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Genre/Form: | Young adult fiction Teen fiction Fiction Young adult works Juvenile works Juvenile fiction |
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Material Type: | Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Andrea Portes |
ISBN: | 9780062313645 0062313649 9780062313652 0062313657 9780062366771 0062366777 |
OCLC Number: | 881386342 |
Description: | 328 pages ; 22 cm |
Responsibility: | Andrea Portes. |
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"It's rare that a book can be as funny and absolutely delightful as it is moving and thought provoking, and Anatomy of a Misfit is both." -- Lauren Oliver, author of Before I Fall "A self-deprecating and highly memorable heroine whose bawdy, laceratingly funny narration makes her instantly endearing while also revealing her flaws, uncertainties, and ethical quandaries." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "... a romance filled with seriously funny dark humor and tragedy." -- Kirkus "Anika's observations are razor-sharp, especially when she is describing other people... An introductory note says the story is based on the author's ninth-grade experience. What a year." -- The Horn Book "Anika's droll voice shines, and her emotions are palpable. After a heartbreaking tragedy, Anika's ending ... will leave readers cheering." -- School Library Journal "Fifteen-year-old Anika Dragomir throws her arms around us and draws us in from the very beginning... Droll, intimate, often laugh-out-loud funny narration carries the reader through more than 300 pages... Anika's winning voice may just be the star of Portes's first young adult novel." -- New York Times Book Review "Anika Dragomir is the funniest, snarkiest, most insightful misfit a reader could ever hope to meet. I laughed my way through Anatomy of a Misfit right up until the very end, when the book broke my heart into a million pieces. This is a beautiful, brave and powerful novel." -- Melissa Kantor, author of Maybe One Day and The Breakup Bible Read more...
WorldCat User Reviews (1)
High school drama
This is a story about the drama and the pain of high school social life. Anika Dragomir is the third most popular girl at Pound High School, but because of her dysfunctional family she really doesn't feel like she fits in.
On the first day of tenth grade it is obvious that former nerdy...
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This is a story about the drama and the pain of high school social life. Anika Dragomir is the third most popular girl at Pound High School, but because of her dysfunctional family she really doesn't feel like she fits in.
On the first day of tenth grade it is obvious that former nerdy loner Logan McDonough has suddenly become cool and more mysterious than ever. Anika finds him to be irresistably attractive, but the most popular girl, Becky, will make Anika's life miserable if she's seen with him.
So Anika must choose—ignore her feelings and keep her social status or follow her heart and risk the wrath of Becky. However, once she chooses, an unimaginable tragedy strikes, changing her forever.
The characters in this book seem a bit shallow, and there is a lot of unnecessary foul language, but the drama can pull you in and keep you reading.
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