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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: Playaway
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ISBN: 9781611135374
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ISBN: 9781611130027
| Runtime: | 6.49 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Romance |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
I'm telling you why we broke up, Ed. I'm writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why it happened.
Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, a box of matches, a protractor, books, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings, a comb from a motel room, and every other item collected over the course of a giddy, intimate, heartbreaking relationship. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Khristine
Hvam, surprisingly, never lets bitterness or regret take over her
first-person narration as the jilted girl. Hvam particularly shines in
the voicing of Min, Min’s friends, and Ed’s friends.” —AudioFile
“Written with an emotional depth that allows both adult and teen readers
to revisit memories of heartbreak and find pieces of themselves in
Min—and maybe even Ed, Why We Broke Up will leave you wondering how Handler knows exactly what it’s like to be a teenage girl in love.” —Amazon.com, editorial review
“Readers are taken beneath the surface of what will no doubt be one of
the most talked-about romances in teen literature…A poignant,
exhilarating tale of a love affair gone to the dogs.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Daniel Handler’s novel captures the seemingly chance situations and temperamental differences that lead to breakups.” —Barnes & Noble, editorial review
“Filled with long, lovely riffs of language…exquisite scenes of teenage
life and the sad souvenirs of one high school relationship, Why We Broke Up is a silken, bittersweet tale of adolescent heartache.” —New York Times Book Review
“It’s easy to predict how Handler’s story will conclude from the book’s
few pages. It’s more difficult to take such an everyday tragedy with a
predictable ending and elevate it to an end point of enduring,
emotionally effective art.” —Los Angeles Times
Author
Author Bio: Daniel Handler
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, Playaway |
| Category: | Fiction/Romance |
| Runtime: | 6.49 |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
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