Family reunion

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Author

Caroline B. Cooney

Publication

2004 - Delacorte Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

48,750 words, Guess

Page Count

195 pages

Identifiers

ISBN-100385901674
ISBN-100385731361
ISBN-139780385901673
ISBN-139780385731362
Goodreads1451045', '259995

and 5 more

LibraryThing2032167
Library of Congress Control Number2004269965
Better World Books202-BAA-041
Better World Books158-BAA-188
Open LibraryOL23008629M

Classifications

DDC[Fic]
LCCPZ7.C7834 Fam 2004
LCCMLCS 2006/42383 (P)

Description

(Gr. 6-7+ 11-12 yrs+) **When the invitation to the Preffyn family reunion arrives, interrupting a perfectly decent summer vacation, 15-year-old Shelley Wollcott is anything but enthusiastic.** With her father away on business and her older sister visiting their mother in Paris, Shelley must face the "perfect" Preffyns' reunion with only her prankster younger brother and her insecure new stepmother at her side. ***It's an opportunity to uncover the family's secrets, but Shelley isn't sure whether, when she discovers the truth, she'll laugh or cry.***--BkCvr In this funny and poignant novel by Caroline B. Cooney, Shelley learns to appreciate all the members of her unusual family...including herself!...in ways she never anticipated. And she discovers things are often not as perfect as they seem.***--from Hrdcvr***

First Sentence

It began when we found out that our new summer house had an old bomb shelter in the backyard, and my brother, Angus, decided to sell time-shares in it.

Description

At a family reunion, Shelley comes to terms with her parents' divorce, her mother's absence, her new stepmother, and being the "stable" member of her colorful family.