Until this summer, the biggest problems 16-year-old Samantha Davis faced were her embarrassingly large breasts, (nicknamed "the Grand Tetons after those mountains in Wyoming,") and the fact that her gorgeous best friend, Kitty, always made her feel like a Plain Jane: "It sounds awful, but if you saw a Jaguar and a Ford Taurus parked next to each other, which one would you want to drive?" But now Sammie's parents are splitting, and suddenly she is being assaulted by changes from every direction. She is forced to move from upstate New York to Manhattan, play nursemaid to her depressed mother, and suffer the utter boredom of not knowing anyone in a city of 8 million. But then she meets Eli, the cute "crunchy granola" son of her mom's friend, and Phoebe, the quirky girl in Central Park who categorizes people by the dog breed they resemble. Exposure to the urban scene, new friendships, and a developing sense of self cause Sammie to realize "that along with love comes other four-letter words. Like hate, obviously.... And gain. And most important, grow."
Like other recently published first novelists Lori Aurelia Williams (When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune) and Cat Bauer, (Harley: Like a Person), Carolyn Mackler convincingly captures all the drama, longing, and humor of 21st-century female adolescence. Fresh, funny, and completely irreverent, Love and Other Four-Letter Words is destined to find a place in the hearts of teenaged girls. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert
Like other recently published first novelists Lori Aurelia Williams (When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune) and Cat Bauer, (Harley: Like a Person), Carolyn Mackler convincingly captures all the drama, longing, and humor of 21st-century female adolescence. Fresh, funny, and completely irreverent, Love and Other Four-Letter Words is destined to find a place in the hearts of teenaged girls. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert
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Hardback Editions
September 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: Love and Other Four-letter Words Author(s): Carolyn Mackler ISBN: 1-4395-5032-8 / 978-1-4395-5032-8 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2002 : Library Binding
| Title: Love and Other Four-Letter Words Author(s): Carolyn Mackler ISBN: 0-613-72272-8 / 978-0-613-72272-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Topeka Bindery Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2000 : Hardback
| Title: Love and Other Four-Letter Words Author(s): Carolyn Mackler ISBN: 0-385-32743-9 / 978-0-385-32743-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Delacorte Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
July 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Love and Other Four-letter Words Author(s): Carolyn Mackler ISBN: 1-84428-294-5 / 9781844282944 (UK edition) Publisher: Walker Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Love and Other Four-Letter Words Author(s): Carolyn Mackler ISBN: 0-385-73266-X / 978-0-385-73266-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2002 : Paperback
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January 2002 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Love and Other Four-Letter Words (Laurel-Leaf Books) Author(s): Carolyn Mackler ISBN: 0-440-22831-X / 978-0-440-22831-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Laurel Leaf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
September 2002 : Turtleback
| Title: Love and Other Four-Letter Words Author(s): Carolyn Mackler ISBN: 0-606-24120-5 / 978-0-606-24120-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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