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Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (National Book Award Finalist)

Contributor(s): Lockhart, E (Author)

ISBN: 9780786838196

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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Pub Date: August 1, 2009

Dewey: FIC

Lexile Code: 0890

Features: Bibliography, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 12 to 18

Physical Info: 0.74" H x 8.44" L x 5.34" W ( 0.88 lbs) 352 pages

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Quiz #:0000121946 ( Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (National Book Award Finalist))

Reading level: 5.50

Interest level: MG+

Point value: 9.0

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Description: The acclaimed author of "Dramarama" and "The Boy Book" now delivers a story about a girl who goes from being mildly geeky to a teenage knockout to . . . a criminal mastermind?

Review Quotes: * "Lockhart has transcended the chick-lit genre. . . . A funny feminist manifesto that will delight the anti-Gossip Girl gang." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

* "Big ideas are an essential part of the fun in this sparkling tour de force. . . . An exuberant, mischievous story, it scores its points memorably and lastingly." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

* "Lockhart creates a unique, indelible character in Frankie. . . .Teens will be galvanized by her brazen action and her passionate, immediate questions about gender and power, individuals and institutions, and how to fall in love without losing herself." --Booklist (starred review)

* "An empowered female hero like Frankie is a rare and refreshing find. She is the ultimate feminist role model for teens: a girl with guts and imagination who's brave enough to take on the 'old boys' club.'"--SLJ (starred review)

"Highly recommended." --Library Media Connection (starred review)

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