This winner of the 2006 Newbery Medal is a poignant coming-of-age story about a young girl and her friends whose paths cross–and stories criss cross–over one summer. Illustrated throughout with photos and illustrations by the author.
Debbie is wishing something would happen. Something good. To her. Soon. In the meantime, Debbie loses a necklace and finds a necklace (and boy does the necklace have a story to tell), she goes jeans shopping with her mother (an accomplishment in diplomacy), she learns to drive shift in a truck (illegally), she saves a life (directly connected to being able to drive, thus proving something), she takes a bus ride to another town (in order to understand what it feels like to be from “elsewhere”), she meets a boy (who truly is from “elsewhere”), but mostly she hangs out with her friends: Patty, Hector, Lenny, and Phil. T
Ages 10+
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this book is great, but definatley for the older child.I read all the books my kids read and i really enjoyed this, its funny witty, real but still fun 🙂
My son has enjoyed reading this book. Good for older readers.
My 10yr old got into this slowly. She recommends for ages 8 up.
A girl befriends and helps out an elderly woman. Paths cross. CRISS CROSS is an intriguing book
this book has swear words and the story jumps around a lot. It’s hard to keep track of who the author is talking about.
my children didn’t really enjoy this book and only read a few chapters. They found it hard to carry on reading.
f you’ve read some of my other reviews, you might already be familiar with the fact that I find a Newbery Award-winner to be, generally, an excellent read.