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![]() Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. ![]() ![]() Candice Phee is a 13 year old girl with a very precise and literal outlook on life. Her teacher gives her class an assignment; write about your life in 26 paragraphs, one for each letter of the alphabet. While most of the class groans, Candice is overjoyed at the challenge. As Candice works through her assignment, it becomes clear that her life is surrounded by dysfunction. Her younger sister died from cot death, shattering her parents. Her mother is recovering from breast cancer, and her father has had a massive falling out with his brother, Rich Uncle Brian, over a failed business deal. Candice is determined to find a way to bring her family back to (H is for) happiness. She has another challenge in that her only friend, Douglas Benson From Another Dimension, is determined to find a way to make a quantum leap to escape his facsimile parents and return to the dimension that he says he belongs in. This basically involves jumping out of a very tall tree at exactly 6.30 pm. Candice feels obliged to attend Douglas' attempts to return, torn between worrying about him killing himself, or worrying that he will actually succeed and she will lose a friend. This is a very funny book with a singular narrative voice. As an effective combination of both outward humour and underlying seriousness, it rivals Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. From me, that's very high praise. ![]() And she is. She is also brutally honest, painfully literal, and fastidiously observant. These characteristics serve her well when completing her English assignment to write something about her that happened in the past, one paragraph for every letter of the alphabet. Twenty-six paragraphs turn into a book, in which she makes it her mission to ensure that those around her are happy. So, she attempts to help her friend Douglas Benson from Another Dimension get back to his own dimension, and she concocts a scheme to bring her father and his estranged brother back to together. Add to that the need to have her mother stop drowning in sorrow from having lost a child several years ago, and you’ve got one busy girl. This award-winning Australian novel is a gem in the world of children’s literature. You will root for Candice, grieve for her parents, and appreciate Douglas’ seriousness. I adored this book, and so will you. This would make a great read-aloud with middle grade students. Note: This review was written from an advance uncorrected proof, supplied by Chronicle Books, via The LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. A Common Core-Aligned Teachers’ Guide is available on the publisher’s website. ![]() sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Juvenile Fiction.
Juvenile Literature.
Candice Phee isn't a typical twelve-year-old girl. She has more than her fair share of quirks, but she also has the very best of intentions and an unwavering determination to make sure everyone around her is happy??which is no easy feat when dealing with a pet fish with an identity crisis, a friend who believes he came from another dimension, an age-old family feud, and a sick mom. But she is on a mission. Her methods might be unique, but Candice will do whatever it takes to restore order to her world and make sure everyone is absolutely, categorically happy aga No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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