Big Mouth & Ugly Girl - Couverture souple

Oates, Joyce Carol

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0064473473 ISBN 13 : 9780064473477

Editeur : HarperTeen, 2003

Synopsis

Big MouthNo I did not. I did not, I did not. I did not say those things, and I did not plan those things. Won't It anyone believe me?Ugly GirlAll right, Ugly Girl made a mistake. I'd told my mom what I'd heard in the cafeteria, and she'd told Dad. Evidently. I'd thought for sure they would want me to speak up for the truth.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Medal of Humanities, the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Book Award, and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction, and has been several times nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. She has written some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including the national bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys, Blonde, which was nominated for the National Book Award, and the New York Times bestseller The Falls, which won the 2005 Prix Femina. Her most recent novel is A Book of American Martyrs. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.

Revue de presse :

“Compelling. Honest and penetrating.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Believable, full-blooded characters. Convincing high-school back-drop.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“A thought-provoking, character-driven drama.” (ALA Booklist (starred review))

“A fast-moving, timely, compelling story.” (School Library Journal)

“A divinely readable novel, one of the finest and most provocative in any genre of late.” (Ruminator Review)

“A superb story bursting with themes relevant to high school life today.” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Middle and high school kids will find a lot rings true in “Big Mouth and Ugly Girl.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“Gripping.” (Washington Post)

“Should bring Oates a whole new generation of fans.” (Denver Rocky Mountain News)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperTeen
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0064473473
• ISBN 13: 9780064473477
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288