Description
What you see isn't always what you get in this funny and heart-wrenching story about two girls from different crowds who find common ground, by National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters.
Antonia is a "nerd," and Jazz is a "punk." Antonia belongs to the math club; Jazz hangs out at the tattoo parlor. Antonia's parents are divorced and her mother suffers from depression. Jazz is from a wealthy, traditional family. But when these two very different girls find themselves facing each other in a peer-counseling program, they discover they have some surprising things in common. With both humor and heart, this absorbing read will keep readers thinking and laughing. A reading-group guide written by the author is included at the back of this paperback edition.
Author: Julie Anne Peters
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 05/07/2003
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.58w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9780316734899
ISBN10: 0316734896
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Parents
Antonia is a "nerd," and Jazz is a "punk." Antonia belongs to the math club; Jazz hangs out at the tattoo parlor. Antonia's parents are divorced and her mother suffers from depression. Jazz is from a wealthy, traditional family. But when these two very different girls find themselves facing each other in a peer-counseling program, they discover they have some surprising things in common. With both humor and heart, this absorbing read will keep readers thinking and laughing. A reading-group guide written by the author is included at the back of this paperback edition.
Author: Julie Anne Peters
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 05/07/2003
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.58w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9780316734899
ISBN10: 0316734896
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Parents
About the Author
Julie Anne Peters is the critically acclaimed author of Define "Normal, " Keeping You a Secret, Pretend You Love Me, Between Mom and Jo, She Loves You, She Loves You Not..., It's Our Prom (So Deal With It), and Luna, a National Book Award finalist. She lives with her partner, Sherri Leggett, in Lakewood, Colorado.