First Wedding, Once Removed [Paperback]

Julie Reece Deaver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1993

Depicts thirteen-year-old Pokie's friendship with her older brother and the changes it undergoes when her brother falls in love.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Though Pokie misses her older brother Gib when he leaves for college, she is confident that their special relationship will survive unaltered. The discovery that Gib has fallen in love--and plans to marry--leaves Pokie jealous and confused. But in the days prior to the wedding, Pokie is (somewhat mysteriously) reconciled to her soon-to-be sister-in-law. This rather slight plot line stands in marked contrast to the wrenching events of Deaver's first novel, Say Goodnight, Gracie. Her snappy dialogue, which provided such a welcome counterpoint to the tragedy in her previous work, here seems more jittery than witty. The writing and the subject matter combine to give this novel a strangely old-fashioned air, reminiscent of Fifteen or Sister of the Bride. The unfortunate jacket art, depicting a saccharine wedding scene, will add no appeal. Ages 10-14.
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From School Library Journal

No 13-year-old girl could ask for a more companionable older brother than Pokie has in 18-year-old Gib. He has imparted to her his fascination with aircraft and flying, and some of their happiest hours are spent at the local airfield dreaming about the day when Gib will become a pilot. The summer ends; Pokie begins high school, and Gib goes off to college. Pokie is disbelieving and hurt when Gib finds a girlfriend at college, and jealous when Nell comes for a long holiday visit and monopolizes Gib's life. By the time of the couple's wedding, Pokie is able to sort out her feelings and attitudes, to accept life's inevitable changes, and to appreciate the constancy of real love and friendship. Her parents and grandmother aid in the process with understated guidance and a matter-of-fact acceptance. Pokie tells her experiences during this pivotal year in her own snappy style, looking back from the vantage point of maid of honor. As in Say Goodnight, Gracie (Harper, 1988), Deaver's conveyance of interpersonal and multi-age relationships is especially strong and vivid. While this novel is directed toward a slightly younger audience, it will also appeal to older teens who are looking for light reading. --Katharine Bruner, Brown Middle School, Harrison, TN
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Trophy Pr (June 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064404021
• ISBN-13: 978-0064404020
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,392,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars it was an okey book, March 10, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: First Wedding, Once Removed (Paperback)

In the beginng of the book everyone is running around getting ready for a wedding. It tells you the characters, but you don't know who they are until the second chapter. One of the main characters is Pokie, a thirteen year old girl who hates her real name, Alwild. She and her brother, Gib, have a very good relationship with each other. Pokie andGib both want to be pilots when they grow up. Pokie is also getting ready to start high school. Another character is Gib, Pokie's brother. He is getting ready to go to college. Nell, a girl that Gib meets in Political Science, starts out being his girlfriend but at the end they get married. Junior Hollinger is one of Pokies friends. He just started the 8th grade. He has been feeling left out because he doesn't know what it is like to be in high school.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Samantha a student from Richview Middle School, March 10, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: First Wedding, Once Removed (Paperback)

Pokie, 13, and her older brother Gib, absolutely love airplanes. They both dream about becoming a pilot someday. They were always hanging out together and going to watch the planes. Sometimes they had a tagalong-Junior Hollinger, their next door neighbor. Gib goes off to collage out of state and comes home for the rest of his Christmas, but he leaves to go to Nell's house, his girlfriend, for the rest of his Christmas break. After Gib comes back a couple of months later with his girlfriend, Poke feels a little jealous because she thinks he is ignoring her. After Nell stays at their home for a while she finally gets used to her and eases up a little. When they finally decide to get married Nell had a fight with her parents. They said they weren't coming to the wedding. They got married and Gib gave Pokie an airplane ticket to Columbia, Missouri, so she could be the first one to come and visit them at school.