C. Lee McKenzie is a gifted writer. She pulls us into the confused world of a bereaved teenage girl and in doing so she asks us so many questions. However the skill in this fine YA novel is in her ability to fully understand and live the life of a troubled teenager--as an adult I can feel challenged but a teenager will become captivated and will empathise with our heroine/5(23). · Another Top Notch YA from C. Lee McKenzie Those of you who have followed my blog for a few years (would the 3 of you please raise your hands?) know that The Princess of Las Pulgas, by C. Lee McKenzie, is my favorite YA. Now I have read all of Lee's YA and middle grade novels. And I have definitely liked them all. · After her father's slow death from cancer, Carlie's mother is forced to sell their cherished oceanfront home and move the family to the other side of the tracks-to dreaded Las Pulgas. At her tough new urban high school, Carlie is nicknamed "Princess" because of her aloof attitude. But what her classmates don't know is that Carlie isn't aloof; she's in mourning for her father and almost everything ISBN
The Princess Of Las Pulgas|C Lee McKenzie, Swords Of Sorrow: Modern Violence And The Meaning Of Life|P. Farmer, Fundamental Statistics For The Social And Behavioral Sciences|Howard T. (Taira) Tokunaga, Green MiniAtlas (miniAtlas Series)|World Bank. The Princess of Las Pulgas by C. Lee McKenzie 5 of 5 stars. After her father's death from cancer, Carlie's mother is forced to sell their cherished oceanfront home and move the family to dreaded Las Pulgas. At her tough new urban high school, Carlie is nicknamed "Princess" because of her aloof attitude. But what her classmates don't know is. And, yet, I absolutely loved C. Lee McKenzie's The Princess of Las Pulgas, which IS about a year old girl. I have read and enjoyed several YA books in the past that had teenage female protagonists - Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne and Wyndano's Cloak by A.R. Silverberry (his was a fantasy to boot) come to mind.
Quotes by C. Lee McKenzie. “Many journeys, often ones you didn't plan to make, take you to an unexpected destination that turns out to be exactly where you want to be.”. ― C. Lee McKenzie, The Princess of Las Pulgas. 13 likes. Like. C. Lee McKenzie is a gifted writer. She pulls us into the confused world of a bereaved teenage girl and in doing so she asks us so many questions. However the skill in this fine YA novel is in her ability to fully understand and live the life of a troubled teenager--as an adult I can feel challenged but a teenager will become captivated and will empathise with our heroine. The princess of Las Pulgas. [C Lee McKenzie] -- After her father's slow death from cancer, Carlie, her mother, and younger brother Keith are forced to move to a rough neighborhood and an urban school where her grief, perceived to be aloofness.
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