One Whole and Perfect Day - Softcover

Clarke, Judith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162091025X ISBN 13: 9781620910252

Publisher: Astra Young Readers, 2013

Synopsis

This wholly satisfying Michael L. Printz Honor Book is told from multiple points of view. Lily Samson both loves and is embarrassed by her eccentric family. Her grandmother has an invisible friend; her grandfather is a racist (she believes); her mother brings elderly clients home from work for dinner; and her older brother keeps dropping in and out of school. Lily wishes her family could be normal” for just one day. Then serendipity strikes. Through a series of surprising encounters, Lily’s family members all reach new understanding about themselves and make changes for the better and Lily gets her dream of one whole and perfect day.

About this title

About the Author:

Judith Clarke was born in Sydney, Australia, and lives in Melbourne. She is the author of many award-winning books for young adults, including t

From AudioFile:

Gretal Montgomery manages to define eight eccentric Australian characters who are surprisingly connected to one another. The intriguing characters include a grandmother with an invisible friend who is married to an ax-wielding racist who is fond of threatening his lazy grandson. That's before he learns the grandson is engaged to a girl of Chinese descent. At the story's center is 16-year-old Lily, who is frustrated with her mother's tendency to bring home "lame ducks" from the elder care facility and tired of her own search for romance. Lily wishes for one whole perfect day for her grandfather's 80th birthday. Montgomery's voice is soft and whispery, almost as if she's tiptoeing through the narration, as these characters tread softly around each other and the issue of prejudice that runs throughout the story. S.W. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Astra Young Readers
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 162091025X
• ISBN 13: 9781620910252
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248