Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes Contributor(s): Lambert, Mary E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545931991 ISBN-13: 9780545931991 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Depression & Mental Illness - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 690 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.6" (0.30 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 188107 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A novel about throwing things out -- and letting people in.Annabelle has a secret . . . a secret so big she won't allow friends within five miles of her home. Her mom collects things. Their house is overflowing with stuff. It gives Annabelle's sister nightmares, her brother spends as much time as he can at friends' houses, and her dad buries himself in his work.So when a stack of newspapers falls on Annabelle's sister, it sparks a catastrophic fight between their parents--one that might tear them all apart--and Annabelle starts to think that things at home finally need to change. Is it possible for her to clean up the family's mess? Or are they really, truly broken?Mary E. Lambert's moving and heart-breakingly funny debut novel about the things we hold dear--and the things we let go--will resonate with anyone whose life has ever felt just a little too messy. |