Synopses & Reviews
Andrea Robin Kaplan is a clique unto herself.
In other words, she has no friends. Her only goal is get through high school with the least amount of humiliation possible, which should be easy nothing ever happens in the suburbs, right? Wrong.
One day, as Andi walks home from school, a little brown VW drives up and she meets Frank. Frank makes her feel beautiful and special. With Frank, Andi forgets how alone she is.
From boundary breaking author Lesléa Newman comes a haunting story about a girl who is all alone, and a man old enough to know better.
From the Hardcover edition.
Synopsis
Living a boring life in the suburbs, Andrea Robin Kaplan is content with just making it through the day without issue, but when she meets Frank, a man much older in years than she, Andreas feelings of loneliness are replaced with something more intense than she had ever felt before. Reprint.
Synopsis
In 1971, unpopular and lonely tenth-grader Andi--teased at her Long Island high school for her large breasts and ignored at home by her distant parents--builds a fantasy romantic life around her clandestine, sexual relationship with a man in his thirties. In 1971, unpopular and lonely tenth-grader Andi builds a fantasy romantic life around her clandestine, sexual relationship with a man in his thirties.
About the Author
Lesléa Newman is the author of several books for young readers as well as adults. She lives in Northhampton, Massachusetts, and her Web site is www.lesleakids.com.
From the Hardcover edition.