Summary
It’s the middle of summer in Mirabeau, Texas, but already Garnet Hubbard looks forward to fall – to entering seventh grade and becoming a teenager at last. With Opal, her beautiful and popular fourteen-year-old sister, as her guide, Garnet is sure to have a great year. But everything changes when their mother, Melanie, packs them up and heads for Nashville, determined to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a country singer. Almost before they know it, Melanie drops the girls at her sister’…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780689873898 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0689873891 |
| Author: | D. Anne Love |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Margaret K McElderry Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2009 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 130mm x 194mm |
| Audience Age: | 10-14 |
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Critics Review
“Charming and insightful, Semiprecious is a book young girls will treasure.” – Rachel Cohn, author of Shrimp, Pop Princess, The Steps, and Gingerbread
“In D. Anne Love’s Semiprecious, Garnet Hubbard speaks in a voice so strong and true I could have listened to her forever. She’s tough and vulnerable, funny and furious as a hornet’s nest. Truth is, like anyone I’ve ever met from Texas, Garnet’s just plain hard not to like.” – Frances O’Roark Dowell, author of Where I’d Like to Be, The Secret Language of Girls, Dovey Coe, and Chicken Boy
D. Anne Love
D. Anne Love is the author of several award-winning novels for young readers, including Defying the Diva, Picture Perfect, Semiprecious, and The Puppeteer’s Apprentice. Ms. Love lives in Texas hill country with her husband, Ron, and Major and Jake, their book-loving golden retrievers.
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