Eleven (The Winnie Years) - Hardcover

Myracle, Lauren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525471650 ISBN 13: 9780525471653

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2004

Synopsis

Starting with her birthday in March, every chapter brings a new month and a new event in Winnie's life.  From surviving her teenage sister's grumpy mood swings in April to dealing with prissy new rival Gail Grayson in September, there's a calendar full of ups and downs of being eleven years old.  Especially hard for Winnie is the growing distance between herself and her best friend, Amanda, as both girls grow into different social circles.  The big and little moments of Winnie's year are captured with honesty and warmth, and her sharp observations and infectious enthusiasm make for hilarious storytelling.  Eleven-year-olds of all ages will discover themselves in this winning young heroine on the brink of adolescence.

About this title

About the Author:

Lauren Myracle is theauthor of many popular books for teens and tweens,including New York Times bestsellers ttyl and ttfn(Abrams). She lives with her family in Fort Collins,Colorado.

From Booklist:

Gr. 4-7. This light novel, which opens with an eleventh birthday and ends with a twelfth, recounts narrator Winnie's year as she reluctantly grows apart from her best friend, Amanda, and grows closer to Dinah, a girl she previously pitied. Her disappointment when Amanda becomes occupied with fashion and boys and finds a new best friend is deftly portrayed, as is Winnie's increasing respect for the awkward but kind Dinah. The stilted structure of covering one month per chapter, each with a main episode, creates a choppy pace that detracts from the effectiveness of an otherwise enjoyable read, but all three girls, and Winnie's sulky older sister, come across as fully rounded characters that interact in believable ways. Kathleen Odean
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0525471650
• ISBN 13: 9780525471653
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208