Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia
It is the summer after Frenchie Garcia’s senior year, and she can't come to grips with the death of Andy Cooper. Her friends don’t know that she had a secret crush on her classmate, and they especially don’t know that she was with Andy right before he committed suicide. The only person who does...
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It is the summer after Frenchie Garcia’s senior year, and she can't come to grips with the death of Andy Cooper. Her friends don’t know that she had a secret crush on her classmate, and they especially don’t know that she was with Andy right before he committed suicide. The only person who does know is Frenchie's imaginary pal Em (a.k.a. Emily Dickinson), who she hangs out with at the cemetery down the street.When Frenchie’s guilt and confusion come to a head, she decides there is only one way to truly figure out why Andy chose to be with her during his last hours. While exploring the emotional depth of loss and transition to adulthood, Sanchez’s sharp humor and clever observations bring forth a richly developed voice.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780762446803 (0762446803)
ASIN: 0762446803
Publish date: 2013-05-28
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Perhaps her outlook on life would have been different if she lived on another street but for Francesa who lived on the same street as the cemetery, every time a funeral procession streamed down her street, she wondered about the individual inside the hearse. What type of life did they lead? Were th...
Frenchie Garcia is one of the best characters I’ve read in a while thanks to a classic technique: the exploration of mortality. Instead of focusing on her own, however, Sanchez constructs a story wherein Frenchie ponders the suicide of a guy named Andy with whom she spent one adventurous night. Fren...
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