Storky
Storky: How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl was published by Penguin in hardcover in 2005 and in paperback in March 2007. It was published in German and Serbian and will be published in Italian also. It came out in audio in 2008. Storky has been described as Bridget Jones’ Diary as told by an American teenage boy with more depth, and has received much critical acclaim:
“Michael is a lovable hero to whom almost everyone can relate on some level.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Laugh-out-loud embarrassing situations leaven what could have been just another problem novel. Garfinkle perfectly captures teen boys’ preoccupation with sex….This first novel shows a real flair for comedy and dialogue and genuine empathy for the awkward teen in all of us.”
—Booklist
“Because of its humor the book might be dismissed as a light read. Don’t make that mistake and miss the real story in this amazing book. In my opinion this book is Speak for boys. It’s the book that reaches out to all those boys who thought they were alone and says, “Hey, here I am and I’m just like you.”
—Gail Giles, Young Adult Author
“[A]n enjoyable read about the social development, psyche, and sexuality of one teenage male in that first overwhelming year of heaven and hell in the halls of high school.”
—School Library Journal
“I loved this book, couldn’t put it down, laughed out loud, and (I think) found my inner 15-year-old Jewish boy. Though the promotional materials compare it to Bridget Jones’ Diary, I must say Storky is funnier and more moving (and I’m a Bridget fan).”
—Cynthia Leitich Smith, Children’s/YA Author
“Fast-moving prose, written in the form of a journal, chronicles the tribulations of one boy’s first year of high school. Storky rises to the occasion.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Funny and realistic, Michael/Storky’s story is a great read.”
—Teenreads.com
“Serious fun, presented as a journal of Storky’s first year of high school. Sex and girls; junk food and TV; his divorced mother’s new boyfriend; a cold, indifferent father; and an old man who beats him at Scrabble and gives him advice about babes and life are all part of a fast moving plot about an unusually appealing character.”
—Association of Jewish Libraries
“A deeply moving story with startling genuine wit.”
—Mary Pearson, Young Adult Author
“This first novel is sweet, thoughtful and funny.”
—Des Moines Register
“This is probably the best ‘journal book’ I’ve ever read.”
—Cedar Rapids Review