Absolutely Normal Chaos - Kepler's Staff Review

How much should you write in a journal? Mary Lou Finney starts one over the summer but has no idea she would have so much to write about. So much that she has to beg the teacher not to read it. She tells us about her cousin, Carl Ray, who comes to stay, her friendship with Alex, and about her boy-crazy best friend. All this as she reads The Odyssey and sees her own life reflected in it. It’s a story both sweet and funny, full of life lessons about love, family, and friendship. [Ages 10 – 14]

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By Sharon Creech
$5.99
ISBN-13: 9780064406321
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Published: HarperCollins, 02/01/1997

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ISBN-13: 9780060560133
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Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle is on a cross-country trip with her loveable but disaster-attracting grandparents. To entertain them, Sal tells them stories about her recent move to Ohio, a friend named Phoebe Winterbottom who receives secret messages, and disappearing mothers. A poignant tale of childhood, transitions, and grief.

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