| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
247 pages ; 20 cm |
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age Children |
| Summary |
Twelve-year-old Zoë, famous for advising other people using her unwritten rules, has her hands full with chairing a school dance committee, training a new student to fit in, keeping her grandmother out of a nursing home, and trying to find a husband for her mother. |
| Contents |
Name names -- You can step in a load of crap, but a smart girl doesn't put up with any -- You can't polish a poodle -- Even bad reputations need expiration dates -- Never argue when there's candy at stake -- Smartin Granitstein is vile -- There are no exceptions to this rule -- Keep your friends close and your clients closer -- Sometimes death by Puckered Parrot is worth the risk -- Sixty seconds of happy kicks jeopardy!'s butt -- Never lift for yourself what a fifth-grader is willing to lift for you -- If you love something set it loose in math class -- Sorcer's stands require written permission -- He who swipes the last butterscotch square has got to go -- No one can ever know unwritten rule #10. Ever -- Face the jackals or they'll eat you alive -- Never trust a snake -- Don't build your nest on a flagpole -- Innermost thoughts should always be in blue -- Libraries. Not so hazard-free anymore -- It ain't over till the lady in white sings -- Don't paint spots on a leopard -- if you gotta jump, take no prisoners -- Pay no attention to the unwritten rule behind the curtain -- Sometimes happy comes in extra chunky. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
| Subject |
Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction.
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Interpersonal relations. |
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Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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Middle schools. |
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Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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Schools. |
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Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Grandmothers. |
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Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.
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Mothers and daughters. |
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Alzheimer's disease -- Juvenile fiction.
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Alzheimer's disease. |
| Genre/Form |
Children's stories.
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Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Fiction.
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| ISBN |
0525478108 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780525478102 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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