Falling Over Sideways (Penworthy Picks Middle School Ser.)
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- Synopsis
- A girl navigates the chaos of eighth grade while handling a family tragedy in this funny and honest novel by the author of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. Claire&’s life is a joke . . . but she&’s not laughing. While her friends seem to be leaping forward, she's dancing in the same place. The mean girls at school are living up to their mean name, and there&’s a boy, Ryder, who&’s just as bad, if not worse. And at home, nobody&’s really listening to her—if anything, they seem to be more in on the joke than she is. Then into all of this (not-very-funny-to-Claire) comedy comes something intense and tragic—while her dad is talking to her at the kitchen table, he falls over with a medical emergency. Suddenly the joke has become very serious—and the only way Claire, her family, and her friends are going to get through it is if they can find a way to make it funny again. Praise for Falling Over Sideways&“It&’s a powerful and profound look at a family coping with unexpected change.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review&“Authentic, funny, dramatic, fantastic.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“[Sonnenblick]does an exceedingly good job developing his adolescent characters . . . I would highly recommend this novel for any collection serving a middle school audience.&” —School Library Journal
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 272 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780545863261
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780545863247
- Publisher:
- Scholastic Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 09/15/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Jordan Sonnenblick
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Grade Levels:
- Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
- Reading Age:
- 12–18
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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