Deep Down Popular - Softcover

Stone, Phoebe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 043980244X ISBN 13: 9780439802444

Publisher: Arthur a Levine, 2010

Synopsis

<div> Beloved author Phoebe Stone joins our enchanting WISH line. Kid-favorite <i>Deep Down Popular</i> romances a whole new audience!<p></p>Sixth-grader Jessie Lou is deeply, madly, passionately in love with Conrad Parker Smith. Too bad she's a tomboy with only one on-again, off-again friend, and hair so short you can't spit on it. Too bad he's the most popular boy in their small-town school. But then Conrad hurts his leg and suddenly can't keep up with his old pursuits anymore. Jessie Lou and Conrad start spending a lot more time together, but she can't help wonder -- is she just a substitute friend? And will Conrad forget her when his leg brace comes off and he's king of the school once again? </div>

About this title

About the Author

<div> Phoebe Stone is the beloved and acclaimed author of several novels for middle grade, including <i>The Romeo and Juliet Code</i>, which was hailed by the <i>Boston Globe</i> as "quite simply the best novel for young readers . . . since <i>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</i>." She received four starred reviews for <i>The Boy on Cinnamon Street</i>, and another star for her novel <i>Deep Down Popular</i>. <i>Booklist</i> awarded a starred review to <i>Romeo Blue</i>, the follow-up to <i>The Romeo and Juliet Code</i>, calling it "compelling, and with plenty of heart and soul." Phoebe and her husband live in Middlebury, Vermont. </div>

Edition details

• Publisher: Arthur a Levine
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 043980244X
• ISBN 13: 9780439802444
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280