| "THE FASHION DISASTER THAT CHANGED MY LIFE"
Author: Lauren Myracle
Interest Level: Middle Grades (4-8)
ATOS Reading Level: 4.0
AR Points: 5.0
Publisher Recommended Age: 10+
Publisher: Penguin/Puffin
Book Type: Paperback
Pages: 160
Book Description:
Alli longs to be popular, but fate just keeps conspiring to make her totally uncool. Who else would be humiliated by a piece of her mom’s underwear stuck to her butt by static cling?
Despite the fact that Alli is certain the universe is plotting against her, she does eventually break into the inner circle of seventh-grade cool. But nothing is as she expected, and there’s ugliness lurking behind even the prettiest face.
Alli bares it all to her journal as she figures out where she fits in and, most important of all, what it means to be a real friend.
Book Reviews:
School Library Journal: "...Myracle's insights into a seventh-grade girl's insecurities and feelings make this a fun read with some real truths." Grades 4-7.
Publishers Weekly: "Myracle has an obvious grasp of the age group."Grades 4-7.
Kirkus Reviews: "Real characters, intelligent dialogue and an energetic plot come together in this engaging story."
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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