Here's to You, Rachel Robinson Contributor(s): Blume, Judy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440409462 ISBN-13: 9780440409465 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1994 Annotation: Rachel's a straight-A student, on every teacher's wish list of Natural Helpers, and she practices the flute 45 minutes a day. But she grinds her teeth at night and dreads dinnertime, now that her troublemaker brother, Charles, has been expelled from boarding school and is back home, acting up to get attention from their parents. "From the Paperback edition. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Siblings - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2007274762 |
Lexile Measure: 650 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.13" W x 7.65" (0.32 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 10119 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret and the adult bestseller In the Unlikely Event comes a tale of family, friendship, and pre-teen life like only JUDY BLUME can deliver. The companion to Just As Long As We're Together. CAN YOU BE too perfect? From the outside, Rachel looks like the perfect daughter in the perfect family. She's a straight-A student, a gifted musician, and a good friend. But Rachel feels as if it's all falling apart. Her brother, Charles, was just kicked out of boarding school and is now at home, wreaking havoc. Her sister, Jessica, has problems of her own, which Rachel thinks it's her job to help solve. And Rachel herself is considering adding drama club, community service, and class president to her already crowded roster of activities. Rachel's best friends, Stephanie and Alison, urge Rachel to lighten up and enjoy the end of seventh grade. Easy for them to say. Not so easy for Rachel. Not even when Jeremy Dragon, the coolest boy in ninth grade, notices her. Is it possible that perfection isn't the key to an exciting life? An ALA Best Book for Young Adults "A master." --SLJ |