| To Be Mona Contributor(s): Easton, Kelly (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416900543 ISBN-13: 9781416900542 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Told alternately from the points of view of Sage and her quirky friends, this novel deals delicately but realistically with issues ranging from bipolar disorder to unhealthy relationships. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007049402 |
| Lexile Measure: 520 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 129469 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sage Priestly is seventeen, and she longs to reinvent herself -- to strip away the fat, the past, the crazy mom, the unpaid bills. She longs to be her own version of the gorgeous and popular Mona Simms. Sage starts dieting and exercising. She gets blond highlights and throws away all of her black clothes. Bit by bit she transforms herself. This is deeply troubling to her best friend, Vern, who is secretly in love with Sage just the way she is. But the boyfriend Sage wants -- the popular jock Roger -- suddenly notices her. And when they start dating, Sage thinks her life is turning around. So why isn't Sage happier? Yes, Roger is a little too controlling and pushy, but isn't that what boys are like when you date them? What is it about the image Sage has created that just doesn't fit? Smart, honest, and tough, Sage is a teen with more going for her than she thinks, but she still has a lot to learn. |
Contributor Bio(s): Easton, Kelly: - Kelly Easton is the author of Walking on Air and The Life History of a Star, which was a Teen Readers Book Sense Top Ten book and a Golden Kite Award Honor winner. She has published stories in such literary journals as the Connecticut Review, the Paterson Literary Review, Iris, and Frontiers. Kelly Easton lives in Jamestown, Rhode Island. |