Family Contributor(s): Ostow, Micol (Author) |
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ISBN: 1606841556 ISBN-13: 9781606841556 Publisher: Egmont USA
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2010043620 |
Age Level: 14-18 |
Grade Level: 9-13 |
Lexile Measure: 840(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.28" H x 5.93" W x 8.42" L (1.08 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Chronological Period - 1960's |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2011 Publishers Weekly 02/28/2011 Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2011 - Recommended - Better Than Most Romantic Times 04/01/2011 pg. 53 - Excellent Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2011 School Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 119 Booklist 02/01/2011 pg. 76 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 392 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 143823 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: I have always been broken. I could have died. And maybe it would have been better if i had. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ostow, Micol: - Micol Ostow has been writing professionally since 2004, and in that time has written and/or ghostwritten over 40 published works for young readers. She started her reign of terror with Egmont with her novel family, which Elizabeth Burns named a favorite of 2012 on her School Library Journal-syndicated blog, A Chair, a Fireplace, a Tea Cozy. Micol's graphic novel, So Punk Rock (and Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother), was named a 2009 Booklist Top Ten Arts Books for Youth Selection, a Booklist Top Ten Religion Books for Youth Selection, and a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teens. She received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and currently teaches a popular young-adult writing workshop through MediaBistro.com. |
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