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基本信息·出版社：Scholastic Paperbacks
·页码：240 页
·出版日期：2005年07月
·ISBN：0439583950
·条形码：9780439583954
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Nobody Was Here
·外文书名：这儿没坏人: 我的七年级: 潘娜洛普(Nobody Was Here系列)
内容简介 It's 1981, and nothing is going right in Penelope's life. She has just started seventh grade at Elston Prep, and she and her best friend Stacy aren't getting along. Stacy is all caught up in who's wearing what to whose Bar Mitzvah, and has even become friends with Annabella and Pia, two of the biggest snobs at Elston! At home, things are no better: there's a new mother's helper to contend with, and Penelope's little brother Nathaniel just won't leave her alone. And when her parents are at home--which is rare--all they do is fight.
作者简介 Alison Pollet grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side and attended a school similar to Elston Prep. Like Penelope, she often spaced out. Now Alison lives in Brooklyn, New York.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. 编辑推荐 From School Library Journal Grade 5-7–It's 1981, and Penelope Schwartzbaum is starting seventh grade at an elite New York prep school. She finds herself thinking "bad thoughts"–thoughts that include a sense that she no longer fits together with her best friend, and suspicions that her mother's involvement with her latest client might be the kind of involvement that leads to divorce. School is a nightmare of never knowing what to do or how to think; the in-crowd has too many rules, from what to wear to who to talk to, and Penelope feels so lost that she is rapidly becoming a nobody. However, a new friendship with oddball but entirely genuine Cass provides a welcome distraction and allows Penelope to regain her sense of self and start becoming somebody. The prose is utilitarian and often reminiscent of the gossipy but omniscient narrative of Cecily von Ziegesar's "Gossip Girl" series or Lisi Harrison's
The Clique (2004, both Little, Brown), including brand names scattered across the pages. Today's 12-year-olds might not understand why white Tretorns are so important; on the other hand, the time period might provide some insight into the world their mothers occupied. Overall, this is a satisfying story about early adolescence that doesn't break any new ground, but that won't disappoint readers.
–Karyn N. Silverman, LREI–Elizabeth Irwin High School, New York City Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Booklist Gr. 5-7. Pollet's debut takes readers to an elite New York City prep school (circa 1981), filled with cliquey preteens guaranteed to put even contemporary "mean girls" in their place. Twelve-year-old Penelope Schwartzbaum is having trouble fitting in with her old friends at the new upper-school campus. She's uncomfortable with their activities (pledging not to make friends with anyone new to the school, for example), but she's unable to disagree with them. Life at home isn't much better. Her father is often out of town, and her mother may (or may not) be having an affair. Penelope hits bottom after participating in a cruel hazing and being expelled for writing on a desk, but, oddly enough, those events seem to bring her out of her "I'm nobody" fog and help her stand up for her own convictions. Pollet has created a believable set of characters who experience nasty, spiteful behavior that most girls over the age of 12 will easily recognize, and her perceptive, often humorous story is sure to be welcomed by readers approaching, as well as those stuck in, seventh grade.
Kay WeismanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Review ...trenchantly evokes middle school social life in all its hazards and perplexities... a full-bodied and compassionate work. (STARRED REVIEW) --
Publishers Weekly July 19th, 2004 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
