Love and Other Four Letter Words
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Publication Year
2002
ISBN
9780744590081
Pages
221 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Sammie never expected sweet sixteen to be perfect, but she didn't expect her parents to separate or to have to move to a tiny apartment in New York. As the hot, hummid summer progresses, she finds new depths to the word "love," and comes to understand other words such as "gain," "loss," and "grow."
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; separated parents; separate homes
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
separated parents
Awards
Booklist Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2001
Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog, Supplement to the Eighth Edition, 2001
Young Adults' Choices, 2002
Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog, Ninth Edition, 2005
Keywords
body image issues; depression; moving; New York; Manhattan; dogs; summer
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Mackler, Carolyn, "Love and Other Four Letter Words" (2002). Diverse Families. 1068.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1068