How to Ruin My Teenage Life

In this sequel to How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, EVERYTHING in sixteen-year-old Amy Nelson Barak's life is going wrong Her mom got married and moved to the suburbs, and now they are going to have a baby. Amy moves in with her dad in Chicago and signs him up for an online dating service. His first four dates are that night . . . What else? Her dog Mutt impregnated her grumpy neighbor's prized poodle, so Amy will actually have to get a part-time job to pay for half the veterinary bill. And there's this totally annoying boy, Nathan Rubin, who just moved into her apartment building. Luckily, Amy has a cute boyfriend named Avi. Only he's more like a non-boyfriend considering Avi is in the Israeli army for the next three years. What's a girl to do when everyone is conspiring to ruin her life?

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Flux
Published: 06/08/2007
ISBN: 9780738710198
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.36w x 0.72d
Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Notable
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Gold Medal Winner

Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2007 pg. 100
PW Notes and Reprints 07/09/2007 pg. 57
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2007 pg. 238 - Recommended - Better Than Most

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 117055 / How to Ruin My Teenage Life
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 9