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    Lost Lore: A Celebration of Traditional Wisdom from Foraging and Festivals to Seafaring and Smoke Signals

    Una McGovern and Paul Jenner
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Big Mouth and Ugly Girl (02 Edition)

by Joyce Carol Oates

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< h4> < center> Big Mouth < /center> < /h4> < p> No I did not. I did not, I did not. I did not say those things, and I did not plan those things. Won't It anyone believe me? < /p> < h4> < center> Ugly Girl < /center> < /h4> < p> All right, Ugly Girl made a mistake. I'd told my mom what I'd heard in the cafeteria, and she'd told Dad. Evidently. I'd thought for sure they would want me to speak up for the truth. < /p>

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"Readers will be fully involved in Matt and Ursula's unlikely friendship and in the larger issues arising from community fear." Children's Literature

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"Oates delivers some realistic perceptions of the unforgiving adolescent world." VOYA

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"Oates shows the same skill in portraying family dynamics and violence that she has in her adult fiction." KLIATT

Synopsis:

Big Mouth

No I did not. I did not, I did not. I did not say those things, and I did not plan those things. Won't It anyone believe me?

Ugly Girl

All right, Ugly Girl made a mistake. I'd told my mom what I'd heard in the cafeteria, and she'd told Dad. Evidently. I'd thought for sure they would want me to speak up for the truth.

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“ Should bring Oates a whole new generation of fans.”
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About the Author

Joyce Carol Oates is the author of the forthcoming novel The Gravedigger's Daughter. She is a recipient of the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. She is also the recipient of the 2005 Prix Femina for The Falls. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University, and she has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.
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jeansterrr18, December 9, 2007 (view all comments by jeansterrr18)
GREAT BOOK. Love it. Recommending this to everyone to read. (:
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I really liked this one. It keeps you interested and wanting to know more and more...
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780064473477
Author:
Oates, Joyce Carol
Publisher:
HarperTempest
Author:
by Joyce Carol Oates
Location:
New York
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Subject:
Social Situations - Friendship
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
Social Situations - Prejudice & Racism
Subject:
High schools
Subject:
Social Issues - Friendship
Subject:
Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Subject:
Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism
Subject:
Situations / Friendship
Edition Number:
1st pbk. ed.
Series Volume:
462
Publication Date:
May 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
7.30x5.04x.69 in. .39 lbs.
Age Level:
13-17
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