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Absolutely Normal Chaos [Unabridged] (Paperback)

by Sharon Creech (Author)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books; Unabridged edition (23 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330397818
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330397810
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 111,880 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Absolutely Normal Chaos is one of Sharon Creech's four novels for children, including the prizewinning Walk Two Moons (1995 Children's Book Award and W H Smith Mind Boggling Books Award1996). Creech's hallmark is a funny, poignant, involving narrative which leaves the reader guessing and at the same time savouring delights along the road. Absolutely Normal Chaos takes the form of daily journal entries by the delightful Ohio 13-year-old, Mary Lou Finney. Things seem ordinary enough until her gangly 17-year-old cousin, Carl Ray from West Virginia, comes to stay. Before she knows it, their next door neighbour has died, Carl Ray has inherited large sums of money and she finds herself falling in love for the first time. And then, as though that wasn't enough, Carl Ray nearly dies in a car accident. The learning curve for Mary Lou is as steep as the enjoyment curve for the reader who could be anyone between the ages of 12 and 16. --Tamsin Palmer --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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So. Here it is. My summer journal. As you can see, I got a little carried away. The problem is this, though. I don't want you to read it. I really mean it. I just wanted you to know I did it. I didn't want you to think I was one of those kids who says, 'Oh yeah, I did it, but I lost it/my dog ate it/my little brother dropped it in the toilet.' But please, 'Pleease Don't Read It!' How was I to know all this stuff was going to happen to me this summer? Mary Lou has what she calls a normally-strange family. That is, until her cousin Carl comes to stay. She had plans to enjoy the summer hanging out with her first ever crush, but there's something so quiet and sad about Carl, and Mary Lou knows that no one else in her chaotic home will bother to find out why. So it looks like it's up to her and what she discovers is far from normal and rocks the family to its heart.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best books I have ever read!, 4 Aug 2001
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I got this book for my Christmas a year or so ago, from my mum. She got it from a book club magazine. It's absolutely brilliant! The way that Sharon Creech writes makes me laugh, and I cried too! It's a great book, all about typical teenage life!

As I'm the same age as Mary Lou, the main character, I can really relate to her, and she's taught me one or two things!

I recommend this book to any teenage girl who'd like a laugh!

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT BOOK TO READ!!!, 30 Jul 2001
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Sharon Creech is a great author that knows how to actually make the book and characters seem...real! I think that her idea of writing in a journal form is a great idea, and you get more details of what Mary actually thinks of the people around her.

Mary Lou is like any other 13 year old girl that ends up finding summer love, and having to put up with her family. When her cousin from Virgina comes down looking for a job, she really doesn't like him, and ends up having to do everything for him. Mary Lou finds out a HUGE secret about her cousin later on in the book, and starts to like him after something serious happens to him.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars This book is a diary of a 13 year old girl., 19 Nov 2000
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Mary Lou Finney is asked to write a journal over the summer holidays. She writes about boys, friends, and her cousin who comes to stay. It is very funny and I would recommend it to girls aged 11 - 14.
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1.0 out of 5 stars BORING
I think this book was boring.

In her diary, Mary Lou records typical teenage secrets about love and all of that stupid stuff. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars SO FUNNY!
This book is really worth reading!

Mary Lou Finney is 13 years old, with 4 other siblings. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Liz

5.0 out of 5 stars (too good for words!)
written in the style of a 13-year-olds journal with a book review, playscript and who-dunnit incorperated. A perfect 'lying-in-bed' sort of book.
Published on 1 Sep 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars It was Okay, I perfer Walk Two Moons, but I liked it.
It was okay, I mean I liked it! I'm an American myself, and yeah, my life is chaotic, but I perfer Walk Two Moons. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best books I have ever read
This book was a very good book. I just couldn't put it down. I really wanted to find out what next was going to happen in the story. I think you should read this book .
Published on 19 April 1998

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