Sloppy Firsts (2001) Megan McCafferty (Author)
Sloppy Firsts is the first book in the series by Megan McCafferty that features the life and times of 16-year old Jessica Darling. Darling lives in Pineville, NJ, and is highly observant of the world around her, and, more often than not, is bewildered by what she sees. When her best and only friend moves from Pineville, Darling is left alone to tackle the trials of adolescence and high school society, not to mention, her parents and their weird obsessions. Her father is completely focused on her track career. Her mother can talk of nothing but her older sister's wedding. Darling is not sure if she can make it through this alone. First novel.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Jessica Darling, 16-Year-Old
SUB GENRE :
Young Adult, Series
SETTING(S) :
Pineville, New Jersey, United States, North America, East Coast (America)
SUBJECT :
Adolescence, Adolescent interpersonal relations, Friendship, Schools, Parent-child relations, Sisters, Sibling rivalry
TIME PERIOD :
21st century AD
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300123709
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
SOURCE CITATION : "Sloppy Firsts." 2010. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 2 Sep 2010 <http://booksandauthors.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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