My Messed-Up Life
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd
Published:7th Jun '18
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A hilarious story about coping with stepfamilies. Violet is not happy with her mom's choice of boyfriend, and she decides to set her sights higher- as high as a certain Hollywood film star...
Violet is not impressed with her TV director dad: he’s decided to abandon his family in Vancouver to start over with a new younger wife in LA. She needs a new stepfather who is perfect, charming and will show Dad what he’s missing: she needs George Clooney, Hollywood superstar.Violet is not impressed with her TV director dad: he’s decided to abandon his family in Vancouver to start over with a new younger wife in LA. To Violet, it’s like he’s traded his old life for a better one – complete with new and improved children. To make matters worse, her mom has taken up with a dorky new man called Dudley Wiener. Violet decides to take control. She needs a new stepfather who is perfect, charming and will show Dad what he’s missing: she needs George Clooney, Hollywood superstar.
"My Messed-Up Life is another funny, well-observed story from Susin Nielsen... it's a bouncy read with characters to whom readers will soon feel a strong attachment." * BookTrust *
"Sassy and candid... Especially affecting are Violet’s struggles to accept her father’s new family and her devotion to both her mother and Rosie. A bonus: Clooney makes a cameo" -- starred review * Publishers Weekly *
"Nielsen has created a story that is both funny and touching and well worth the read. Highly recommended" * CM Magazine *
"Laugh-out-loud humor deftly mixes with insight into a troubled girl’s pain over her parents’ divorce, keeping readers involved on every page … This comic novel scores" * Kirkus *
"...warm, funny and highly engaging." * The School Librarian *
"This hilarious book is fast-paced and witty, but beneath the laughs, Violet is a pre-teen struggling with the complexities of her parent’s relationships." * Inis Reading Guide *
"Violet is a complex, appealing character ... a very engaging read" * Booklist *
"A lot of cleverness and fun ... Some delectable secondary characters (and) a couple of lovely plot twists ... Buy it" * National Post *
ISBN: 9781783445523
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 16mm
Weight: 211g
224 pages