| Mud Girl Contributor(s): Acheson, Alison (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550503545 ISBN-13: 9781550503548 Publisher: Coteau Books
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2007 * Out of Print * Annotation: Aba Zytka Jones (Abi) doesn't expect to get anything from anybody. Her dad's stuck in his chair and her mom's taken off, but she's going to work out what to do on her own. At least that's what she thinks. Sixteen, almost seventeen, Abi Jones hasn't got cool clothes, friends, or, since last year, a mother. What she has is a lot of questions. And a need to make a life of her own. Abi lives with her dad in an odd little house by the Fraser River. Over it, actually. Sometimes the water flowing under the house makes her think they'll both be swept away some day. The summer before her last year of high school, Abi's solitary life begins to change. A woman she calls Ernestine - because she's so earnest - becomes her Big Sister. The cute guy from the paint shop, Jude, starts to take an interest. And a girl called Amanda offers Abi a summer job cleaning houses, work Abi enjoys more than she could have imagined. Jude and his two-year-old son, Dyl, present some urgent new questions and Abi has to find the answers fast - what Jude wants from her and how she feels about it; what Dyl might need from her. The life of Abi Jones, the Mud Girl, might be the last thing any teenager would choose. But it's her life, and Abi has to find out whether she's got the courage and intelligence to live it well. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Age Level: 13-17 |
| Grade Level: 8-12 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.1" W x 7.03" L (0.75 lbs) 317 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem - Topical - Friendship |
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
| Awards: Young Adult Canadian Book Award, Finalist, Young Adult, 2007 |
| Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2007 pg. 518 - Recommended - Better Than Most School Library Journal 05/01/2007 pg. 128 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 115094 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
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