This Family Is Driving Me Crazy: Ten Stories About Surviving Your Family [Hardcover]

Joan Bauer (Author), Jack Gantos (Author), Mel Glenn (Author), Gordon Korman (Author), David Lubar (Author), Walter Dean Myers (Author), John H. Ritter (Author), Dian Curtis Regan (Author), Nancy Springer (Author), Sharon Dennis Wyeth (Author), M. Jerry Weiss (Editor), Helen Weiss (Editor)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

You think your family's bad? What if your dad was a preacher at the mall? What if your sister made you dress like Little Lord Fauntleroy for her wedding? What if your grandfather was wanted by the law in three states? You'd be hard pressed to be in more embarrassing, tougher situations than these kids.

Ten hilarious, poignant, thoughtful stories about how our families drive us crazy, and how we love them anyway. Featuring some of today's most talented authors:

Joan Bauer Jack Gantos Mel Glenn Gordon Korman David Lubar Walter Dean Myers Dian Curtis Regan John H. Ritter Nancy Springer Sharon Dennis Wyeth

This is the perfect gift for that special someone who drives you crazy!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 8 Up—From the first story, Gordon Korman's "Wimp of Sparta," to the last, Walter Dean Myers's "Midnight Bus to Georgia," this compilation is sure to find a wide audience. Characters such as boy farmer Avery Alexander, who is ordered to dress in a mauve Little Lord Fauntleroy outfit for his sister's wedding in Nancy Springer's "The Most Mauve There Is," and Grandpa Lee in Myers's tale of a family of cons who are trying to get Grandpa out of trouble and out of New York, will generate hearty laughter. Other tales, such as Sharon Dennis Wyeth's "Another Chance," pull at the heartstrings more than hit the funny bone. And the poems in Mel Glenn's "American Teen" showcase readers' similarities across lines of gender and geography. But all of the stories deal with family in their loving, and sometimes not-so-loving, insanity. This book will be devoured by reluctant and avid readers alike.—Heather E. Miller, Homewood Public Library, AL END

Review

"With stories that are a mixture of humor and angst, the Weisses have collected some sterling examples of family problems." --Kirkus

"This book will be devoured by reluctant and avid readers alike." --School Library Journal

"Amusing, entertaining, and well-written." --VOYA

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (October 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399250409
• ISBN-13: 978-0399250408
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #928,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dian Curtis Regan is the author of more than 50 books for young readers.

She is a former "Member of the Year" of the Society of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators, has been inducted into the Oklahoma Professional Writers' Hall of Fame, and has received a "Distinguished Medal of Service in Children's Literature" from the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers. Also, a library in South America has been dedicated to her.

Dian was born in Colorado Springs, graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and taught school in Denver. She is a frequent speaker at writing conferences and schools.

She has lived in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Venezuela, and Kansas.
Websites: www.diancurtisregan.com www.princessnevermore.com www.rockycavekids.com
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