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  Bounce by Natasha Friend At her 13th-birthday dinner, Evyn's hippie father, Birdie, drops a bomb. He is going to marry Eleni Gartos, a college professor with six children, and Evyn and her 15-year-old brother will be leaving their home in Maine and moving to Boston with him. Evyn feels that her world has collapsed, while Mackey just asks to have two desserts. Feeling alone, the girl begins a dialogue with her dead mother as she imagines her. $7.99 books;paperbacks | Ages 9-12

  
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  	Bounce by Natasha Friend The perils of dealing with a new stepfamily are illuminated with the same Blume-like heart and wit that Natasha Friend brought to Perfect and LUSH $13.59 You save: 20% Hardcover Book | Grade 7

  
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Author: Natasha Friend

Interest Level:
7-12

Age:
12-17

Genre:
Realistic Fiction

Subject:
Changes and New Experiences, Divorce and Remarriage, Moving

Evyn's had enough problems in her life, starting with her mother's death when she was young. But now her father's thrown a whole new batch her way. Not only is he marrying a woman Evyn hardly knows, but he's uprooting Evyn and her brother to go live with this woman... and her children. It's a lot of adjustment to make at once. And, quite frankly, Evyn has no desire to adjust. She wants her old life, her old friends, and her old house. She knows she's supposed to bounce along with the changes... but what happens if she doesn't?

Natasha Friend gives us the insightful, heartfelt story of a girl who must learn how to manage her life... even when so many things are beyond her control.