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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0316283258
ISBN-13: 9780316283250
Sep 1997
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
149 pages
Grade:
From 7 to 9
Language: English |
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Synopsis
Natalie Barnes, who is new in town, befriends the first girl she meets: the willful and wild Tulip Pierce. Natalie soon realizes that Tulip has no other friends because she is cruel and bossy, and loves playing mean pranks on friends and strangers alike. Natalie may not approve of all of Tulip's activities, but she feels powerless to stop her and is secretly thrilled when they misbehave together. As their friendship progresses, Natalie comes to see that Tulip is not only cruel, but also dangerous and possibly mentally unbalanced. When Natalie decides to end their friendship, she worries that it might be the most dangerous decision she has ever made., Natalie, who lives in the large hotel managed by her father, has a dangerous friendship with Tulip, the wildly uncontrollable girl on a neighboring farm.
| Size | | Length: | 149 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 10.4 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "You shouldn't tell a story till it's over, and I'm not sure this one is."
Industry Reviews
"The book is penetrating about how people are with each other, in big and small ways, and the consequences of every interaction. While many children's books underestimate the intensity of youthful friendship and the seriousness of its repercussions, this one goes right to the heart of the matter."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Deborah Stevenson (09/19/1997)
"...the headlong action here moves with such thrilling intensity that readers will rush to the end and then go back and back to think about the disturbing truth."
New York Times Book Review - Hazel Rochman (02/15/1998)
"Fine expresses with canny precision her protagonist's ambivalence and soul-searching, challenging readers to see how fascination such repellent behavior can be. A moving and complex story."
Baker
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