Portia's Ultra Mysterious Double Life

By HAYS, ANNA JANE

Publishers Summary:
I look at the clock: 4:23 a.m. In approximately three hours I have to wake up again to go to school, and I haven't even gone to sleep yet. How can I possibly care about pop quizzes, bad hair days, and beauty makeovers now that I've found a major clue to the true identity of my missing father?IDENTIFYING DATASubject: Portia Avatar -- Girl Psychoanalytic DetectiveBackground material: Twelve years old. Lives with earth mom, Indigo, and gray-and-white cat (who thinks he's a dog) named Frederick. To date, Portia does not know the whereabouts of her mysterious father, Patch.Recent developments: An earthquake shakes up Portia's sleepy hometown of Palmville, California. A photograph of Patch is uncovered. Portia's life, as she knows it, is about to change forever.

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ISBN
978-1-41694-893-3
Publisher
Aladdin


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2008

Gr 5-7 Portia Avatar, 12, lives in Palmville, CA, with her vegetarian mom, Indigo, and her cat. The novel covers five days, beginning with an earthquake at 3:47 a.m. Portia has created reasons that explain why her father has never been a part of her life and has given him an imaginary one. The earthquake shakes loose a photograph of him and a ring. Portia's preoccupation with her father is co...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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