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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780312367923
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
ISBN-10
0312367929
ISBN-13
9780312367923
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57056688
Product Key Features
Book Title
Carpe Diem
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Art & Architecture, People & Places / Asia, Action & Adventure / General, Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, General, Books & Libraries
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
2006-032054
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
As the setting shifts, so does the story's tone, from Vassar's stilted home life and stuffy parents to a vividly described environment and array of colorful characters . . . Suspenseful and wonderfully detailed, the well-crafted story maintains its page-turning pace while adding small doses of cultural insight and humor., . . . anyone who has lost their luggage; has felt their well planned [day, trip, life] slip through their fingers; or has made a list of goals, or even things to do; will laugh out loud and love this book., A naïve teen learns how to carpe diem after spending an adventurous summer in Southeast Asia. Sixteen-year-old Vassar Spore attends a private school where she's prepping to be valedictorian, attend Vassar College, marry a surgeon or judge, write a book and win a Pulitzer by age 37. Her life has been carefully scripted by her efficiency-expert father and life-coach mother. But Vassar's hygienically sealed world capsizes when her parents reluctantly let her spend the summer backpacking through Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos with her bohemian Grandma Gerd. Suspecting that Grandma has blackmailed her parents, Vassar is determined to discover their "Big Secret." A novice traveler, Vassar arrives in Melaka with ten pieces of matched luggage, her laptop on which she plans to convert her experiences into a novel for Advanced Placement credit, herGenteel Traveler's Guidesand her Portable Travel Planner. Appalled by Grandma Gerd's "live in the moment" philosophy, Vassar gradually jettisons her obsessive-compulsive behavior and emerges knowing who she really is and what she really wants as she travels from the temples of Angkor to the bamboo huts of Laos. A witty coming-of-age adventure. (Fiction. 12-17), A naive teen learns how to carpe diem after spending an adventurous summer in Southeast Asia. Sixteen-year-old Vassar Spore attends a private school where she's prepping to be valedictorian, attend Vassar College, marry a surgeon or judge, write a book and win a Pulitzer by age 37. Her life has been carefully scripted by her efficiency-expert father and life-coach mother. But Vassar's hygienically sealed world capsizes when her parents reluctantly let her spend the summer backpacking through Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos with her bohemian Grandma Gerd. Suspecting that Grandma has blackmailed her parents, Vassar is determined to discover their Big Secret. A novice traveler, Vassar arrives in Melaka with ten pieces of matched luggage, her laptop on which she plans to convert her experiences into a novel for Advanced Placement credit, her "Genteel Traveler's Guides" and her Portable Travel Planner. Appalled by Grandma Gerd's live in the moment philosophy, Vassar gradually jettisons her obsessive-c ompulsive behavior and emerges knowing who she really is and what she really wants as she travels from the temples of Angkor to the bamboo huts of Laos. A witty coming-of-age adventure. ("Fiction. 12-17"), This is self-confessed travel junkie Autumn Cornwell's first novel--and she's hit one out of the park . . . Cornwell genially skewers both Ivy League-obsessed nerds and the Lonely Planet crowd., Cornwell brings the setting to life so vividly that you can practically feel the sweat running down your body as you read parts of the book., The locale, Vassar's gaffes, and quirky characters--especially Grandma Gerd and Hank--are what set this book apart., Praise for Carpe Diem : "As the setting shifts, so does the story's tone, from Vassar's stilted home life and stuffy parents to a vividly described environment and array of colorful characters . . . Suspenseful and wonderfully detailed, the well-crafted story maintains its page-turning pace while adding small doses of cultural insight and humor." - School Library Journal , Starred Review "This is self-confessed travel junkie Autumn Cornwell's first novel-and she's hit one out of the park . . . Cornwell genially skewers both Ivy League-obsessed nerds and the Lonely Planet crowd." - The Washington Post "The locale, Vassar's gaffes, and quirky characters-especially Grandma Gerd and Hank-are what set this book apart." - VOYA "A witty