Figuring Out Frances
With a light touch, this insightful novel charts a fourth grader's course through the complexities of family and friendship. Abby is trying hard to understand the things that puzzle her. One is her friendship with Travis Mooney, who seems to be turning into just another obnoxious boy. Another is a mystery: Why does Grandma, who has Alzheimer's disease, sometimes call her Frances? Who is, or was, Frances? Abby is convinced that if she can figure out Frances, she will know something new and important about herself. Along with the surprising and satisfying solution to this mystery comes the discovery that some things can't be figured out-but just as in doing a puzzle, putting all the pieces together is the fun part.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0395915104
ISBN13:9780395915103
Release Date:September 1999
Publisher:Clarion Books
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"
Age Range:10 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 7
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Figuring Out Frances
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Who is Frances and why does Abby's grandmother always call her that? Abby tells her over and over again that her name is Abby. Her grandmother has altimers desies were she forgets thing in the present and remembers thing that happened in the past. Abby has a strong determination to find out who Francis is and why she reminds her grandmother of her. Can Abby find the courage to make her grandmother tell her who Francis is. Once she finally can does she have the talent to piece it all together.
Fun and Smart
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
When Abigail finds out her best friend Travis is going to live next door perminently she is very exsited, but when he betrais her she feels lost. Her grandmother that has alzheimers calls her Frances and she desides to figure out who Frances is.
The Best Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I like Figuring Out Frances because it's like you're living right through it with the characters until the end. It is a fantastic book for anybody to read and love! I myself couldn't put it down, it was so good! It had sort of a beat to it, like one chapter happy, the next sad, then angry, then happy and so on. Some people in my fourth grade class think that I am just a plain bookworm. I love every book and say that it is the best of all of them, but I'm not stretching the truth about this book being the best! I would give this book to anybody who likes mysterious but not-so-scary books, not that this book is scary! It was fun and interesting plus easy for me to read. Abigail (main character) seemed like a friendly girl and had a nice relationship with Travis and her grandma.
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