The Likes of Me
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Book Overview
Cordelia Lu Hankins is half Caucasian, half Chineseand all albino. She's grown up isolated from the world, with her cold father and a giant stepmother named Babe (after Paul Bunyan's blue ox) in a remote lumber town in the Pacific Northwest. But in the summer of 1918, when she is 14, she meets the dashing Squirl. Squirl is charming, easygoing, and good-looking, and Cordy falls desperately in love with him. Her father forbids Cordy to go near Squirlwhich only makes him more attractive. One day they meet on the mountain and Cordy receives her first kiss, as well as a wild ride down a log flume that gets Squirl fired. Determined to follow Squirl, Cordy runs away and begins an exciting adventure that takes her to the sideshows of Seattle's Luna Park, where her unusual looks bring her fame. But her journey also brings tragedy, in this entertaining and thought-provoking coming-of-age novel.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0385326920
ISBN13:9780385326926
Release Date:February 2000
Publisher:Delacorte Press
Length:244 Pages
Weight:0.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.6"
Age Range:14 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 9 to 12
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
The Likes of Me
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This was an excellent book and I suggest it to anyone who likes adventure. it is about a girl named Cordy who meets this boy named Squirl. She falls deeply and love with him and will do just about anything for him. That all changes one day in Luna Park. I never thought the end would turn out like that.
The Likes of me
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
this book was awesome! I couldn't put it down. One thing led to the next, and the end was surprising. I loved it.
An Excelent choice for a reader
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
the book was the best book i have read in months, it kept me wanting to read more, and not put it down!!!!! for anyone who has a thing for reading books about unique people, i STRONGLY recomend this book!
A great book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
In this book Cordy, a unique half chinese, half caucasian, albino girl falls in love with Squirl a mischevios seventeen year old who is working as a logger at her father's mill. When Squirl gets fired, Cordy is determined to follow him, so she runs away to Seattle to live with Squirl and his wealthy sister at Luna park. It is a moving story, that ends in tragedy, but is overall a very good book.
Pretty good book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I think that "the likes of me" is an interesting book, but I think that the end is a total let down. Overall it is a very unique story.
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