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Genre/Form: | Juvenile materials Young adult works Fiction Juvenile works Young adult fiction Juvenile fiction |
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Material Type: | Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Carolyn Mackler |
ISBN: | 0763619582 9780763619589 9780763659790 0763659797 0763620912 9780763620912 9780329595074 0329595075 0744590779 9780744590777 9781408897058 1408897059 |
OCLC Number: | 50155239 |
Notes: | Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2004. |
Awards: | Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2004. Amelia Bloomer Award, 2005 |
Target Audience: | Young Adult. |
Description: | 246 pages ; 22 cm |
Responsibility: | Carolyn Mackler. |
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Abstract:
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.
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I loved this book. It's funny, sweet, and most of all, hopeful. It should be required reading for all girls, everywhere * Sarah Dessen, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author * The heroine's transformation into someone who finds her own style and speaks her own mind is believable - and worthy of applause * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY * Readers will be rooting for Virginia all the way * Kirkus Reviews * Read more...
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