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What My Mother Doesn't Know
by Sonya Sones

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Composed entirely of short poems in free verse, What My Mother Doesn't Know captures the ups and downs of Sophie's freshman year of high school and her first real romance. She meets Dylan over Labor Day, and immediately she knows they were meant for each other. But as the infatuation wears off, Sophie realizes that she and Dylan have serious differences. She starts flirting with a stranger on-line and finds herself oddly attracted to Murphy, an outsider in her art class. Eventually she breaks up with Dylan, bucks peer pressure, and finds she has a lot more in common with Murphy than she thought.

Review:

Entertainment Weekly

Winning.

Review:

Kirkus Reviews

Starred review

A verse experience that will leave readers sighing with recognition and satisfaction.

Review:

Publishers Weekly

Honest...destined to captivate.

Review:

KLIATT

Brilliant.

Synopsis:

Sophie's mother doesn't know about the boy who's pressing Sophie to go further than she wants. Or about the boy she chats with online. These sharp, funny, and tragic poems tell of Sophie's sometimes painful but always passionate journey of self-discovery.

Synopsis:

My name is Sophie.

This book is about me.

It tells

the heart-stoppingly riveting story

of my first love.

And also of my second.

And, okay, my third love too.

It's not that I'm boy crazy.

It's just that even though

I'm almost fifteen

it's like

my mind

and my body

and my heart

just don't seem to be able to agree

on anything.

About the Author

Sonya Sones has taught animation, worked as a photographer, and edited movies. Her first book, Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and won a Christopher Award, the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award, and the Myra Cohn Livingston Poetry Award. It was also an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and a Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Ms. Sones lives with her family in California.

She can be reached at: sonyasones@aol.com.

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latinaflutegirl, October 31, 2007 (view all comments by latinaflutegirl)
what my mother doesnt know:
this was such a good book!
it kept me reading,and re-reading it for a while!
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Evanskaylah, June 10, 2007 (view all comments by Evanskaylah)
THIS WAS PROBABLY THE BEST NOVEL THAT I HAVE EVER READ. AND THE THIN IS THAT i DO NOT LIKE TO READ BUT THIS BOOK MADE ME WANT TO READ MORE OF HER BOOKS. NOW i HAVE READ EVERY BOOK THAT SHE HAS WRITEN SO FAR. AND STILL WAITING FOR MORE. SHE MADE ME WANT TO READ
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689855535
Author:
Sones, Sonya
Publisher:
Simon Pulse
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Adolescence
Subject:
Love
Subject:
Social Situations - Dating & Sex
Subject:
Dating (social customs)
Subject:
Dating
Subject:
General
Subject:
Situations / Dating & Sex
Subject:
Social Issues - Adolescence
Subject:
Social Issues - Dating & Sex
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st Simon Pulse ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
no. 132
Publication Date:
February 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
7.00x5.14x.73 in. .42 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17