Viola in Reel Life (Volume 1) - Softcover

Trigiani, Adriana

3.53

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9781847389268: Viola in Reel Life (Volume 1)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847389260 ISBN 13: 9781847389268

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK, 2010

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Viola doesn't want to go to boarding school, but somehow she ends up at Prefect Academy, an all-girls school in South Bend, Indiana, far faraway from her home in Brooklyn, New York. Now Viola is stuck for a whole year in what seems to be the sherbet-coloured-sweater capital of the world. Ick.

There's no way Viola's going to survive the year - especially since she has to replace her best friend Andrew with three new roommates who, disturbingly, actually seem to likebeing at Prefect. She resorts to viewing the world (and hiding) behind the lens of her video camera.

But boarding school is nothing like Viola thought it would be, and she soon realises that she may be in for the most incredible year of her life. But first she has to put the camera down and let the world in.

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Review:

"Sarah Dessen for middle school.Trigiani deftly shows that teenage girls can be independent, have positive self-images, and be happy." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

"Trigiani (Big Stone Gap) takes the familiar boarding school milieu and gives it some welcome nuance and a refreshingly grounded feel in her debut YA work. [She] offers a realistic look at the ever-shifting bonds of friendship and the adjustment to one's first taste of life away from home."--Publishers Weekly

"A sweet, character-driven story. Viola is very real, as are her feelings, hopes, desires, and dreams."--School Library Journal

"A cold, snowy winter, a ghost mystery, kisses, cookies, roommates, a video diary, a film competition, and Viola's crack-me-up-every time observations all make this an endearing coming of age story...exceptionally fun."--Richie's Picks

"Sarah Dessen for middle school...Trigiani deftly shows that teenage girls can be independent, have positive self-images, and be happy."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

"This book reminds each of us that a fish out of water really can find a new pond! Read it to remind yourself that your friends really do teach you something new every day."--Justine Magazine

"Best-selling adult author Trigiani nicely captures boarding-school bonding, adolescent female insecurities, and current teen trends. Fun, breezy, and full of subtle life lessons, this is a good follow-up or prequel to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series."--Booklist

A cold, snowy winter, a ghost mystery, kisses, cookies, roommates, a video diary, a film competition, and Viola s crack-me-up-every time observations all make this an endearing coming of age story exceptionally fun. --Richie's Picks"

A sweet, character-driven story. Viola is very real, as are her feelings, hopes, desires, and dreams. --School Library Journal"

This book reminds each of us that a fish out of water really can find a new pond! Read it to remind yourself that your friends really do teach you something new every day. --Justine Magazine"

About the Author:

Adriana Trigiani is the author of fifteen bestsellers, including the blockbuster epic The Shoemaker's Wife; the Big Stone Gap series; Lucia, Lucia; the Valentine series; the Viola series for young adults; and the bestselling memoir Don't Sing at the Table. She is also the award-winning filmmaker of the documentary Queens of the Big Time. Trigiani lives in Greenwich Village with her family.

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