| "ELEVEN" Book Description
Author: Lauren Myracle
Interest Level: Middle Grades (4-8)
ATOS Reading Level: 4.0-4.1
AR Points: 6.0
Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12
Publisher: Penguin/Dutton
Book Type: Paperback
Pages: 201
Meet Winnie, She's funny, sensitive, daring, dramatic. She's eleven. Starting with her birthday in March, every chapter brings a new month and a new event in Winnie's life. From surviving her teenage sister's grumpy mood swings in April to dealing with prissy new rival Gail Grayson in September, there's a calendar full of ups and downs of being eleven years old.
Especially hard for Winnie is the growing distance between herself and her best friend, Amanda, as both girls grow into different social circles. The big and little moments of Winnie's year are captured with honesty and warmth, and her sharp observations and infectious enthusiasm make for hilarious storytelling. Eleven-year-olds of all ages will discover themselves in this winning young heroine on the brink of adolescence.
Book Reviews
Publishers Weekly: "Myracle('s) narrative remains fresh and lively, inviting the audience to commiserate and laugh along with Winnie as she advances toward her 12th year."
Series Overview
New York Times best-selling author Lauren Myracle wrote this book series for tween girls and includes the ups-and-downs with humor and heart.
About the Author:
Lauren Myracle is the author of many young adult novels. She was born in May 15, 1969 in Brevard, North Carolina, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Myracle earned a BA in English and Psychology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and after that, she worked for some time as a middle-school teacher.
Myracle later earned an MA in English from Colorado State University and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. She has written many novels, including the best-selling "IM" books, ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r. Her first novel, Kissing Kate, was selected as one of ALA's "Best Books for Young Adults" for the year 2004. It was named by Booklist as one of the "Top Ten Youth Romances" of the year, as well as one of the "Top Ten Books by New Writers."
Her middle-grade novel, Eleven, came out 2004, along with "Twelve", which came out in 2007. Myracle published The Fashion Disaster that Changed My Life in 2005. "Thirteen" recently came out on March 2008. She also wrote Rhymes with Witches, which is included in Anita Silvey 's 500 great books for teens, and nominated for "Best Books for Young Adults" by the American Library Association.
Right now she is writing a book entitled How to Be Bad with E. Lockhart (The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book) and Sarah Mlynowski (Bras and Broomsticks). The "IM" books (ttyl, ttfn, l8r, g8r) are about 3 friends, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela who go through the normal high-school drama: boys, drugs, alcohol, parties, driving, furries, cylons, and college prep. Her novels ttyl and ttfn were both New York Times bestsellers, and ttyl is the first-ever novel that is written entirely in instant messages.
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