Gingerbread
Overview
Commentary
"Recovering hellion" Cyd Charisse (after the famed entertainer) reaches the breaking point with her mother and stepfather and her boyfriend, Shrimp, and has only her childhood doll, Gingerbread, to confide in. The 16-year-old is dispatched from her San Francisco home to New York City for the summer, to stay with her father, whom she has met only once. Her time away from home coupled with her reintroduction to her father changes Cyd forever. Named one of the Best Children's Books 2002 by Publishers Weekly.
Publisher's Notes
Cyd Charisse--after being kicked out of a boarding school, grounded for staying out too late with a boyfriend, and fighting at home--is sent to live with her father in New York where she has yet another episode that leaves her running back to her mother for comfort and support.
Synopses
After being expelled from a fancy boarding school, Cyd Charisse's problems with her mother escalate after Cyd falls in love with a sensitive surfer and is subsequently sent from San Francisco to New York City to spend time with her biological father.
After being expelled from a fancy boarding school, Cyd Charisse's problems with her mother escalate after Cyd falls in love with a sensitive surfer and is subsequently sent from San Francisco to New York City to spend time with her biological father.
Reviews
"Cohn writes with verve and an edible, unique style somewhat reminiscent of Francesca Lia Block's in its ability to evoke a vivid and believable language that's separate from that of the parental generation, but also with a touch of the breathless, desperate comedy of BRIDGET JONES' DIARY....This is a sparkling authorial debut featuring a memorable YA heroine."
Deborah Stevenson
Full Details
| Author | |
| Format | Reinforced Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780689843372 |
| List Price | $15.95 |
| Publisher | |
| Publication Date | 03/01/2002 |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | |
| Release Status | In Print |
| Grade Range | |
| Language | |
| Edition Number | 1 |
| Pages | 172 |
| Measurements | Weight: 0.75 Pounds |
| Height: 8.5 Inches |
| Length: 5.75 Inches |
| Thickness: 0.75 Inches |
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