book it was great and just at normal speed I was able to finish it in 2 days for a school project not really a review just relived really😅
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- Marisa Billington
- 03-29-23
Original, entertaining, & meaningful
My two middle-schoolers and I loved listening to this book.
We were so sad when we finished it.
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- Ashlie Brooke
- 08-21-21
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!
I totally recommend this amazing book!!
I love this book it is so interesting and so fun to listen to!!
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- Denise
- 07-04-23
Loved this — great message!
Really enjoyed this book — as a teacher and as a reader. Love the way the main character took the reader through her thought process. Must read the author’s ‘The Thing About Jellyfish’ now!
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- Dowager Countess
- 05-31-24
incredible
the best book I've listened to on audible the readers are great too incredible 15th word
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- Family
- 11-26-20
Pretty good
I like this book it is pretty cool and it’s really good fun to use
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- jht
- 11-16-23
Received it for my birthday.
It is a great story. Very interesting. Very funny. It’s a very nice story. We really liked it.
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