false 3165049 1 Gracie Faltrain is doing fine. Her soccer team is off to the national championships, she's just about to capture the boy of her dreams and she's well on the way to being 'in' at school. But Gracie is about to learn that life is not always fair. First her best friend Jane leaves the country. Then there's an unfortunate event involving her tongue and her dream-boy's ear, which makes her a laughing-stock at school. When she finds out that the boys don't want her on the soccer team any more, she thinks life can't get any worse, but she's wrong. Her parents have news of the worst possible kind. Within days, Gracie is floundering. No friends, no soccer, no love-life - and perhaps no family - add up to one confused and angry Gracie. Is there anything she can do to make things better, or should she just resign herself to her new screwed-up life? The Life and Times of Gracie Faltrain is an outstanding first-time novel for author Cath Crowley. Its unusual use of point of view - with perspective changing from that of Gracie to those of other characters - will appeal to teen readers. Each new perspective is highlighted by a new page with the characters speaking directly both to the reader and, at times, each other, as they recount the action. A mix of humour, poignance and more serious themes of friendship, family and self-image 3196892 2004 The Life and Times of Gracie Faltrain total:13|5:2|4:2|3:7|2:1|1:1| 13 42 17 2 5 0 false false Wed Jul 22 21:46:27 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 21:48:24 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 09 03:12:23 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 03:13:07 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Nov 13 14:49:25 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 14:49:25 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 19:43:36 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 19:43:36 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Sep 08 03:05:29 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 03:05:29 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Aug 17 10:57:36 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 10:57:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 15 21:24:04 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 21:24:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 05 19:24:44 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:24:44 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 10 02:18:31 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 02:18:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 22 18:46:24 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 18:46:24 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Tue Jan 27 01:20:26 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 01:20:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 02 15:24:25 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 15:24:25 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Dec 15 21:04:37 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 21:04:50 -0800 2008 1 0 0 false false Sun Dec 07 20:33:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 20:33:02 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Sep 22 05:02:36 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 05:02:36 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jun 27 23:21:56 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 23:21:56 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 21:27:05 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 20:38:48 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3165049