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A 1998 National Book Award Finalist Eleven-year-old Amanda Woods is discovering that the person other people think she is and the person she really is are not the same. So she changes her name from bland Amanda Woods to Amanda K. Woods--someone who is proud and strong and sure of herself. And... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Amanda Karen Woods: The 11 year old main character of the story.
- Margaret Woods: The older sister of Amanda; 17 years old.
- Lyle Leveridge: Amanda's friend, who moved away. Amanda constantly refers to him throughout the book, looking up to him for courage and hope.
- Antoine Bonnier: A pen pal of Amanda's. He lives in Lyon, France.
- Pamela Collins: Amanda's first new friend after Lyle.
- Roger Moss: Add a description of this character.
- Miss Harmon
- Bob Bostwick
- Pam Collins
- Amanda K. Woods
- Mary Jane Stoltenberg
- Zorak
- Pat Boone
- Max
- Markie
- George
- Amanda Woods
- Lydia
- Lake
- Mandy
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Right up till that very moment I didn't believe it would really happen.
Table of Contents edit
1. Lyle
2. Average
3. The Rome Hotel
4. To Rome
5. Lincoln School
6. Luck
7. Defiance
8. In a Cold Climate
9. A Talk
10. Circulating
11. Miss Amanda K. Woods
12. The Secret
13. The Wise One
14. The Group
15. Party in Room 17
16. A Letter for Miss Woods
17. Secrets of Room 17
18. Powers
19. A Letter to India
20. Charley's Story
21. Pam at Lost Lake
22. Misunderstandings
23. Two Amandas
24. Fortune Cookies
25. The Uninvited
26. Persuasion
---> 40. Amanda Alone
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ann Cameron (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0374367027
Page Count: 208
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0374367027
Page Count: 208
Awards edit
- Judy Lopez Memorial Award (Finalist, 1999, #2)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( C ) › Cameron, Ann
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Girls & Women › Fiction
- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Being a Teen
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Children's Books › Issues
- Books › Children's Books › Literature
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