Define "Normal"
Language: English
Adolescence Alternative Family Coming of Age Family Friendship Girls & Women JUV013060 Juvenile Fiction Parents Social Issues Social Themes Young Adult Fiction
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: Nov 16, 2008
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.