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OverviewHumorous and humiliating memories of an awkward childhood, sprinkled with hilarious family photographs and other memorabilia, from the author of The House of a Million Pets. Ann Hodgman is a funny lady. In How to Die of Embarrassment Every Day, she explains how she got that way. But the book only goes up through sixth grade. After that, her life became so embarrassing that writing it down would have caused the pages to burst into flames. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ann Hodgman , Ann HodgmanPublisher: Henry Holt & Company Imprint: Henry Holt & Company Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.80cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780805087055ISBN 10: 0805087052 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 10 May 2011 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsHer witty prose has the right balance of nostalgia and self-deprecation. -- School Library Journal In these light and funny pages, grownup Ann looks back with unmerciful self-deprecation on herself as she was in the early 1960s, and the result is a book that children ages 8-14 can enjoy as a kind of genial historical artifact and that their parents can read with affectionate winces at the quirks and obsessions of long-ago childhood. -- The Wall Street Journal Hodgman's longings, insecurities, and passions are universal...the book's strength lies in her blistering sense of humor and her refusal to talk down to readers. -- Publishers Weekly Rueful, funny and nostalgic... -- Kirkus Reviews Her witty prose has the right balance of nostalgia and self-deprecation. School Library Journal In these light and funny pages, grownup Ann looks back with unmerciful self-deprecation on herself as she was in the early 1960s, and the result is a book that children ages 8-14 can enjoy as a kind of genial historical artifact and that their parents can read with affectionate winces at the quirks and obsessions of long-ago childhood. The Wall Street Journal Hodgman's longings, insecurities, and passions are universal the book's strength lies in her blistering sense of humor and her refusal to talk down to readers. Publishers Weekly Rueful, funny and nostalgic Kirkus Reviews In these light and funny pages, grownup Ann looks back with unmerciful self-deprecation on herself as she was in the early 1960s, and the result is a book that children ages 8-14 can enjoy as a kind of genial historical artifact and that their parents can read with affectionate winces at the quirks and obsessions of long-ago childhood. -- The Wall Street Journal Hodgman's longings, insecurities, and passions are universal...the book's strength lies in her blistering sense of humor and her refusal to talk down to readers. -- Publishers Weekly Rueful, funny and nostalgic... -- Kirkus Reviews Author InformationAnn Hodgman lives in Washington, Connecticut with her husband, the writer David Owen, and one million pets. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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