Desdemona - Twelve Going on Desperate [Paperback]

Beverly Keller (Author), Aleta Jenks (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Harper Trophy Books

It's one disaster after another as Desdemona Blank tries to make friends at her new junior high, salvage her single-parent father's budding romance, and not think too much about Mike Harbinger, the fifteen-year-old blond school heartthrob. Then several extraordinary things happen'including getting to know Mike'and Desdemona's desperate life becomes a delirious one.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Junior high school means new challenges for Desdemona Blank, but her family and friends are turning her life into one disaster after another. Ages 8-12.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-7 A perfect change of pace for Anastasia Krupnik fans. This sequel to No Beasts! No Children! (Lothrop, 1983) continues the soap opera dramatics of an articulate 12 year old caught in the throes of adolescence with her impoverished psychologist father, her 5-year-old twin brother and sister, and an opinionated housekeeper. Desdemona's family is threatened with eviction from their dilapidated cottage by her best friend Sherman's father, who is running for mayor. A bottle of varnish mislabeled as shampoo sets off a steady barrage of calamities in Desdemona's life, including a hilarious party scene in which she unwittingly serves dog food instead of pate to Sherman's father's political friends. Desdemona's wry one-liners are fresh without being overly cutesy; her life is zany and appealing. There's also some food for thought here about slumlords, image-conscious politicians, and true friends. Desdemona's trials and tribulations may well develop into an appealing series. Linda Wicher, Lincolnwood Public Lib . , Ill.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (March 21, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064402266
• ISBN-13: 978-0064402262
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,887,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is fantastic!, June 19, 1999

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This review is from: Desdemona - Twelve Going on Desperate (Paperback)

This book is so good because it gives hope to the people who never thought there was hope. Or proves that an ordinary girl can become whatever she likes.