The Blonde of the Joke - Rilegato

Madison, Bennett

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ISBN 10: 0061255602 ISBN 13: 9780061255601

Casa editrice: Harperteen, 2009

Riassunto

Two teenage girls--Francie, an ambitious blonde and Val, a quiet, obedient brunette--become unlikely friends when they team up to shoplift expensive items from upscale stores in their local mall.

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Recensione

“Off-kilter humor, moody narration, and twisted psychology make this sardonic exploration of suburbia thrilling-like pocketing lip gloss and walking right out of the store.” (School Library Journal)

“This wickedly funny novel has it all—style, depth, bite, and a punch line you won’t be able to forget.” (Sarah Mlynowski, co-author of How to be Bad)

“The Blonde of the Joke turns a dull suburban landscape into a mythical place, full of treasure, inner demons, and transformations. Bennett Madison is one of the best YA writers around and this is his sharpest book to date.” (Maureen Johnson, author of Suite Scarlett and 13 Little Blue Envelopes)

“A delightfully wicked book—a supersexy celebration of good girls gone bad, and a haunting ode to teenage rebellion.” (James St. James, author of Freak Show)

“A ridiculous, riotous, tongue-in-cheek mad dash through the mall where everything is not as it seems and where the cheap jokes and the bounty grow like apples on trees.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“You will fall in love with The Blonde of the Joke the moment you enter its mall-wandering, skater-boy loving, dark secret-hiding world. Poetic and punchy, sarcastic and true, I gobbled this up and was left wanting so much more.” (Sara Shepard, author of the New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series)

“Madison’s honest and darkly comic prose takes this mall-rat tale to mythical heights. The punchline is definitely bittersweet and will leave a good many readers anticipating Madison’s next book.” (Booklist)

“Madison’s dreamlike prose imbues the most ordinary moments with cosmic significance. Readers will soak up every bit.” (Publishers Weekly)

L'autore

Bennett Madison is the author of several books for young people, including The Blonde of the Joke. He attended Sarah Lawrence College but remains two classes shy of graduation. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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• Editore: Harperteen
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061255602
• ISBN 13: 9780061255601
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 260