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Why Can't I Be You: Teen Novel Signed by the Author, Melissa Walker
- Item Number
- 178
- Estimated Value
- 17 USD
- Sold
- 16 USD to muddaof4boys
- Number of Bids
- 3 - Bid History
Item Description
Teen Novel Signed by the Author, Melissa Walker
Why Can't I Be You
Claire Ladd knows that this summer is going to be special. She and her two best friends, Ronan and Brianna, are turning twelve. She is leaving camp behind and gets to do what she wants all day. She feels everything starting to change.
But things don't always change for the better.
With Brianna's cousin Eden visiting for the summer, Claire feels like a third wheel. Even though she is only a year older, Eden seems so much more sophisticated and glamorous . . . and when she's around, she takes up everyone's attention, including Brianna's.
But that doesn't explain why things have felt awkward with Brianna ever since she moved to a fancy new house, or why Ronan, who lives in the trailer next to Claire's, has started acting moody anytime anyone mentions his dad.
Claire has always been happy with her life just as it is, but as the summer wears on and the issues with her friends start to grow, she can't help but wonder: Would everything be better if she could just be someone else?
Reviews
"With a clear, compelling voice, Walker creates a believable world where socioeconomic tensions challenge, but never defeat, her well-rounded characters." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This book is for anyone who has ever felt 'less than' or on the outside...that is to say, this is a book for everyone. Gentle, layered, and big-hearted, Why Can't I Be You is a beautiful portrait of the complexities of families and friends." - Elana K. Arnold, author of What Girls Are Made Of
"Walker vividly describes trailer park life, showing the good with the bad, from Ronan’s dysfunctional father to the beauty and strength of the close relationships created in Twin Pines Trailer Park." - School Library Journal
Item Special Note
Melissa Walker is a writer who has worked as ELLEgirl Features Editor and Seventeen Prom Editor. All in the name of journalism, she has spent 24 hours with male models and attended an elite finishing school for girls in New Zealand, among other hardships. She has written for many publications including Redbook, Glamour, New York, Teen Vogue, Family Circle and more (see samples of her magazine work).
Melissa lives in Brooklyn and has a BA in English from Vassar College. She loves meeting kids and teenagers, and is game to speak at your library or school. Get in touch to discuss.
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