| Jelly Contributor(s): Cotterill, Jo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1499810067 ISBN-13: 9781499810066 Publisher: Yellow Jacket OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" (0.80 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A sympathetic portrayal of adolescent angst with a feel-good resolution." --Kirkus Reviews "An engaging story about body image, family dynamics, and the power of poetry."--School Library Journal "Cotterill depicts Jelly and her friends deftly, and her exploration of Jelly's feelings is sensitive and convincing and heralds her triumph in the end, demonstrating her newly found self-respect."--Booklist Twelve-year-old Jelly hides her true self behind her humor and keeps her true thoughts and feelings locked away in a notebook. Can she find the courage to share who she really is? Angelica (Jelly for short) is the queen of comedy at school. She has a personality as big as she is, and everyone loves her impressions. But Jelly isn't as confident as she pretends to be. No one knows her deepest thoughts and feelings. She keeps those hidden away in a secret notebook. Then her mom's new boyfriend, Lennon, arrives. He's kind and perceptive, and he is the first person to realize that Jelly is playing a part. Jelly shares her poetry with him and he convinces her to perform one of her poems as a song at the school talent show. Can Jelly risk letting people see the real her? What if it all goes wrong? |
Contributor Bio(s): Cotterill, Jo: - "Jo Cotterill has had several careers - actor, musician, teacher, fireworks technician - but is now a full-time writer in Oxfordshire. She has published over thirty books for children and young people, including the award-winning Looking at the Stars, A Library of Lemons, and the superhero comic/novel Electrigirl. Jo loves going into schools and talking about books and reading, and can be found making cards and writing music when she's not spending time with her two young daughters. Find her online: jocotterill.com / @jocotterillbook" |