Author: Peggy Mann
Type or emotional/crisis issue(s) addressed:Problems with parents and family
Year of Publication: 1980
Publisher & Location: Doubleday & company, inc: NY
ISBN#: 978-0385050999
Target Age Level: middle school
# of Pages:140 pages
Quality of Illustrations: NA
Brief Summary: Eleven-year-old Jody, living with her divorced mother and pot-smoking older sister, dreads her twelfth birthday and the adolescent problems it may bring. It tells about how she deals with her problems from a first person bases
Personal Comments/Biases, and/or Things to Consider When Using This Book With Children:
Deals with some adult issues but in a good way.
Activity:
Have a child keep a journal and compair their experiances with Jody's.
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