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The Pistachio Prescription

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The Pistachio Prescription, written by Paula Danzinger was an excellent and entertaining novel about a teenage girl dealing with the troubles of being one. Let me introduce you to Cassandra Stevens Brown hair, brown eyes, very tall, 14. She has two siblings, Stephie, the typical seventeen-year-old sister; she has blonde hair, blue eyes. She has a smaller green-eyed red haired brother. Her mom is identical to her brother, and Stephie is identical to her father.
Paula Danzinger talks about Cassie (short for Cassandra), a girl just about to enter high school. As typical, there's a "cool" crowd, the student council people.
But this year, Cassie has a plan. An intelligent,deviousplan. Her friends all got together for a meeting discussing what they'll do, whom they will elect, and who will lead. Guess who gets chosen? Cassie for president! She feels quite insecure and does not want to do it, but gets convinced afterwards.
If you are wondering about the tittle, whenever Cassie feels angry, mad or sad, she eats red pistachios, a prescription of them is sure to get her joy back in an instant, the only bad part is tat her parent's don't like the idea of her eating them. Her mother says it's not ladylike, and her father agrees with her. Cassie has to hide her pistachios wherever she can.
When Cassie enters school, there's a new kid in town, Scott. They start talking and he is part of the plan to too. This book talks about teamwork, teenage troubles, school, and friends. It's a great page-turner that everyone is sure to enjoy. The pistachio prescription bye Paula Danzinger is a great book that everyone will enjoy.

At home, 14-year-old Cassie lives amidst a daily World War III; her parents won't stop fighting, her older sister is catty and mean, and her little brother is trying to make himself invisible.

So, Cassie figures, she's got to eke out a great life at school. With the support of her new boyfriend and her best friend, she runs for "freshperson" class president. (And as a direct result of an unfortunate personal grooming incident, she gains the entire school's respect as a cool girl who doesn't care what the teachers tell her...)

However, Cassie can't ignore her home life altogether. Whenever things get especially bad, her asthma flares up, and the only thing that makes her feel better is her beloved pistachio nuts, which she hides in her bedroom. The time comes, however, when Cassie admits she can't keep relying on pistachios; she needs to work with her family to make a change that will result in a better, healthier life for all of them.

Cassie has a lot of problems in life, like when her mom and dad fight, her older sister calls her names, and when she has an asthma attack. Eating pistachio nuts always seems to help. Can she get a prescription from the doctor to eat pistachio nuts each day? I really enjoyed this book. It was humerous, yet had real life problems in it. It was really good!

This book is great! Girls would like it more than boys, but boys would like it also.This book is really good because the author is very descriptive, so you feel like you are in the book.You can notice that the author is very discriptiveby noticingthe way he describes the part when Cassies' parents fight and get divorced. While I was reading the story I thought it was based on a real story because of the details.

Thirteen-year-old Cassie is convinced that eating pistachios will cure most of her teenage ills, if only she can sneak them past her mom's sharp eye. Where does Danziger get her material for the wacky ideas and snappy repartee of these kids? It helps that she is a former junior high teacher herself-- I bet she slunk through the corridors with a hidden microphone! Her former students must cringe if they recognize themselves in this light-hearted tale about a Freshperson girl facing the social horrors of high school.

Cassie's family life is definately depressing: her parents fight bitterly about everything, so the three kids try to avoid the conflict or flee the house for peace. Her older sister is a snotty b--- of a senior who does not want to be related to this lowlife, figureless drip. She makes a career of torturing poor Cassie, as they both try unsuccesfully to cope with a miserable homelife. Young Andrew holds up in his treehouse, but remains a sweet and loyal con artist who adores Cassie no matter what. Fortuately she has a staunch girlfriend named Vicki, who provides free head shrinkage. This brainy gal organizes the incoming class into Operation Overthrow--to break the strangle hold of the In Crowd and elect officers who will truly represent All the class. And guess who has to run for President! A marshmallow fluff read just for fun, but elementary and junior high kids will enjoy this book. Just don't expect much book report credit!

The Pistachio Prescription is a nicely written book. It is both funny and sad which makes it very realistic. Well characterized