
Rules Of The Road
Joan Bauer(Author)
Corgi Childrens (Publisher)
Published on 31. July 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-552-57463-1 (ISBN)
Description
Jenna has a holiday job in a shoe shop and finds that she can sell anybody anything. Unfortunately her personal problems are not so easy to sort out. When the company president, Madeline Gladstone, asks Jenna to drive her across the USA to a vital meeting, Jenna jumps at the chance to get away from her family and hit the road. Together the wise old woman and the sensible young woman teach eather other a lot about the rules of the road - and the rules of life.
Reviews / Votes
An inspirational read for all teenage girls * The School Librarian * Deals with social issues from a teenager's perspective with a refreshing honesty and humour * Inis * Fabulous and somewhat flamboyant characters, witty dialogue and memorable scenes . . . Bauer's best yet * School Library Journal (USA) * Moving and memorable, this is a top-class, racy read * Mizz * Warm, original, funny and sharp as a stiletto heel * Bournemouth Daily Echo *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
160 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-552-57463-1 (9780552574631)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Joan Bauer is an award-winning American novelist. She is fascinated by politics and loves hill-walking. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and has one daughter.