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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon Pulse
ISBN-101416957820
ISBN-139781416957829
eBay Product ID (ePID)62082012
Product Key Features
Book TitleWild Roses
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicLove & Romance, Family / Parents, Family / Blended Families, Romance / Contemporary, Social Themes / Depression & Mental Illness, General, Performing Arts / Music, Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, People & Places / United States / General
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
AuthorDeb Caletti
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10 oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
LCCN2004-023230
Reviews"Cassie's first-person narrative will sweep up readers, and her exploration of the fine line between madness and genius alternates between humor and painful truth." -- "Publishers Weekly," starred review, "Populated with delightfully oddball yet solidly real characters and shot full of genuine wit."--Kirkus Reviews, "Cassie's first-person narrative will sweep up readers, and her exploration of the fine line between madness and genius alternates between humor and painful truth." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review, "Populated with delightfully oddball yet solidly real characters and shot full of genuine wit." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Cassie's first-person narrative will sweep up readers, and her exploration of the fine line between madness and genius alternates between humor and painful truth."--Publishers Weekly, starred review, "Populated with delightfully oddball yet solidly real characters and shot full of genuine wit." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
Dewey DecimalFic
SynopsisCassie is falling in love with her stepfather Dino's brilliant young violin student, all while trying to cover up his increasingly erratic behavior, in this story of intense love, family, and secrets from Printz Honor medal winner and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Morgan lives with a time bomb, a.k.a. her stepfather, Dino Cavalli. To the public, Dino is a world-renowned violin player and composer. To Cassie, he's an erratic, self-centered bully. And he's getting worse. Dino no longer sleeps, and he grows increasingly paranoid. Before, Cassie was angry. Now she is afraid. Enter Ian Waters: a brilliant young violinist, and Dino's first-ever student. The minute Cassie lays eyes on Ian she knows she's doomed to fall head-over-heels in love with him. Cassie thought she understood that love could bring pain, but this union will have consequences she could not have imagined., Seventeen-year-old Cassie Morgan lives with a time bomb (a.k.a. her stepfather, Dino Cavalli). To the public, Dino is a world-renowned violin player and composer. To Cassie, he's an erratic, self-centered bully. And he's getting worse: He no longer sleeps, and he grows increasingly paranoid. Before, Cassie was angry. Now she is afraid. Enter Ian Waters: a brilliant young violinist, and Dino's first-ever student. The minute Cassie lays eyes on Ian she knows she's doomed. Cassie thought she understood that love could bring pain, but this union will have consequences she could not have imagined. In the end, only one thing becomes clear: In the world of insanity, nothing is sacred....