Bibliograph

Warhead, the true story of one teen who almost saved the world, Jeff Henigson

Type

Label

Warhead, the true story of one teen who almost saved the world, Jeff Henigson

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Warhead

Oclc number

1056475934

resource.readingGradeLevel

Grades 9-12

Responsibility statement

Jeff Henigson

Sub title

the true story of one teen who almost saved the world

Summary

"A memoir about Jeff Henigson's teen Starlight Children's Foundation wish after being diagnosed with brain cancer: to meet Mikhail Gorbachev and plea for nuclear disarmament and world peace."--, Provided by publisher1986. Jeff Henigson is an average fifteen-year-old: he thinks about dating, his friends, and getting a car. Meanwhile the United States and the Soviet Union are at odds, and that awful word, "nuclear," is on everyone's mind. Then Jeff learns that he has brain cancer and it's likely terminal. When the Starlight Children's Foundation offers to grant Jeff a wish, he asks to travel to Moscow and meet with Mikhail Gorbachev to discuss nuclear disarmament and ending the Cold War. Jeff's story is dark, but it's also funny, romantic, and surprising. As his life swings from incredibly ordinary to absolutely incredible, he grapples with the big questions of mortality, war, love, hope, and miracles. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adolescent

Classification