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"I didn't want to be a child, and I didn't want to be a woman, and sometimes I just didn't know how to be in between." Winnie, the hero of Eleven (2004), is sometimes too articulate for a sixth-grader, but girls will welcome the information in her funny, sometimes touching daily drama as she starts junior high in Atlanta and deals with family, friends, and enemies, as well as the puberty rites of buying her first bra and getting her period. Then there is the embarrassment of losing the tampon in the pool, but she gets over it. At school she is hurt by her best friend's rejection, and she is ashamed when she acts as a bully toward someone else. And there is a budding romance. The contemporary voice is casual, funny, and, well, nice. Fans of Judy Blume and of Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's early Alice books will want this. Hazel Rochman
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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THE THING ABOUT BIRTHDAYS, especially if you just that very day turned twelve, is that you should make a point of trying to look good. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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THE THING ABOUT BIRTHDAYS, especially if you just that very day turned twelve, is that you should make a point of trying to look good. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
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The Terrors and Triumphs of Being Twelve, April 19 2007
By Little Willow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Twelve (Hardcover)
Twelve, like its predecessor Eleven, follows a year in the life of a girl named Winnie. Twelve picks up right where Eleven leaves off and keeps right on going. Each month gets a chapter which either details most of the things that happened that month or highlights a special event. Suddenly, everything seems to be changing: her family, her friends, her life, her body. Winnie's sixth grade year is certainly a memorable one!The book will definitely appeal to girls in late elementary and early middle school who are going through the same things Winnie is going through. Middle school is a tough time. Readers will wince with Winnie when she gets embarrassed and smile when she conquers her fears. If you liked Eleven, you'll definitely like Twelve.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Inappropriate, Jun 4 2009
By Ann - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Twelve (Paperback)
This book seemed like the perfect book for my 12 year old daughter, until she brought it to me showing me the section that graphically describes an erection!!! I was horrified that I had picked out this book at the book store. Don't let your 12 year old read this. As my 12 year old said guess I won't be reading 13. Totally inappropriate.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
It is OK for your daughter to read this book, don't get worked up about the other reviews, Sep 19 2009
By Kristina - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Twelve (Paperback)
This is my first review on Amazon. I felt I had to say something. My daughter - she is 10 - really liked the book Eleven, and wanted me to get Twelve for her. I said sure. But when I found the book on Amazon and read some of the reviews I got all worked up over it, and I wanted to go to a book store and have a chance to glance though it before I let her read it. Here is the deal. There are no graphic details, and there is absolutely nothing in the book that you should not discuss with a 10-11-12 year old. If you have open communication with your daughter. But if you don't, this book is NOT your biggest problem. My daughter loved the book, read it in two days.
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