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	My Mother Is a French Fry and Further Proof of My Fuzzed-Up Life written by Colleen Sydor For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=3080

Hardcover Jacket USD $17.95 978-1-55453-183-7 Paperback USD $8.95 978-1-55453-184-4 Grades: 6 and up Ages: 12 and up Character Education dealing with feelings Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell Z Grade Level 7-up Accelerated Reader 5.3 MG+ © 2008 BW 5 1/4 x 7 7/8 256 pages	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? Reviews “...teens will appreciate Sydor’s manic, humorous tone ... this stands as a solid chick-lit offering ...” — Kirkus Reviews, August 2008 “... this is a funny and tender story, and Eli a touching heroine ...” — Publishers Weekly, July 2008

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	My Mother Is a French Fry and Further Proof of My Fuzzed-Up Life written by Colleen Sydor For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=3080

Hardcover Jacket USD $17.95 978-1-55453-183-7 Paperback USD $8.95 978-1-55453-184-4 Grades: 6 and up Ages: 12 and up Character Education dealing with feelings Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell Z Grade Level 7-up Accelerated Reader 5.3 MG+ © 2008 BW 5 1/4 x 7 7/8 256 pages	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? Reviews “...teens will appreciate Sydor’s manic, humorous tone ... this stands as a solid chick-lit offering ...” — Kirkus Reviews, August 2008 “... this is a funny and tender story, and Eli a touching heroine ...” — Publishers Weekly, July 2008

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	My Mother Is a French Fry and Further Proof of My Fuzzed-Up Life written by Colleen Sydor For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=3080

Hardcover Jacket USD $17.95 978-1-55453-183-7 Paperback USD $8.95 978-1-55453-184-4 Grades: 6 and up Ages: 12 and up Character Education dealing with feelings Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell Z Grade Level 7-up Accelerated Reader 5.3 MG+ © 2008 BW 5 1/4 x 7 7/8 256 pages	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? Reviews “...teens will appreciate Sydor’s manic, humorous tone ... this stands as a solid chick-lit offering ...” — Kirkus Reviews, August 2008 “... this is a funny and tender story, and Eli a touching heroine ...” — Publishers Weekly, July 2008

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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?

Grades: 6 and up

Ages: 12 and up

BW • 5 1/4 x 7 7/8 • 256 pages

Curriculum Connections

Character Education
dealing with feelings

Reading levels

Fountas & Pinnell

Grade Level

7-up

Accelerated Reader

MG+ 5.3

Reviews

“...teens will appreciate Sydor’s manic, humorous tone ... this stands as a solid chick-lit offering ...”: — Kirkus Reviews, August 2008
“... this is a funny and tender story, and Eli a touching heroine ...”: — Publishers Weekly, July 2008