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Me, Penelope
Contributor(s): Clough, Lisa (Author)
ISBN: 0547076320     ISBN-13: 9780547076324
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $12.34  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2009
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Annotation: The road to independence has never been easy.
What Penelope Yeager wants:
1.Get out of high school.
2.Have sex.
3.Fall in love.
4.Get her driver's license.
5.Forget what happened ten years ago.
6.See her mother happy.
She's figured out how to get out of school a year early. If she can figure out the rest, maybe she'll actually be happy. Unfortunately, the rest isn't nearly as easy.
"Jahn-Clough's prose is infused with startling flashes of beauty"--Horn Book
"Fast-paced, well-written story."--School Library Journal
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Marriage & Divorce
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Blended Families
Dewey: FIC
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.9" W x 6.8" (0.35 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Self-Esteem
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 114323
Reading Level: 3.8   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Sixteen-year-old Penelope Yeager only wants a few things in life: get out of high school, get her driver's license, fall in love, forget what happened ten years ago, and see her mother happy. She's figured out how to get out of school a year early. If she can figure out the rest, maybe she'll actually be happy. Unfortunately, the rest isn't nearly as easy.

"Jahn-Clough's prose is infused with startling flashes of beauty"--Horn Book

Fast-paced, well-written story.--School Library Journal


Contributor Bio(s): Clough, Lisa: -

Lisa Jahn-Clough has written and illustrated a number of books for young children, including Alicia Has a Bad Day; My Friend and I; Missing Molly; Simon and Molly Plus Hester; On the Hill; and Country Girl, City Girl. She has taught at Maine College of Art and the Vermont College Writing for Children and Young Adults program.