Beige Contributor(s): Castellucci, Cecil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763642320 ISBN-13: 9780763642327 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2009 Annotation: From the author of "Boy Proof" and "The Queen of Cool" comes an edgy new L.A. novel full of humor and heart. Katy figures she'll try and ignore the fact that she's spending two weeks with her father--a recovered addict and drummer for an infamous punk band. She doesn't want to be there, but Katy won't complain. After all, she is a nice girl--a girl who is, well, beige. Or is she? |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents - Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts - Music | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 14-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 9-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 540(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.36" W x 7.8" L (0.58 lbs) 320 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Geographic Orientation - California - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 119126 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
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Publisher Description: Castellucci mixes details of the L.A. punk scene with memorable characters and witty dialogue. . . . Consider this pure Nirvana. -- Booklist Exiled from Canada to Los Angeles, Katy can't believe she is spending the summer with her father--punk name: the Rat--a recovered addict and drummer for the band Suck. Even though Katy feels abandoned by her mom, even though the Rat's place is a mess and he's not like anything she'd call a father, Kathy won't make a fuss. After all, she is a girl who is quiet and polite, a girl who smiles, a girl who is, well, beige. Or is she? From the author of Boy Proof and The Queen of Cool comes an edgy L.A. novel full of humor, heart, and music. |
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