{"product_id":"trudy-9781571316592","title":"Trudy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrudy's parents are older than other kids' parents. As she enters middle school, Ma and Pop are in their sixties and seventies--so old, in fact, that most people mistake them for her grandparents. As if that isn't complicated enough, Trudy's also having a hard time at school. Math class isn't going so well, and Ashley--who she pinky-swore she would always be best friends with--has ditched her for a new crowd. Life at Benavidez Middle School is certainly an adjustment.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the school year goes on, she finds a new best friend, the straight-talking Roshanda; has her first serious crush on a boy; and gets used to life with lockers and class schedules. But just when things are getting better at school, Trudy and Ma notice that Pop is acting funny--he forgets to pick Trudy up from school and starts to put groceries away in the bathroom. Soon, Trudy and her mother embark on a quest to find out what is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in a voice that is honest and pure, \u003cem\u003eTrudy\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of an eleven-year-old girl who is growing up while her beloved Pop, diagnosed with Alzheimer's, slips away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571316592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.36w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2005 pg. 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2006 pg. 37 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 66 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e126675 \/ Trudy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jessica Lee Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45211636990133,"sku":"9781571316592","price":5.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f70ae229-4f29-47ad-bf2f-be93bf7c72ba.jpg?v=1742913576","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/trudy-9781571316592","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}