Larry and the Meaning of Life

Name: Larry and the Meaning of Life
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Janet Tashjian
ISBN: 9780739372753

Author: Janet Tashjian

Narrator: Matt Green

Unabridged: 4 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 09/09/2008

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Action & Adventure, Boys & Men

Synopsis

Josh Swensen (otherwise known as Larry) can’t seem to get off the couch. His usual overactive imagination and save-the-world mindset have all but vanished, and his best friend Beth is seriously worried.When Beth coaxes Josh into taking a walk at Walden Pond, Josh meets Gus Muldarian, a spiritual guru who convinces him to join his study group as a way to find deeper meaning in life. Josh thinks Gus is a joke. Still, feeling desperate and seeing no way out of his rut, he agrees to try it. What begins as a harmless Thoreau-esque search for meaning soon turns into Josh’s most chaotic and profound adventure yet.
After the success of The Gospel According to Larry and Vote for Larry, Janet Tashjian returns with yet another tour de force—an audiobook that explores important topics and will keep teens hooked right until the unexpected end.

About The Author

Janet Tashjian is the author of several novels, including Fault Line, as well as The Gospel According to Larry, which was named a Best Book for Young Adults, a Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, a New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age, and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book. Ms. Tashjian lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts, with her family.Visit Janet Tashjian at her web site: www.janettashjian.com and www.thegospelaccordingtolarry.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa on December 13, 2011

Janet Tashjian’s The Gospel According to Larry is one of the top five books that I recommend to teens looking for something good to read. So naturally, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on Larry and the Meaning of Life. 18 year old Josh Swenson has had an eventful few years. At 16, he started a website......more

Goodreads review by Joe on November 27, 2008

Janet Tashjian's Larry series are without question some of the best young adult novels I've read. In them we meet Josh Swensen AKA Larry, a teenage genius motivated by a sincere idealism usually found only in history's saints and heroes. In the first volume, _The Gospel According to Larry_, Larry's......more

Goodreads review by Loveliest Evaris on April 03, 2016

I read this a year or two ago, but I still remember it fondly.. Well, I remember what I liked about it , but the exact synopsis is fuzzy to me , lol? I LOVE LOVE LOVE 'sarcastic footnotes'. The Bartimeaus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud implemented this method of storytelling and added humor and nattering......more

Goodreads review by Helen on October 10, 2016

I really like this book “Larry and the Meaning of Life” by Janet Tashjian because the of the outcome of the book it is was really surprising it came out totally what I didn’t expect and think of. I was confused at first because I skip the first book straight to the second one but if you like this b......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on February 13, 2014

What a plot twist. This book was so amazing. There was a perfect climax and you were turning the page for the next adventure. Loved it.......more