Going Bovine
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9780385733977
Pages
480 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen-year-old who, after being diagnosed with Crutzfeldt-Jacob's (aka mad cow) disease, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL680L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Gay/Lesbian; Physical disability; Mental illness; Illness; gay; gay teenager; dwarfism; Crutzfeldt-Jacob's disease; hypochondria; mad cow disease
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Latinx (Mexican) / White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
gay male
Awards
Audie Award, 2010, Finalist, Teen
Cuffies: Children's Booksellers Choose Their Favorite (and not-so-favorite) Books of the Year, 2009, Honorable Mention, Book You Couldn't Shut Up About
Gold Inky, 2010, Short List
Goodreads Choice Award, 2009, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Locus Award, 2010, Finalist, Best Young Adult Book
Michael L. Printz Award, 2010, Winner
Amazon Editors' Picks: Top 10 Books, 2009 Teen
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2009
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2009 Fiction for Older Readers
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010 Social Interactions and Relationship
Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners, 2014 Literature and Language Arts
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books, 2009
Stuff for the Teen Age, 2010 Freaky Chaos
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2012
Keywords
death; Disney World; angel; snow globes; Daytona Beach, Florida; Texas; New Orleans; travel; hospital; scientists; gnome; Norse mythology
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bray, Libba, "Going Bovine" (2009). Diverse Families. 1832.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1832