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My Life and Death, by Alexandra Canarsie

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This is a page-turner for teens and middle-graders. It is filled with humor and suspense. Allie is a heroine who remains in the reader's mind long after the book has been closed. Every teenage girl will envy her smart mouth and boldness and identify with her problems of self-image. The characters are all well-drawn and real, and the plot offers continual excitement. This is a book that is fun to read, but loaded with depth and truth about families.

This is a great read for middle-graders on up. Smart-mouthed but insecure Allie puts on a good self-defense act and alienates herself from family and those who might become friends. Her obsession with funerals (of people she doesn't know) and trying to unravel the mystery of what or who really killed Jimmy Muller will keep you turning pages as fast as you can read.

Fifteen-year-old Allie and her divorced mom move once again, this time back to the small town where her mom grew up. It's their last chance: mom to break free of low-paying jobs, and Allie to settle down in school and make something of her math talents. Allie is a loner; in this town, she picks up the habit of going to the burials of strangers. She attends the graveside service of a boy her own age, who would have been in her math class. She becomes convinced he has been murdered. Through her sleuthing, the story of the town and its families becomes known. Allie attacks everything with her wry sense of humor and caustic attitude, except--typical to teenage behavior--herself. The reader can check off Allie's growth toward maturity and individualism as she interacts with a kind teacher who sees through her bravado, and also with the best friend of the boy who died. In the end, Allie has "come of age", and so has mom, the murder is solved, and it's a good, hearty read that gets you there.

this book was awesome. the main character is really easy to relate to and u can't stop turning the pages until you know what happened. it's one of those books that at the end your like "so what happened next?" she should totally write a sequel!

This was an excellent book. It had everything, love , suspense, and a happy ending. It also had that one lovable/annoying character (in this case the english teacher)
that every succesful book has to have. I had a great time reading it and reccomended it to all of my friends. I guarrantee you will love this book!