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Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. New York : Knopf, 2003,2001.
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Juli Baker devoutly believes in three things: the sanctity of trees (especially her beloved sycamore), the wholesomeness of the eggs she collects from her backyard flock of chickens, and that someday she will kiss Bryce Loski. Ever since she saw Bryce's baby blues back in second grade, Juli has been smitten. Unfortunately, Bryce has never felt the same. Frankly, he thinks Juli Baker is a little weird--after all, what kind of freak raises chickens and sits in trees for fun? Then, in eighth grade, everything changes. Bryce begins to see that Juli's unusual interests and pride in her family are, well, kind of cool. And Juli starts to think that maybe Bryce's brilliant blue eyes are as empty as the rest of Bryce seems to be. After all, what kind of jerk doesn't care about other people's feelings about chickens and trees? With Flipped, mystery author Wendelin Van Draanen has taken a break from her Sammy Keyes series, and the result is flipping fantastic. Bryce and Juli's rants and raves about each other ring so true that teen readers will quickly identify with at least one of these hilarious feuding egos, if not both. A perfect introduction to the adolescent war between the sexes. (Ages 12 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert
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The first time she saw him, she flipped. The first time he saw her, he ran. That was the second grade, but not much has changed by the seventh. She says: ?My Bryce. Still walking around with my first kiss.? He says: ?It?s been six years of strategic avoidance and social discomfort.? But in the eighth grade everything gets turned upside down. And just as he?s thinking there?s more to her than meets the eye, she?s thinking that he?s not quite all he seemed.
This is a classic romantic comedy of errors told in alternating chapters by two fresh, funny new voices. Wendelin Van Draanen is at her best here with a knockout cast of quirky characters and a hilarious series of misunderstandings and missed opportunities. But underlying the humor are two teens in transition. They are each learning to look beyond the surface of people, both figuring out who they are, who they want to be, and who they want to be with.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cover Art (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.33. Seller Inventory # G033042047XI3N01
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Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom, London, 2003
ISBN 10: 033042047X
ISBN 13: 9780330420471
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Cover Art (illustrator). An unputdownable novel about questioning what you believe in and believing in what you feel. Bryce has always known how he feels about Juli. She is weird. And dangerous. She has a certain way of looking at him which has freaked him out since the first time she hurled herself into his life. Juli has a tendency to do that. She throws herself into things she believes in, whether they're people or projects. Or trees. Juli has always known how she feels about Bryce. He has been walking around with her first kiss for years. It's those bright blue eyes. She would love it if he ever reciprocated with even a tiny echo of her enthusiasm. Luckily she's always busy anyway - raising chickens, trying to protect a tree, visiting her uncle, cleaning up her yard. But then Juli discovers Bryce has betrayed her trust and is a coward. A chicken. She is forced to re-consider her feelings. Is he really that great a guy? Meanwhile, everything Bryce thought he believed is slowly being turned on its head. And what he once found annoying in Juli has become fascinating. Is it too late - or can the relationship between them be flipped? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002052481
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