Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom Contributor(s): Nielsen, Susin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887769772 ISBN-13: 9780887769771 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Marriage & Divorce |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2009938090 |
Lexile Measure: 700 |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.12" W x 7.9" (0.79 lbs) 240 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 140039 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Violet's TV-director dad has traded a job in Vancouver for one in Los Angeles, their run-down house for a sleek ranch-style home complete with a pool, and, worst of all, Violet's mother for a trophy wife, a blonde actress named Jennica. Violet's younger sister reacts by bed-wetting, and her mother ping-pongs from one loser to another, searching for love. As for Violet, she gets angry in ways that are by turns infuriating, shocking, and hilarious. When her mother takes up with the unfortunately named Dudley Wiener, Violet and her friend Phoebe decide that they need to take control. If Violet's mom can't pick a decent man herself, they will help her snag George Clooney. In Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom, Susin Nielsen has created a truly original protagonist in Violet and a brilliant new novel that will delight readers into rooting for her, even when she's at her worst. |