Am I Right or Am I Right?

Am I Right or Am I Right?
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14+
Release Date
February 12, 2008
ISBN
978-0375843518
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Calma Harrison is in love. Not just with herself, but also with the handsome checkout guy at Crazi-Cheep. So stocking shelves at the Crazi- Cheep seems like the perfect job—until that annoying customer tries to hold up the store. . . .

And then there's the small matter of the rest of Calma's life, which is fast falling apart: her absent father turns up after five years and wants to "talk," her mother is clearly living a secret second life, and her new best friend is hiding something horrible.

Calma is sure she knows exactly what's going on. And clearly her direct, personal intervention is required to make things right.
Except . . . if she's wrong. And then her butting in will make everything much, much worse.

Am I Right or Am I Right? is a whip-smart, wise-cracking, big-hearted novel about a girl who is learning that things are not always what they seem, and how to start again when you've gotten it all so very wrong.

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Calma Harrison lives in Australia with her mother, whom she has nicknamed The Fridge since most of their communication takes place via notes on the refrigerator. She's 16 and has only one good friend. Her adventures begin when she's in the local Crazi-Cheep and stumbles upon a hot guy. She decides this would be the perfect place to get a job.

Calma's antics are sometimes hilarious (why did she think it would be a good idea to go that upscale hair dresser right before her big date?) and sometimes heart-breaking (something is up with her friend, Vanessa, and Calma is determined to get to the bottom of it). She has a great sense of humor, but also has an inflated sense of self which leads to some great scenes told via her unreliable narrator style. This is a good pick if you're looking for a few laughs along with some deeper meaning.
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