The Reinvention of Bessica Lefter |
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| Authors: | Tracy, Kristen |
| Lexile: | 570, |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
| BISAC/Subject: | JUV013000, JUV039060, JUV039050 |
| ISBN: | 9780375897382, Related ISBNs: 037584547X, 0375897380, 0385736886, 038590634X, 9780375845475 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 288, |
| Audience: | Children/juvenile |
Synopsis: From the author of the Project (Un)Popular series and Too Cool For This School, a funny, authentic story about fitting in, growing up, and making it in middle school!
After an unfortunate incident at the hair salon, Bessica is not allowed to see her best friend, Sylvie. That means she's going to start middle school a-l-o-n-e. Bessica feels like such a loser. She wants friends. She's just not sure how to make them.
It doesn't help that her beloved grandma is off on some crazy road trip and has zero time to listen to Bessica. Or that Bessica has a ton of homework. Or that gorgeous Noll Beck thinks she's just a kid. Or that there are some serious psycho-bullies in her classes. Bessica doesn't care about being popular. She just wants to survive—and look cute. Is that too much to ask when you're eleven?
"Funny, goofy, anxious, and absolutely emotionally authentic." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred Review
"Many a middle school girl will find a piece of herself in Bessica Lefter." --VOYA
After an unfortunate incident at the hair salon, Bessica is not allowed to see her best friend, Sylvie. That means she's going to start middle school a-l-o-n-e. Bessica feels like such a loser. She wants friends. She's just not sure how to make them.
It doesn't help that her beloved grandma is off on some crazy road trip and has zero time to listen to Bessica. Or that Bessica has a ton of homework. Or that gorgeous Noll Beck thinks she's just a kid. Or that there are some serious psycho-bullies in her classes. Bessica doesn't care about being popular. She just wants to survive—and look cute. Is that too much to ask when you're eleven?
"Funny, goofy, anxious, and absolutely emotionally authentic." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred Review
"Many a middle school girl will find a piece of herself in Bessica Lefter." --VOYA
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