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Rose by Any Other Name
By McCarthy, Maureen
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-59643-372-4
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2008
Gr 9-Up Rose's grandmother is dying, prompting the high school grad and current waitress to hit the road in her beat-up old van, with Mum in the passenger seat. Rose is less than thrilled, having successfully avoided her family for the past year. A stellar student, she was set to study law and follow in her father's footsteps, but when he left her mother, everything fell apart. McCarthy alternates chapters of the trip, during which they pick up a hitchhiker, with flashbacks to the previous year: Rose'...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2008
Taking a road trip to visit her dying grandmother, nineteen-year-old Rose finds she can't keep running from the devastating events of the previous year—her dad's shameful fall from grace, her parents' painful divorce, her own disastrous and forbidden love affair, and the complete disintegration of a close friendship. Phenomenal loss of trust...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
On a road trip to visit her dying grandmother, nineteen-year-old Rose is forced to face the previous year's devastating events--h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
