shopping cart
Call us:  800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Original Essays | June 22, 2009

Bethany Moreton: IMG Culture War on Aisle 5? Wal-Mart, Evangelicals, and "Extreme Capitalism"



"In the 'culture wars' narrative of the Republican ascendancy, this slippage represents the greatest con in recent history: while you rush to defend marriage or protect the unborn, please pay no attention to the financier behind the curtain." Continue »
  1. $19.56 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

Ships free on qualified orders.
$2.95
List price: $5.99
TRADE PAPER, USED
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
2 Local Warehouse Children's Young Adult- General


The Melting of Maggie Bean

by Tricia Rayburn

The Melting of Maggie Bean Cover

ISBN13: 9781416933489
ISBN10: 1416933484
Condition: Standard
All Product Details

Only 2 left in stock at $2.95!

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Maggie looked down and barely saw her toenails peeking out from the shadow of her stomach. She closed her eyes and slowly stepped onto the scale. Once she finally opened her eyes, Maggie almost fell off the scale.

Maggie Bean's having a tough year. Since her dad lost his job he spends more time watching TV than talking to his family, and her mom's totally stressed about money. So Maggie focuses on what she does best: keeping up her straight-A average and eating chocolate.

Lots and lots of chocolate.

But everything changes when Maggie gets a chance to try out for the synchronized swim team. Becoming a Water Wing has always been Maggie's dream — who wouldn't want to have an instant circle of friends and wear that cute silver bathing suit? As a Water Wing, maybe she'll start believing she's more than just a socially awkward bookworm. Maybe people will see past the extra weight she's recently gained to the funny, cool girl hiding underneath. And maybe, just maybe, Peter Applewood will finally notice her.

It all depends on Maggie Bean, who thinks she knows who she is, but is about to find out for sure.

About the Author

Tricia Rayburn lives on eastern Long island with her fiancé and crazy shih tzu. She tries to eat vegetables instead of candy but, in her weaker moments, loves Reese's Pieces. The Melting of Maggie Bean is her first novel.

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 2 comments:
Linnette, May 18, 2009 (view all comments by Linnette)
Last year Maggie was just a regular girl, but this year she's a fat kid. She's afraid to weigh herself and when there's too much yelling at home she reaches for the bag of Snickers bars beneath her bed. (And who hasn't been tempted to reach for the chocolate at the end of a bad day?) The situations and characters are fairly realistic and Maggie's family is not at all unusual. Maggie's story won't win a prize for literature, but this an enjoyable book sure to please many readers. This is an easy book to read in an evening and I was cheering Maggie each step of the way. From what I hear this is just the first in a series, and I am curious enough about Maggie Bean to want to read more.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
jojoballchung7474, November 20, 2008 (view all comments by jojoballchung7474)
I think that it will be a vsery good book to read
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
View all 2 comments

Product Details

ISBN:
9781416933489
Author:
Rayburn, Tricia
Publisher:
Aladdin Paperbacks
Subject:
Sports & Recreation - Water Sports
Subject:
High school students
Subject:
Popularity.
Subject:
Situations / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Subject:
Health & Daily Living - General
Subject:
Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
April 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
250
Dimensions:
7.5 x 5.5 in
Age Level:
09-13

Other books you might like

  1. $3.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Maggie Bean Stays Afloat

    Tricia Rayburn
  2. $3.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

Related Aisles

  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.