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Fall in love with reading all over again . To Carley Wells, words are the enemy. Her tutor’s innumerable SAT flashcards. Her personal trainer’s “fifty-seven pounds overweight” assessment. And the endless reading assignments from her English teacher, Mr. Nagel. When Nagel reports to her... read more
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“Though he knew most of those girls didn't invite his daughter to things--didn't include her, as his wife put it--there was still a lilt of affection in Carley's voice for them, as if to say, It's funny, but I get it. It's funny, but we're all funny. It's funny, but I'm no better.”
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The idea came to Carley's father amid the whir of a hundred handheld sanders at Bunny Gardner's Sweet Sixteen, an event that had burst into life with the birthday girl's parents whipping a satin drape off their pedestaled daughter at the center of the Glen Club ballroom, where she held a pose she would later tell her classmates was "Winged Victory, except not headless" through applause people would say she milked a bit too long before stepping down.
Table of Contents edit
Part I: Setting
-- Chapter 1
-- Chapter 2
Part II: Plot
-- Chapter 3
-- Chapter 4
-- Chapter 5
-- Chapter 6
-- Chapter 7
-- Chapter 8
-- Chapter 9
-- Chapter 10
-- Chapter 11
-- Chapter 12
-- Chapter 13
-- Chapter 14
-- Chapter 15
-- Chapter 16
-- Chapter 17
-- Chapter 18
-- Chapter 19
Part III: Devices
-- Chapter 20
-- Chapter 21
-- Chapter 22
-- Chapter 23
-- Chapter 24
-- Chapter 25
-- Chapter 26
-- Chapter 27
-- Chapter 28
-- Chapter 29
-- Chapter 30
-- Chapter 31
-- Chapter 32
-- Chapter 33
Part IV: Backstory
-- Chapter 34
-- Chapter 35
-- Chapter 36
-- Chapter 37
-- Chapter 38
-- Chapter 39
-- Chapter 40
-- Chapter 41
-- Chapter 42
-- Chapter 43
-- Chapter 44
Part V: Theme
-- Chapter 45
-- Chapter 46
-- Chapter 47
-- Chapter 48
-- Chapter 49
-- Chapter 50
-- Chapter 51
-- Chapter 52
-- Chapter 53
-- Chapter 54
Part VI: Time and Tense
-- Chapter 55
-- Chapter 56
-- Chapter 57
-- Chapter 58
-- Chapter 59
Epilogue: Point of View
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 14 2009
ISBN: 0525951148
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 14 2009
ISBN: 0525951148
Page Count: 400
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- Dewey: 813.6
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