Blue Plate Special

By: Michelle D. Kwasney

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Synopsis: Doomed loves, failed families, nixed dreams-someone else's leftovers are heaped on our plates the day we come into this world. Big Macs and pop tunes mask the emptiness as Madeline watches her mom drink away their welfare checks. Until the day Tad, a quirky McDonald's counter boy, asks Madeline out for a date, and she gets her first taste of normal. But with a life that's anything but, how long can normal really last? Hanging with Jeremy, avoiding Mam, sticking Do Not Disturb Post-its on her heart, Desiree's mission is simple: party hard, graduate (well, maybe), get out of town. But after Desiree accepts half a meatball grinder, a cold drink, and a ride from her mother's boyfriend one rainy afternoon, nothing is ever simple again. Too many AP classes. Workaholic mom. Dad in prison. Still, Ariel's sultry new boyfriend, Shane, manages to make even the worst days delicious. But when an unexpected phone call forces a trip to visit a sick grandmother she's never met, revealing her family's dark past, Ariel struggles to find the courage to make the right choice for her own future. Three girls from three different decades find out it's what they do with their leftovers that matters -- because, after all, life is your own blue plate special.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 368 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781452104119
Related ISBNs:: 9780811867801
Publisher:: Chronicle Books LLC
Date of Addition:: 08/02/23
Copyrighted By:: Michelle D. Kwasney
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:: Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:: 12–17
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.