Absolutely Normal Chaos
by:
Sharon Creech (author)
Dear Mr. Birkway, Here it is: my summer journal. As you can see, I got a little carried away. The problem is this, though. I don't want you to read it. Remember Mary Lou Finney from Walk Two Moons? Here's her complete, secret journal! Mary Lou Finney is less than excited about her assignment...
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Dear Mr. Birkway, Here it is: my summer journal. As you can see, I got a little carried away. The problem is this, though. I don't want you to read it. Remember Mary Lou Finney from Walk Two Moons? Here's her complete, secret journal! Mary Lou Finney is less than excited about her assignment to keep a journal over the summer. Boring! Then cousin Carl Ray comes to stay with her family, and what starts out as the dull dog days of summer quickly turns into the wildest roller-coaster ride of all time. How was Mary Lou supposed to know what would happen with Carl Ray and the ring? Or with her boy-crazy best friend Beth Ann? Or with (sigh) the permanently pink Alex Cheevey? Suddenly a boring school project becomes a record of the most exciting, incredible, unbelievable summer of Mary Lou's life. But what if her teacher actually does read her journal?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064406321 (0064406326)
ASIN: 64406326
Publish date: April 24th 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
I read and enjoyed this book as a kid. Sharon Creech crams a lot of story into one summer. One bit that bothered me this time was when Mary Lou's mother forbid her from using the words God, stupid and stuff. Because up until this point in the story, she hadn't really overused those words, but the re...
Plus another bit of a star. Perfect for a sleepless night and a rainy day. Love all the different voices.
I wish someone would tell me exactly what a journal is. When I asked my mother, she said, "Well, it's like a diary only different." That helps. She was going to explain more, but. Mrs. Furtz (the lady who just moved in across the street) called to say, that my brother Dennis was throwing eggs at her...