Mister Posterior and the Genius Child
2002
First Published
3.64
Average Rating
304
Number of Pages
A Barnes & Noble's Winter Discover New Writers pick! Woodstock was over. The Beatles had just broken up. Sesame Street was new. And people in Cambridge, Massachusetts were getting in touch with their feelings. It was 1970, the year Vanessa Brick was picked as a Super Duper Speller for the Cambridge Harmony School. In this novel from a brilliant new voice in fiction, a now-grown Vanessa looks back on a time that was less innocent than it seemed€¦ I remember how it was to be eight. I remember the playground rhymes, the fierce cliques, and the girls we called €œThe Fu**ers.€ That year was the year my mother adopted an unprecedented number of cats and dated an ardent nudist. I f
Avg Rating
3.64
Number of Ratings
342
5 STARS
17%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
32%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
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Author
Emily Jenkins
Author · 33 books
Emily Jenkins is the author of many books for children, including the recent picture books Tiger and Badger, illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay, and Princessland, illustrated by Yoko Tanaka. Her chapter books include the Toys series, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; she is co-author of the Upside-down Magic series. Emily Jenkins lives in New York City.
