false <![CDATA[An Egg on Three Sticks]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174409854m/393631.jpg 393631 4 Finally Abby is thirteen. A real teenager who only wants to pierce her ears, have a boyfriend, and run her own life.But when her mother suffers a nervous breakdown, Abby faces a life far different from what she hoped. Set in the Bay Area in the '70s, this emotional, funny, and extraordinarily heartfelt novel centers around a young girl's struggle to hold her family together, find love from a mother who has little to give, and simply try to be thirteen. A completely fresh and honest character, Abby takes us on a journey that is often hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, and overwhelmingly hopeful. An Egg on Three Sticks is a unique story that will catch you by surprise and won't let go until the very last page. Jackie Moyer Fischer is the most original voice to debut in years. 383190 1 5 2004 An Egg on Three Sticks total:156|5:1|4:1|3:4|2:0|1:1| 156 565 190 32 4 1 false false Wed Dec 17 10:55:41 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 10:56:09 -0800 2008
Going in, I knew things would not be pretty. It's the 70s, and we didn't deal well with mental illness then - especially for women.

The best part of the book is that it...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 13:04:42 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 16:22:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Feb 17 18:53:31 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 19:04:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 15:09:07 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 15:13:50 -0800 2009 I think the title "an egg on 3 sticks" has something to do with the mom being the egg and 3 sticks would be abby, her sister, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 08 11:40:38 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 11:40:45 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Jan 23 19:43:56 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 19:43:56 -0800 2009 4 1 false false Wed Apr 08 14:20:14 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 14:21:53 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 15:52:17 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 15:53:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 11:09:38 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 11:11:24 -0700 2009 0 1 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 16:41:45 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 16:43:07 -0700 2009 #1 best book ihave ever read..
every girl on earth should read this book!!!]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 18:02:15 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 18:09:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 30 08:37:27 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 08:38:04 -0700 2009 Ver sad at the end
-Mom and daughter relationship)))]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 11 15:44:08 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 15:45:04 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Wed Jul 01 15:24:20 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 18:44:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 08 08:41:24 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 08:41:44 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 31 15:03:04 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 15:06:58 -0800 2009 3 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 05 17:39:39 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 17:49:20 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 17 20:01:35 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 23:20:20 -0700 2009 3 1 false false Wed Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 11 21:03:34 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 21:06:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 12:57:10 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 12:57:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=393631