When the invitation to the Preffyn family reunion arrives interrupting a perfectly decent summer vacation, 15-year-old Shelley Wollcott is anything...
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Jan 02, 2012
Kat
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No family is perfect, right? That's not what 15-year-old Shelley Wollcott thinks. She, her younger brother Angus and older sister Joanna are the children of a twice-divorced man. Shelley knows her family is anything but normal, so when her immediate family is invited to her father's hometown of Barrington for a summer reunion, she's less than thrilled with the prospect of facing her perfect cousins, aunt and uncle — the Preffyns.
With a new stepmother in tow, Shelley and Angus travel More...
With a new stepmother in tow, Shelley and Angus travel More...
Feb 18, 2011
10-11 Lexie
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I thought this book was good because it had alot of untied things happening. A little mystery, a dash of humor. You get my point. I reccomend this book to people who enjoy a good laugh when you need one.
Oct 02, 2011
Ransom
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Shelley Wollcott has been the glue to keep the family together: her father recently remarried, her brother is audacious (like selling shares to a bomb shelter) and her sister is in Paris living with their mother. Throughout the book she's trying to figure out what it is to be stable and part of a family. It doesn't help that she's constantly comparing things to the Perfects - her cousins who live in Barrington.
Toward the end, she re-evaluates her place in her world and how things fi More...
Toward the end, she re-evaluates her place in her world and how things fi More...
Sep 27, 2010
Mandy
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Middle grade novel about family- secrets, competition, embarrassment, and gossip. Hints of romance but mostly a fun look at another person's family dynamics.
Mar 23, 2010
Mrs. Revier
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wonderful! girl read. funny! anyone part of a family would LOVe it.
Mar 10, 2010
Emily
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Family Renunion reveals the ups and downs in a disfucntional family that are often hidden for the sake of "looking good" to the public. I deffinatly liked this book. Especially for how you can see inside the mind of Shelly, the middle child, and how she classifies each of her family members. I would reccomend this book to anyone looking for a rather comical, yet serious book about a family and their problems.
Jan 15, 2012
Danielle
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I liked this book but not that much I probably wouldn't want to read it again. However I liked the books by this author.
Feb 25, 2008
Susan P
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Shelley is not happy at the thought of attending a family reunion at her perfect cousins' house - but once arrived, she finds cracks in their perfection.
I read this when it first came out, but had to re-read it for PPYA. It's typical Cooney, but still good.
I read this when it first came out, but had to re-read it for PPYA. It's typical Cooney, but still good.
Feb 06, 2008
Suzie
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Hilarious book, I laughed so many times while reading this book.
I first read it as a class book with my 6th grade class. I liked it so much that I rented it again last year and I read it again!
I first read it as a class book with my 6th grade class. I liked it so much that I rented it again last year and I read it again!
Aug 07, 2011
Brandi
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Poignant and funny. It reminds me of my family... and it makes me thankful I have the one I do.
May 16, 2008
Patty
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Interesting, funny, good mini-chick-lit. Will recommend it to many young female readers.
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