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The Girl I Wanted to Be
Contributor(s): McCandless, Sarah Grace (Author)

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 ISBN: 0743285182     ISBN-13: 9780743285186
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
OUR PRICE: $13.29  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2006
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Annotation: A watchful 14-year-old enjoying the last days of summer soon realizes that nothing is as it appears from a seemingly innocent relationship to the circumstances surrounding a tragic accident. Propelled by the crash of falling idols, schoolgirl crushes, and family trials, this is a timeless and true portrait of passion, loss, and hard-won wisdom.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Romance - General
- Fiction | Coming Of Age
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2006042203
Lexile Measure: 940(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.62" W x 8.4" L (0.40 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/03/2006 pg. 37
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2006 pg. 373
Booklist 04/15/2006 pg. 29
Library Journal 05/01/2006 pg. 80
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2007 pg. 11
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 114399
Reading Level: 5.7   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:
As a lowly freshman named for The King, Presley Moran walks high school corridors paved with the stuff of family legend. Her cousin Barry, a senior heartthrob and brainy varsity letterman, insists that looking good on paper is the key to success. But Presley's young aunt Betsi, a former homecoming queen, has her own ideas about good looks and how to use them.

Can you keep a secret? Betsi asks Presley, who, at age fourteen, is eager for entrée into the adult world of beauty, attraction, and romance. But as Presley is about to discover, some secrets should never be revealed. Will the illicit thrill of being a trusted confidante, privy to the details of muddled entanglements and incompatible desires, be worth the consequences of guilt by association?

Propelled by the crash of falling idols, The Girl I Wanted to Be is a timeless and true portrait of passion, loss, and hard-won wisdom.

Contributor Bio(s): McCandless, Sarah Grace: - Sarah Grace McCandless is the author of Grosse Pointe Girl. She lives in Washington, D.C. Visit her on the web at www.sarahdisgrace.com.
 
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