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Loading... Inconvenientby Margie Gelbwasser
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Russian-Jewish culture in America is the backdrop for an emotional story of how fifteen-year-old Alyssa copes with her mother's alcohol addiction while dealing with typical teenage issues such as friendship, underage drinking, and first love. (Grades 8-12) ( ) no reviews | add a review
A 2011 Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teen Readers! In fifteen-year-old Alyssa Bondar's Russian-Jewish culture, having a few drinks is as traditional as blinchiki and piroshki. So when her mom's midday cocktails turn into an all-day happy hour, it seems like Alyssa's the only one who notices-or cares. Her dad is steeped in the nightly news-and denial-and her best friend Lana is too busy trashing their shared Russian heritage so she can be popular. Alyssa would rather focus on cross-country meets and her first kiss with her running partner, Keith, but someone has to clean up her mom's mess. But who will be there to catch Alyssa when her mom's next fall off the wagon threatens to drag her down, too? Praise: "Inconvenientis riveting and whole."-Beth Kephart, author of Undercover No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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