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Saying It Out Loud
Contributor(s): Abelove, Joan (Author)

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 ISBN: 0141312270     ISBN-13: 9780141312279
Publisher: Puffin Books
OUR PRICE: $5.09  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2001
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Annotation: Mindy has always relied upon her mother to ease the tension between Mindy and her withdrawn father. But when her mother is diagnosed with a brain tumor and undergoes surgery, she is no longer a laughing, lively presence. She's lost her speech and her memory, and Mindy has lost her mother forever. Based upon the author's own life story.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2001016074
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Lexile Measure: 480(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 4.39" W x 7.15" L (0.18 lbs) 144 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2001 pg. 66
Publishers Weekly 07/09/2001 pg. 70
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 35264
Reading Level: 3.5   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:
For fans of Lurlene McDaniel, this is a heartwrenching chronicle of a teen girl's experiences with her mother's brain cancer, based on the author's own life

Mindy has always relied upon her mother-to listen to her, to ease the tension between Mindy and her withdrawn father, to love her. Then her mother is diagnosed with a brain tumor. After her surgery, she is no longer a laughing, lively presence. She has lost the power of speech, and her memory-and Mindy has lost her mother forever. Based upon Joan Abelove's own life, here is the wrenching story of a girl losing her mother early, a girl with a father who will not acknowledge what is going on-a girl who could have been you, or someone you know.
 
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