The Homeschool Liberation League - Hardcover

Frank, Lucy

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9780803732308: The Homeschool Liberation League

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ISBN 10: 0803732309 ISBN 13: 9780803732308

Publisher: Dial Books, 2009

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After a summer at Wilderness Camp, thirteen year-old Katya decides that she absolutely cannot go back to school. At school she can’t eradicate invasive alien plants, go on foraged-food-finding missions, or just be herself. Her parents, despite being “school kind of people,” are willing to give it a try, but Katya has to stick to their (just-like-school!) assignments. This isn’t what she had in mind.

So with the help of a mysterious violin-playing boy, Milo, and new friend Francesca, Katya comes up with a plan to save her homeschooling experience. The three become the founding members of the Homeschool Liberation League––but will it be enough to convince Katya’s parents that her ideas about learning might be just right for her?

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About the Author:

Lucy Frank is the author of seven novels, both middle grade and young adult. The first, I Am An Artichoke was a Publishers Weekly Flying Start. Booklist said of Will You Be My Brussels Sprout, its follow-up: "This quirky coming-of-age story will confirm Frank's place as a fresh new YA talent." Her books have been praised as "funny, brainy and sweet", "wise and terrifically well-observed." She splits her time between New York City and upstate New York, where she and her husband have raised one son, three cats, four ducks, and countless flowers and vegetables.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6–8—After an awesome summer at Wilderness Discovery Camp, eighth-grader Katya dreads going to public school, which she finds "stupefying." She convinces her parents to homeschool her so she can enjoy her newfound interests in science and nature. Their idea of homeschooling is very different from hers. She spends most of her days working in her mother's beauty shop and doing lessons from the incredibly boring DIM (Daily Instructional Matrix) instead of wandering the area examining plants and animals. She begins dating Milo, a violin prodigy who is homeschooled as well and hates it, and they form the Homeschool Liberation League in order to change their parents' approach to education. With the help of Katya's friend Francesca, a reporter for the school paper, Katya and Milo work to achieve the outcome that they desire. Various local residents assist with Katya's schooling, particularly Eddie Horton, a regular customer at the beauty shop. The main characters are engaging, and the teens' actions and emotions realistically show the struggles that come with adolescence. Frank includes text messages and emails, which lend authenticity to the way these teens interact. The story is well crafted and moves at a good pace.—Laura Amos, Newport News Public Library, VA
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