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Sloppy Firsts

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By Megan McCafferty
Publisher Crown Publishing Group - (Three Rivers Press)
Sloppy Firsts
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My parents suck ass. Banning me from the phone and restricting my computer privileges are the most tyrannical parental gestures I can think of. Dont they realize that Hopes the only one who keeps me sane? . . . I dont see how things could get any worse. When her best friend, Hope Weaver, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, hyperobservant sixteenyearold Jessica Darling is devastated. A fish out of water at school and a stranger at home, Jessica feels more lost than ever now that the only person with whom she could really communicate has gone. How is she supposed to deal with the boy and shoppingcrazy girls at school, her dads obsession with her track meets, her mother salivating over big sister Bethanys lavish wedding, and her nonexistent love life? A fresh, funny, utterly compelling fiction debut by firsttime novelist Megan McCafferty, Sloppy Firstsis an insightful, truetolife look at Jessicas predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage tormentfrom the dark days of Hopes departure through her months as a typeA personality turned insomniac to her completely mixedup feelings about Marcus Flutie, the intelligent and mysterious Dreg who works his way into her heart. Like a John Hughes for the twentyfirst century, Megan McCafferty taps into the inherent humor and drama of the teen experience. This poignant, hilarious novel is sure to appeal to readers who are still going through it, as well as those who are grateful that they dont have to go back and grow up all over again. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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72792 words72,792 words
304 pages304 pages
Lexile 790LLexile 790L
Published 2001Published 2001

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