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"Verbena Colter knows she's bad knews. Trouble from the get-go. How could she not be, with parents like hers? Her mother practically pickled her before she was even born, leaving Verbie to struggle with the affects of fatal alcohol syndrome. And her father was just plain mean. Verbie wishes she could be somebody, anybody other than who she is. [Then enters] Pooch, a flatlander boy visiting for the summer. When Pooch and his mom rent the house next door, Verbie takes the oppurtunity to be someone else entirely. And what starts out as a game, leads Verbie into a surprising and heartwarming journey of self discovery." I really enjoyed reading this book. The only part that I did not enjoy as much was how Verbena's best friend Annie dumped her to be more popular hanging out with Heather. Thank goodness Annie realizes her mistakes and apologizes to Verbie at the end of the summer. I would rate this book 4 1/2 stars out of five because the plot was well written but I also didn't like the fact that Verbie's real father was in jail because he had killed a person in a fight.
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Hoodzie123: yeah, you definitely should read it. It was well-written.-bellster587 ** - Okay - I'll put it on my list!!! :) **
 * bellster587: I have wondered about this book, so I'm glad you reviewed it. Sounds like a bad situation with a friend turned out okay in the end. You have given it a very high rating, though, so maybe I'll quit looking at it on the shelf and will READ it! Thanks for a nicely written summary. :) -Hoodzie123 **