| Diva Without a Cause Contributor(s): Dent, Grace (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316034827 ISBN-13: 9780316034821 Publisher: Back Bay Books OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 Annotation: Chav: (n.): 1. A word that makes most Brits think of hoodies, hip hop, bling, and trouble. (It ain't a good fing, bruv.) 16-year-old Shiraz Bailey Wood's days are filled with hoodies, hip hop, and hanging around outside Claire's Accessories. Her parents work crap jobs and her school is pretty much chav central. This loveable Essex dreamer with a brain and a heart of gold is beginning to feel there might be a lot more to life than minimum wage and the bling of a souped-up Vauxhall Nova. A lot of snooty folk call Shiraz a chav. Well if by "chav" you mean "charming, hilarious, articulate, and vibrant," Shizza doesn't mind that at all. Call her what you want. She don't care. She's keeping it real. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009922718 |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 240 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126099 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fifteen-year-old Shiraz Bailey Wood's days are filled with hanging around outside Claire's Accessories, her parents work crap jobs, and her school is pretty much loser central. But this loveable British dreamer with a brain and a heart of gold is beginning to feel there might be a lot more to life than minimum wage and the bling of a souped-up car. |