Ten (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Winnifred Perry (Winnie): The heroine of the story. She just turned TEN!:) MAIN CHARACTER
• Amanda: Winnie's best friend. Hangs out with Winnie all the time.
• Ty: Winnie's little brother.
• Sandra: Winnie's big sister.
• Mrs. Perry: Ty, Winnie, and Sandra's mom.
• Mr. Perry: Ty, Winnie, and Sandra's dad.
• Dinah Devine: The weird girl who has to be invited to all of Winnie's parties.
• Chantelle: Winnie's other best friend
• Aunt Lucy: Winnie's cool New Yorker aunt; long ago nicknamed "Pretty Aunt Lucy" by Sandra when she was little
• Alex Plotkin: Creepy, gross boy in Winnie and Amanda's class; will eat literally anything for a dare
• Ms. Meyers: Winnie, Amanda, and Chantelle's fifth-grade teacher
• Louise: Winnie's fair-weather friend
• Katie: Mindy's friend
• Maxine: Jewish friend of Winnie's
• Mrs. Wilson: Amanda's mom
• Henry: A mouse killed by Amanda's dad and buried by Winnie and Amanda with a spoon
• Erica: Mean to Ty for wearing pink nail polish on his toes at the pool
• Mark: Maxine's crush
• Karen: One of Winnie's friends, sometimes thought as more of Louise's pet than a real girl
• Mr. Wilson: Amanda's dad
• Connor: Winnie's best friend at camp

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• “"Sorry, Chantelle, I don't really think you're a poo-poo-head."”

  Winnie

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• “Growing up is all it’s cracked up to be,” I wrote. “And being weird is much more fun than not being weird, and so is being unique, and if anything hard ever does come along, then who cares? I’ll handle it, just like Mom said. I can handle anything, and the reason why is because I am me and I am ten and I am awesome. And maybe that sounds braggy, but I don’t mean it that way. I’m simply telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”

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• using a sweet Mommy-oh-Mommy-please voice really did work better than barking, “Hey! Lady! What’s it take to get a Coke in this place?!”

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• Somewhere, unicorns frolicked. Maybe they were invisible, fine. But they frolicked anyway.

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• “Knock, knock,” I said. “Who’s there?” “Interrupting cow.” “Interrupting cow—” I interrupted him, of course. “MOOOOO!”

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• Nope, I’d climb a tree and yell for Connor to follow me. We’d pelt the bear with pinecones, and if that didn’t work, we’d both be interrupting cows and moo as loudly as we could, until the bear fainted dead away out of pure confusion.

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• Thanksgiving was one of my favorite holidays in the world, right up there with Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, and National “I Hate Olives” Day.

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• living child, and now he’s dead, and her mouse husband is dead, too, and now she’s a poor childless widow?” I said.

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• I will no longer not not flush the toilet. In fact, I WILL FLUSH THE TOILET EVERY TIME I USE IT. That is an order, young lady. Got it?

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• “Beans, beans, the musical fruit. The more you eat, the more you—”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Atlanta: Where the story takes place
• New York: Where Aunt Lucy lives
• Amanda's house: Where Winnie and Amanda sometimes hang out

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Eleven.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Lauren Myracle (Author)

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Buy this book for growing girls who like realistic fiction about girls around their age

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• Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Friendship
• Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Girls & Women