sometimes funny, sometimes tender, this is a promising debut.'- Booklist 'Short, funny chapters full of exaggeration and exasperation provide lots of laughs. Zoe's world is drawn with sometimes painful precision, her emotions are revealed with empathy, and her story unfolds realistically, without the miracles she hopes for, but with small, sometimes surprising changes. filled with hope and humor.'- School Library Journal 'Immediately engaging.

She's perfect, in the most deliciously crooked kind of way.'-Sharon Creech, Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons 'An impressive and poignant debut novel. I love Zoe's parents and her friend Wheeler, but most especially I love Zoe. Readers with their own dreams, weird obsessions, and quirky hobbies will be heartened by the message that a few bumps, compromises, and sour notes along the way can pay off in a major key.'- The Bulletin -, 'What a generous spirit behind this book: one that celebrates the crooked quirks of its characters.

'What a generous spirit behind this book: one that celebrates the crooked quirks of its characters.

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