Joy School
Katie has relocated to Missouri with her distant, occasionally abusive father, and she feels very much alone: her much-loved mother is dead; her new school is unaccepting of her; and her only friends fall far short of being ideal companions. When she accidentally falls through the ice while...
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Katie has relocated to Missouri with her distant, occasionally abusive father, and she feels very much alone: her much-loved mother is dead; her new school is unaccepting of her; and her only friends fall far short of being ideal companions. When she accidentally falls through the ice while skating, she meets Jimmy. He is handsome, far older than she, and married, but she is entranced. As their relationship unfolds, so too does Katie's awareness of the pain and intensity first love can bring.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099451754 (0099451751)
Publish date: August 28th 2003
Publisher: Arrow
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Katie Nash (#2)
I first read this book 10+ years ago, but I'm setting it to today, because I just reread it this morning. On the back of my copy of this book is a quote from the Publisher's Weekly review, and it says "The reader misses Katie the instant the book ends." And that is truth. Berg's ability is to mak...
I don't normally choose this type of book, but I just LOVE Katie Nash. She's one of my favorite imaginary adolescents. She's funny and sensitive, and she feels so real. Technically these aren't young adult books, but I put them on my YA shelf because I wish they'd been around when I was that age.
The 2nd book following the story of Katie, a 12 year old girl trying to find her way in the absence of her mother. Elizabeth Berg never disappoints. Every sentence is perfection, so beautifully written, that it makes you say, oh I wish I had written that. It doesn't matter how old you are, Berg has ...
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