false <![CDATA[True to Form]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg 246127 10 In her 10th novel, <i>True to Form</i>, <i>Elizabeth Berg</i> finds her way into the year 1961 and into the head of 13-year-old Katie Nash at the start of her summer vacation. Katie's world is smooth and easy with endless possibilities and sunshine. You almost expect sitcom-style canned laughter when she whines in frustration or stomps up to her room and turns the radio way up, but then almost everything Katie does fits that era's squeaky-clean conventionalities. The younger daughter of a remarried widower, Katie craves popularity, a great summer job, and a direct line to the local DJ to make requests. Newly transplanted from Texas, she settles in with her only friend, Cynthia, who shares her views on status and appearance and boys. Between a regular babysitting gig for a household of little boys and caring for an elderly bedridden woman, her summer is off to a less than auspicious start. Cynthia's mother's plot to start a Girl Scout troop and to camp out for a weekend in their living room doesn't help. Berg's plot doesn't exactly mine new territory, but Katie emerges as a girl who sees the world differently from the rest of her peers. Her poetic perspective on her surroundings and her predicaments should eventually win readers over. 2903867 2002 True to Form total:749|5:7|4:15|3:15|2:3|1:1| 749 2828 1021 67 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 5 2 false Tue May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 09:40:16 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 09:45:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1534784 074352554X 9780743525541 1 1 True To Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184854913m/1534784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1534784.True_To_Form 4 0 false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Jan 02 18:59:17 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 19:02:48 -0800 2009
My first notes from before I finished: I have to write this down before I forget (the downside of a tape vs. a book you can flip through!) -- I thought it was such a lovely way for Katie to describe her stepmother: . . . the calm, pleasant look in her eyes a we...more...]]> 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 5 2 false Mon Dec 01 06:57:24 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 06:59:11 -0800 2008 ...more...]]> 526497 0743525558 9780743525558 6 1 True To Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175543381m/526497.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/526497.True_To_Form 4 0 false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 18:37:27 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 15:55:55 -0800 2009 Sylvia Plath's book The Bell Jar, but I don't think that's the only reason this book reminds me of the Bell Jar -- minus the suicidal depression! The narrator's voice in both is similar; an observant, thoughtful, articul...more...]]> 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 5 0 false Fri Oct 02 14:55:14 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 15:16:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 4 1 false Sat Apr 26 19:48:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 19:49:00 -0700 2008
In this coming of age novel, we are reunited with young Katie Nash, of Berg's previous novels, who is facing some diffi...more...]]> 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 3 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 30 02:18:35 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 02:19:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 4 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Dec 04 08:56:11 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 09:03:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 4 0 false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 21 19:17:07 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 19:48:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 5 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 20:22:49 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 20:24:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6525115 0792726367 9780792726364 1 1 True to Form (Chivers Sound Library American Collections) 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1244211885m/6525115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6525115-true-to-form 3 0 true Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 06:52:20 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 16:46:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 4 0 false Thu Aug 20 07:35:44 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 07:37:54 -0700 2009 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 5 0 false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 08:43:37 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 08:46:23 -0700 2009 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 3 0 false Mon Dec 01 11:12:47 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 11:13:26 -0800 2008 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 3 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 17:59:38 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 18:04:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 769347 0743411358 9780743411356 48 4 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178197040m/769347.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769347.True_to_Form 4 0 false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 10:06:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 14:32:13 -0700 2009 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 3 0 false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 01:59:53 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 02:03:15 -0700 2009 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 0 0 false Mon Feb 16 07:56:14 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 07:56:36 -0800 2009 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 3 0 false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 16:44:44 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 22:26:45 -0700 2009 Just like 'Joy School' by Elizabeth Berg. Although there was no mention, it seems as though it's a continuation of 'Joy School'. It isn't necessary to read that book before this one though - it just explains more. Cute read.]]> 246127 009944688X 9780099446880 679 58 True to Form 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173105981m/246127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246127.True_to_Form 5 0 false Mon Jun 29 09:33:36 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 09:34:07 -0700 2009
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