Bloomsbury USA Childrens
On sale:
September 2010
Price:
$16.99
Format:
Hardcover
Size:
5.5 x 8.25 in
Pages:
320 pp
Ages:
14
Grades:
9
ISBN-13: 9781599904801
ISBN-10: 1599904802
You're way too old for the kid table . . . but it's still the best seat in the house
Ingrid Bell and her five teenage cousins are such a close-knit group that they don't really mind sitting at the kid table-even if they have to share it with a four-year-old. But then Brianne, the oldest cousin, lands a seat at the adult table and leaves her cousins shocked and confused. What does it take to graduate from the kid table?"This delightfully quirky novel explores family relationships, with all their dysfunctional turmoil and insanity, as observed (and participated in) by its youngest members, those still relegated to sitting at the kid table. Laugh-out-loud humor punctuates her clear-eyed musings about family and relationships, narrated in a perceptive, analytical, with-it voice, clearly not the voice of a psychopath but rather a perceptive teen with the gift of seeing things for what they are and coping with reality no matter how much those around her are off in their own worlds. Teen girls in particular will enjoy this unusual coming-of-age novel."—VOYA
"Bold, biting, and incredibly insightful. Seigel lightens some dramatic events with well-played humor, and the plot evolves over the course of five family events. This first YA novel is worth purchasing."—School Library Journal
"Fantastic. Weirdly whimsical, adult author Seigel’s YA debut delights."—Kirkus Reviews
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