{"product_id":"me-and-the-blondes-teresa-toten-9780143053071","title":"Me and the Blondes: Book One of the Series","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"How did your poor husband pass away?\"\u003cbr\u003e Make it simple, Mama, I tried to bore into her, simple, simple...\u003cbr\u003e \"His brains exploded.\"\u003cbr\u003e I heard a gasp. It was me.\u003cbr\u003e \"An aneurysm?\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Okay,\" said Mama.\u003cbr\u003e \"I'm sorry, hon,\" said Mrs. Haver. \"At least it was fast.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"It vas?\" Mama looked puzzled. I nodded furiously at her. \"Ya. It vas. Yours?\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Heart attack.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Oooo, dat's good too.\"\u003cbr\u003e I could've killed her.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSophie Kandinsky has spent the last six years trying to keep her crazy family life secret. The devil \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e in the details. The first detail is her larger-than-life, eccentric, Bulgarian mother. The slightly larger detail is the fact that her gentle, poet-father has been charged with murder. All Sophie wants is to be adored \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e invincible, which is really hard once people find out her father's in prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this time, after yet another move to another new school, and another opportunity to wipe the slate clean, Sophie has devised a plan. On her first day of school, she will locate The Blondes--that clique of perfect, confident girls who are beyond gossip and reproach--and she will make them her friends. This time, no one will find out the truth. \u003ci\u003eThis\u003c\/i\u003e time, everything will be brilliant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teresa Toten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143053078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143053071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e110523 \/ Me and the Blondes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult Canadian Book Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Governor General's Literary Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 73","brand":"Teresa Toten","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064789905663,"sku":"9780143053071","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_719e7973-a0da-40c6-9e3e-64bafffd0dc7.jpg?v=1768671064","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/me-and-the-blondes-teresa-toten-9780143053071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}