I'm Being Stalked by a Moon ShadowAges: 13 and up Pages: 212 List Price: $16.95 Cover: Hardcover Published: 10/1/2007 ISBN: 1-59078-501-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-501-0 |
Only one girl is perfect for Seth Parrot. Her name is Miranda. She has fantastic green eyes and really good muscles and a jealous ex-boyfriend who throws people into rivers. As for Miranda's father, he makes the ex-boyfriend look like a saint. But Seth is determined to make Miranda his girlfriend. He'd also like to save his parents' marriage and write a brilliant play. Seth is going to need some very good advice. Though his father is filled with odd facts—did you know that the longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds?—his dad won't be able to help. Seth finds that the best advice comes from a magazine for teenage girls called Dolly. In this latest comical novel from popular Australian writer Doug MacLeod, teenage protagonist Seth Parrot relates the hilarious trials of his family and his own bizarre attempts to court Miranda. Dealing with a melodramatic younger brother, a housing inspector bent on destroying the Parrot home, and a gardener who would prefer all flowers dead, Seth navigates his way into Miranda's heart. Reviews
"Quarrels make great drama, and in this fast, funny contemporary novel from Australia the fights are among friends and lovers, family and neighbors, adults and kids. ...Seth's frank, first-person narrative veers between the absurd and the tender, whether the talk is about "a disturbance in the trousers" when he's with Miranda or a pause so pregnant "it very nearly had a baby." Like his dad Seth does make mistakes, but he tries to fix things, take responsibility, and make peace when he can. The conflicts of loyalty and love will attract teens as much as the farce." "A satrically cheerful romp." |
"With a fresh voice, sensitivity, dead-pan humor and myriad odd facts that he weaves into the story, Seth is irresistible. Would that more of MacLeod's charm and humor crosses the ocean."