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PublisherCandlewick Press

ISBN-100763681563

ISBN-139780763681562

eBay Product ID (ePID)219687992

Product Key Features

Book TitleSomeone I Wanted to Be

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicSocial Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Social Themes / Sexual Abuse

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorAurelia Wills

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight17.2 Oz

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2016-943942

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsA melancholy, memorable piece tackling shame, unkindness, poverty, and, finally, hope. --Kirkus Reviews Wills's first novel is a realistic portrayal of small-town life, friendship feuds, family issues, and relationships gone wrong...The blend of danger, romance, and family and relationship issues makes for an ultimately satisfying read. With frenemies and intrigue, new friends, strong characters, and a well-developed plot, this is a worthwhile purchase. --School Library Journal In a promising debut, Wills brings all manner of flawed characters to life as 16-year-old Leah Lobermeir relates her journey from being the helpless butt of fat jokes into someone slightly less vulnerable...For readers of realistic fiction, Leah's distinctive voice is spot on. --School Library Connection Debut author Wills empathetically illustrates Leah's predicament, immobilized in poverty and relentlessly bullied. --Publishers Weekly Someone I Wanted to Be tells the story of a realistic character struggling with a bad self-image and feelings of low self-worth. Leah's character transforms throughout the book as she begins to surround herself with other characters who see her value beyond her physical appearance...This novel will appeal to teens who enjoy gritty, realistic fiction authors similar to Ellen Hopkins. --VOYA, A melancholy, memorable piece tackling shame, unkindness, poverty, and, finally, hope. -Kirkus Reviews Wills's first novel is a realistic portrayal of small-town life, friendship feuds, family issues, and relationships gone wrong...The blend of danger, romance, and family and relationship issues makes for an ultimately satisfying read. With frenemies and intrigue, new friends, strong characters, and a well-developed plot, this is a worthwhile purchase. -School Library Journal, A melancholy, memorable piece tackling shame, unkindness, poverty, and, finally, hope. -Kirkus Reviews Wills's first novel is a realistic portrayal of small-town life, friendship feuds, family issues, and relationships gone wrong...The blend of danger, romance, and family and relationship issues makes for an ultimately satisfying read. With frenemies and intrigue, new friends, strong characters, and a well-developed plot, this is a worthwhile purchase. -School Library Journal In a promising debut, Wills brings all manner of flawed characters to life as 16-year-old Leah Lobermeir relates her journey from being the helpless butt of fat jokes into someone slightly less vulnerable...For readers of realistic fiction, Leah's distinctive voice is spot on. -School Library Connection

Grade FromNinth Grade

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

SynopsisWhen an insecure teen starts impersonating someone else, her life spirals dangerously out of control in a realistic, relatable novel about finding yourself--and discovering your true friends. Leah Lobermier dreams of becoming a doctor, but it's hard to stay focused on getting good grades when boys make oinking sounds at her in school and her mother spends every night on the couch with a bottle of wine. Leah's skinny and popular "friends," Kristy and Corinne, aren't much better and can hardly be counted on for support. When the girls convince a handsome older man to buy them beer, Leah takes his phone number and calls him, pretending to be Kristy--coy and confident--and they develop a relationship, talking and texting day after day. But as the lie she created grows beyond her control, can Leah put a stop to things before she--or Kristy--is seriously hurt?

LC Classification NumberPZ7.1.W574So 2016