Awards

• Short-listed for Charlotte Award (Intermediate) 2008
• Short-listed for Land of Enchantment Book Award (Young Adult) 2008
• Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Grades 4-6) 2007
• Short-listed for William Allen White Childens Book Award (Grades 6-8) 2008

Overview

When her father begins a long-distance romance with a Washington, D.C. zookeeper, twelve-year-old Frankie sends fabricated e-mail letters to the zookeeper in an attempt to end the relationship in this story about family, friendship, and growing up.

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This is a humorous look at honesty and privacy that will have special relevance for readers whose parents are back in the dating pool.

A humdinger of a story. This is a humorous look at honesty and privacy that will have special relevance for readers whose parents are back in the dating pool.

Author Information

Mary Amato is known for her comic middle-grade novels. She is the author of the popular seller ""The Word Eater,"" which appeared on many state lists, and the recent ""Snarf Attack,"" ""Underfoodle,"" and the ""Secret of Life,"" which Library School Journal called ""hilarious."" She is also a storyteller, poet, puppeteer, mask-maker, and quilt-maker. Ms. Amato makes her home just outside of Washington, D.C. This is her third novel.

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