Absolutely Normal Chaos

By Sharon Creech

Book #2 in the Walk Two Moons series

A summer journal turns chaotic with unexpected family visits and romantic twists.

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256 pages

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Thirteen-year-old Mary Lou Finney's summer journal starts as a boring school assignment but quickly spirals into chaos. With her mysterious cousin Carl Ray's arrival, best friend Beth Ann's boy-craziness, and the charming Alex Cheevy making her head spin, Mary Lou's summer becomes a whirlwind of love, family, and unexpected lessons. Will she survive the wildest summer of her life?

From the publisher

A prequel to the 1995 Newbery Medal winner “Walk Two Moons,” “Absolutely Normal Chaos” proves that Sharon Creech is not the kind of author you meet once and forget – she writes with a memorable voice that speaks directly to the thoughts and feelings of her readers. “Absolutely Normal Chaos” chronicles the daily life of 13-year-old Mary Lou Finney during her most chaotic and romantic summer ever. Sharon Creech fans will recognize Mary Lou Finney and her infamous summer journal from their appearance in “Walk Two Moons.” Mary Lou’s journal opens with a plea, “ Here it is: my summer journal . . But please PLEEEASSSE DON’T READ IT!” What begins grudgingly as a dreaded assignment for school becomes a hilarious chronicle of the circle of people and events that make her summer. There is Carl Ray, the mysterious and troublesome cousin that comes to visit; Beth Ann Bartels, the best friend who’s recently gone boy crazy; Alex Cheevy, the boy that makes Mary Lou’s brains “ mushy” and, of course, the Finney clan, her “ normally strange family.” What follows is a story of a summer filled with lessons and observations on love, death, friendship and family.

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