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Cameron, Ann

The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods

201 pp. | Farrar/Foster | January, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-374-36702-7
(3) 4-6 In 1950s Wisconsin, Amanda thinks she'll never be happy again after her best friend moves away. With a controlling and snobby mother, a perfect older sister, and a remote father, Amanda feels lonely and isolated. A series of events, including making a new friend, help Amanda realize that she doesn't have to let others' expectations of her define her life. Smooth writing filled with thoughtful observations on the nature of relationships characterize this quiet story of maturation.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

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