| The Thing about Leftovers Contributor(s): Payne, C. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0147514223 ISBN-13: 9780147514226 Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Marriage & Divorce - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.45 lbs) 288 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 184792 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With the humor and poignancy of Joan Bauer and Lynda Mullaly Hunt, this story reminds readers that they have a right to a voice, that it's okay to say how you feel, and that some leftovers are absolutely delicious Fizzy is a good Southern girl who just wants to be perfect. And win the Southern Living cook-off. The being perfect part is hard though, since her parents' divorced and everything in her life has changed. Wary of her too-perfect stepmom and her mom's neat-freak, dismissive boyfriend, she's often angry or upset and feels like a guest in both homes. She tells herself to face facts: She's a "leftover" kid from a marriage that her parents want to forget. But she has to keep all of that to herself, because a good Southern girl never yells, or throws fits, or says anything that might hurt other people's feelings--instead she throws her shoulders back, says yes ma'am, and tries to do better. So Fizzy tries her best, but it's hard to stay quiet when her family keeps getting more complicated. Fortunately, the Southern Living cook-off gives her a welcome distraction, as do her new friends Miyoko and Zach, who have parent issues of their own. |