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This Girl Is Different
Contributor(s): Johnson, J. J. (Author)

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ISBN: 1561455784 ISBN-13: 9781561455782
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company

OUR PRICE: $14.41

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2011
* Out of Print *

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family)
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2010033663

Age Level: 12-16

Grade Level: 7-11

Lexile Measure: 530 HL (High-Low)

Guided Reading: Z (Grade 7/8)

Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" L (0.97 lbs) 316 pages

Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest
- Topical - Teen

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Keystone to Reading Book Award, Nominee, High School, 2013
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, Nominee, Young Adult, 2012
Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up), Silver Medal Winner, Fiction, 2011

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/21/2011
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2011
Booklist 05/01/2011 pg. 84
School Library Journal 07/01/2011 pg. 100
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2011
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 385 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 143827
Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
What happens when a girl, homeschooled by her counterculture mother, decides to spend her senior year in public school? First friendship, first love--and first encounters with the complexities of authority and responsibility.
Evie is different. Not just her upbringing--though that's certainly been unusual--but also her mindset. She's smart, independent, confident, opinionated, and ready to take on a new challenge: The Institution of School.
It doesn't take this homeschooled kid long to discover that high school is a whole new world, and not in the way she expected. It's also a social minefield, and Evie finds herself confronting new problems at every turn. Not one to sit idly by, Evie sets out to make changes. Big changes. The movement she starts takes off, but when her plan begins spiraling out of control, Evie is forced to come to terms with a world she is only just beginning to comprehend.
J.J. Johnson's powerful debut novel will enthrall readers as it challenges assumptions about friendship, rules, boundaries, and power.

Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, J. J.: - J.J. Johnson graduated from Binghamton University and worked an internship coordinator for programs such as The Learning Web and Youth Advocacy. She earned a Master of Education from Harvard University, with a concentration in Adolescent Risk and Prevention. Johnson lives in North Carolina.

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