| Bloggrls: nugrl90 (Sadie) |
| Specifications | 5" X 7"; 200 pages |
| Author(s) | Cheryl Dellasega |
| Illustrator(s) | Karina LaPierre; (Jacket artist) Jane Wattenberg |
| Interest/Age Group | Grades 6+ |
| List Price | | US$ 15.99 |  | |  |
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| List Price | | US$ 15.99 | | | |
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About
the Book
The first book in the new BLOGGRLS series!
"Tonight I went
outside and laid down on our new lawn and just stared up into the sky. There
were a billion stars, and I could see them all, some real sharp like pencil
points and others like a smudge in the background. For just a second, I thought
maybe things might turn out okay.
Maybe:
I
will ADORE my new
school
I will
be EXTREMELY
popular
I will
meet my TRUE
love
We will
become a happy, wonderful FAMILY again and ride off into the sunset . . . or
somewhere"
SADIE’S
STORY
Sadie, a.k.a.
nugrl90,
finds out
one day that her semi-happy teen life is taking a serious turn toward disaster.
Not only are her parents really, truly getting divorced (as they’ve
threatened a hundred times), but now her family is moving! She has to share a
room with WS (Wicked Sister) and start the school year as "the new
girl." So Sadie creates a blog to sort out every W3TP (What’s Wrong
With This Picture?) that has suddenly entered her life. When Sadie meets BB
(Buff Boy), she thinks that
maybe
her luck is
changing. Could this be Sadie’s chance to fit in at her new school? Or
will a relationship with BB isolate her even more? Soon enough, Sadie finds
herself face to face with the dark sides of both BB and a troubled friend, and
she’ll have to make a life-altering decision—one that could change
her perception of love forever. Will Sadie find the inner strength to deal with
the consequences of her
choice?
About
the Series
Written entirely in blog style, with a
unique "clicktionary" explaining blogspeak and hand-drawn artwork by a
real teen artist scattered throughout the book, readers will be pulled in from
the very first page. To connect with other readers of Sadie’s story, to
learn about the next Bloggrl, and to win fun prizes, go to the series Web site,
created by the author:
http://www.bloggrls.com/
CHERYL DELLASEGA has been internationally recognized
for her work on relational aggression (peer bullying) and other issues affecting
adolescent girls. She holds a PhD in Health Education and Counseling and is
Professor of Humanities and Women’s Studies at Penn State University. She
is also the founder of Club and Camp Ophelia and the award-winning author of
five books about family relationships and adolescent issues. To learn more about
the author and her work, visit:
http://cheryldellasega.com/
KARINA LAPIERRE drew the pictures in
nugrl90 (Sadie).
She is fifteen years old and attends high school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
where she is an honors student. She hopes to become a writer or artist.
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