Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (So Far)

Marc Notes: Sequel to: Ten rules for living with my sister.; Includes GOFISH questions for the author.; Pearl writes an essay about her complicated summer during which her father lost his job, her sister was her junior camp counselor, and she had an explosive fight with James Brubaker the Third. Biographical Note: Ann M. Martin is the author of many beloved and acclaimed books, including "Everything for a Dog" and "A Corner of the Universe," winner of the Newbery Honor. She lives just outside Woodstock, New York. Review Quotes:."..convincing and sprinkled with gentle humor.... Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family."--"Kirkus"Review Quotes:."..a fun, heartfelt read."--"School Library Journal"."..convincing and sprinkled with gentle humor.... Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family."--"Kirkus"Brief Description: Sequel to: Ten rules for living with my sister. Brief Description: Pearl writes an essay about her complicated summer during which her father lost his job, her sister was her junior camp counselor, and she had an explosive fight with James Brubaker the Third. Review Quotes: "A fun, heartfelt read." --"School Library Journal""Convincing and sprinkled with gentle humor. . . . Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family." --"Kirkus Reviews"Review Quotes:..".a fun, heartfelt read."--"School Library Journal"..".convincing and sprinkled with gentle humor.... Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family."--"Kirkus"Review Quotes: Praise for "Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life So Far)" "A fun, heartfelt read." --"School Library Journal""Convincing and sprinkled with gentle humor.... Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family." --"Kirkus"Publisher Marketing: Pearl Littlefield's first assignment in fifth grade is complicated: She has to write an essay about her summer. Where does she begin? Her dad lost his job, she had to go to a different camp--one where her older sister Lexie was a counselor-in-training (ugh!)--"and "she and her good friend James Brubaker III had a huge fight, which made them both wonder if the other kids were right that girls and boys can't be good friends "and" which landed one of them in the hospital. And there's much, much more on the list of good and bad things, as Ann Martin takes this appealing character into new adventures through which young readers will see that good or bad, life is what happens when you're making other plans, in "Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (So Far)." Review Citations: School Library Journal 10/01/2012 pg. 144 (EAN 9781466827516, Other) Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2012 (EAN 9780312642990, Hardcover) School Library Journal 10/01/2012 pg. 144 (EAN 9780312642990, Hardcover) Booklist 10/15/2012 pg. 51 (EAN 9780312642990, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2012 pg. 100 (EAN 9780312642990, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 10/29/2012 (EAN 9780312642990, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 78 (EAN 9780312642990, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Martin, Ann M Ann M. Martin is the author of many novels, including "A Corner of the Universe", winner of the Newbery Honor, and "Everything for a Dog", which has sold over 90,000 copies. Ann lives in upstate New York with her beloved dog, Sadie, and several rescued cats.