It makes Eli cringe when her mother comes home proudly dressed in a foam rubber French fry suit after her first day as a mascot for Burgers ?n' Fries. Families come in many forms in the animal kingdom, Eli's teacher had informed her. Sure, but ? French fries? How can her mother be so unembarrassable? When 15-year-old Eli Smyth isn't fuming over her mother's goofy jobs and total lack of inhibition, she's envious of Grace. Eli's best friend has two dads, both tres cool, and neither dresses up as fast food for a living. Maybe JG can understand. He's the boy in her class who shares her appreciation of rock band Decapitated Heads and also happens to have problems with his dad. Nobody's parents, though, are as wacko as Eli's mom. Everything she says and does drives Eli crazy. The too-frank sex-talks, the penchant for clothing that resembles flour sacks; the list goes on ? It seems her mom can't do much more to aggravate Eli ? and then gets pregnant. To Eli, there's nothing more disgusting than pregnancy. Now that her mother's puking her guts out most mornings and beginning to look like Jabba the Hut, what if she needs Eli's love and understanding? Will Eli be there for her?
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Kids CAN Press, The Limited
ISBN-10
1554531845
ISBN-13
9781554531844
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65935887
Product Key Features
Book Title
My Mother ISA French Fry and Further Proof of My Fuzzed-Up Life
Author
Colleen Sydor
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Family / Parents, Social Themes / Adolescence
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Age Range
12-Up
Grade from
Seventh Grade
Grade to
Ninth Grade
Reviews
...teens will appreciate Sydor's manic, humorous tone ... this stands as a solid chick-lit offering ...