coming-of-age adventure." -Kirkus Reviews "Take a traveler as reluctant as Anne Tyler'' accidental tourist and add the number of misadventures found in The Out-of-Towners , and you have the recipe for Cornwell' hilarious, adventure-packed first novel." - P ublishers Weekly "Cornwell brings the setting to life so vividly that you can practically feel the sweat running down your body as you read parts of the book." -The YA YA YAs / blog ". . . a classic coming-of-age story and one that I thoroughly enjoyed." -Bookslut " Carpe Diem is a gem. I loved the plot, enjoyed the characters (although Grandma Gerd really 'ticked' me off sometimes) and appreciated that the author could draw me in so completely to Vassar's world. This book is so much fun; I recommend you give it as a gift to someone else who is searching for good, fun young adult books." -Armchair Interviews ". . . anyone who has lost their lugga≥ has felt their well planned [day, trip, life] slip through their fingers; or has made a list of goals, or even things to do; will laugh out loud and love this book." -Keri Holmes at The Kaleidoscope, Take a traveler as reluctant as Anne Tyler'' accidental tourist and add the number of misadventures found in The Out-of-Towners , and you have the recipe for Cornwell' hilarious, adventure-packed first novel., "As the setting shifts, so does the story's tone, from Vassar's stilted home life and stuffy parents to a vividly described environment and array of colorful characters . . . Suspenseful and wonderfully detailed, the well-crafted story maintains its page-turning pace while adding small doses of cultural insight and humor." - School Library Journal , Starred Review "This is self-confessed travel junkie Autumn Cornwell's first novel-and she's hit one out of the park . . . Cornwell genially skewers both Ivy League-obsessed nerds and the Lonely Planet crowd." - The Washington Post "The locale, Vassar's gaffes, and quirky characters-especially Grandma Gerd and Hank-are what set this book apart." - VOYA "A witty coming-of-age adventure." -Kirkus Reviews "Take a traveler as reluctant as Anne Tyler'' accidental tourist and add the number of misadventures found in The Out-of-Towners , and you have the recipe for Cornwell' hilarious, adventure-packed first novel." - P ublishers Weekly "Cornwell brings the setting to life so vividly that you can practically feel the sweat running down your body as you read parts of the book." -The YA YA YAs / blog ". . . a classic coming-of-age story and one that I thoroughly enjoyed." -Bookslut " Carpe Diem is a gem. I loved the plot, enjoyed the characters (although Grandma Gerd really 'ticked' me off sometimes) and appreciated that the author could draw me in so completely to Vassar's world. This book is so much fun; I recommend you give it as a gift to someone else who is searching for good, fun young adult books." -Armchair Interviews ". . . anyone who has lost their lugga≥ has felt their well planned [day, trip, life] slip through their fingers; or has made a list of goals, or even things to do; will laugh out loud and love this book." -Keri Holmes at The Kaleidoscope, Carpe Diem is a gem. I loved the plot, enjoyed the characters (although Grandma Gerd really 'ticked' me off sometimes) and appreciated that the author could draw me in so completely to Vassar's world. This book is so much fun; I recommend you give it as a gift to someone else who is searching for good, fun young adult books.
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Grade To
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
Fic
Synopsis
When a world-traveling relative blackmails 16-year-old Vassar Spores parents into forcing their only child to backpack with her through Southeast Asia, Vassar is faced with things she isnt prepared for. In learning how to live in the moment, Vassar uncovers a family secret that turns her world upside down., "I've got my entire life planned out for the next ten years -- including my PhD and Pulitzer Prize," claims 16-year-old overachiever Vassar Spore, daughter of overachiever parents, who in true overachiever fashion named her after an elite women's college. Vassar expects her sophomore summer to include AP and AAP (Advanced Advanced Placement) classes. Surprise! Enter a world-traveling relative who sends her plans into a tailspin when she blackmails Vassar's parents into forcing their only child to backpack with her through Southeast Asia. On a journey from Malaysia to Cambodia to the remote jungles of Laos, Vassar sweats, falls in love, hones her outdoor survival skills -- and uncovers a family secret that turns her whole world upside-down. Vassar Spore can plan on one thing: she'll never be the same again.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.C8164512Car 2007
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