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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780609807903 |
Awards
Winner of the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
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My parents suck ass. Banning me from the phone and restricting my computer privileges are the most tyrannical parental gestures I can think of. Don't they realize that Hope's the only one who keeps me sane?...I don't see how things could get any worse.
When her best friend, Hope Weaver, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, hyperobservant sixteen-year-old Jessica Darling is devastated. A fish out of water at school and a stranger at home, Jessica feels more lost than ever now that the only person with whom she could really communicate has gone. How is she supposed to deal with the boy- and shopping-crazy girls at school, her dad's obsession with her track meets, her mother salivating over big sister Bethany's lavish wedding, and her nonexistent love life?
A fresh, funny, utterly compelling fiction debut by first-time novelist Megan McCafferty, Sloppy Firsts is an insightful, true-to-life look at Jessica's predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage torment — from the dark days of Hope's departure through her months as a type-A personality turned insomniac to her completely mixed-up feelings about Marcus Flutie, the intelligent and mysterious "Dreg" who works his way into her heart. Like a John Hughes for the twenty-first century, Megan McCafferty taps into the inherent humor and drama of the teen experience. This poignant, hilarious novel is sure to appeal to readers who are still going through it, as well as those who are grateful that they don't have to go back and grow up all over again.
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jaylynn, March 17, 2007 (view all comments by jaylynn)
This is the best book that I, yet another fustrated teen, have ever read! Reading isn't my first priority, but this book changed it all. Now I hunt for books with the same sarcastic view Jessica Darling has!
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annie carlson, December 20, 2006 (view all comments by annie carlson)
Is this supposed to be a typical teenage life story? I pray it is not!!!!! The way that the CHILD in this novel speaks about her parents is so disrespectful, disgusting, and mean that I couldn't finish reading it. I hope that my daughters would have the closeness and courage and respect to talk to me about what is bothering them, instead of jabbering on mindlessly to their friends about me. Two thumbs down on this one.
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kuma9, December 8, 2006 (view all comments by kuma9)
All I have to say is...WOW!!! I absolutely LOVE this book. As soon as I finished, I read it AGAIN. I was so distraught when I realized that my library didn't carry the whole series. But I've been renewing it now for the whole year...reading it over and over. It's my all-time favorite now.
Wonderful Job!!!!
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780609807903
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Three Rivers Press (CA)
- Author:
- Location:
- New York
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Teenage girls
- Subject:
- New jersey
- Subject:
- High school students
- Subject:
- Bildungsromane.
- Subject:
- Bildungsromans
- Copyright:
- 2001
- Edition Number:
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date:
- August 2001
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- Secondary (senior high)
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 9.38x6.10x.72 in. .69 lbs.
