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I, Lorelei

by Yeardley Smith · 2009

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Lorelei Connelly is no ordinary eleven-year-old. She's practical and a forward thinker. When her favorite cat, Mud, dies, she starts a journal to him, chronicling her daily life as a sixth grader so that he can continue to follow her rise to fame and fortune as a beloved actress, celebrated chef, and/or bestselling author. She figures it's also a good way to make sure her future biographers don't get anything wrong about her. But when her parents' marriage starts to unravel, Lorelei's lighthearted daily log becomes a poignant and defiantly humorous account of a family in distress as Lorelei grapples with the ground shifting under her feet.

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Yeardley Smith engages the reader with wit, candor, and authenticity.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisWashington DCWashington DCMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensmiddle gradeyoung adult
Length
medium · 339 pages

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