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The Pistachio Prescription: A Novel
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Delacorte Pr
Publication date April 1, 1978
Binding Hardcover
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780385287845
ISBN-10 0385287844
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $6.95
Other format details juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Battling parents, a sister who won't speak to her, and her own asthma attacks fail to prevent thirteen-year-old Cassandra Stevens from gradually discovering her own emergence as a happy, mature person
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Cassie's not really sure how it started, but eating pistachio nuts always makes her feel better. Whenever her parents have a shouting match, the pressure of running for freshperson class president gets overwhelming, or her beautiful (and short) sister calls her a giraffe, grabbing a handful of red nuts somehow helps. Cassie has medicine for her asthma attacks; why not have a prescription for "unhappiness attacks"? "An entertaining storyfunny, well-characterized, and loaded with popular appeal." -- Booklist an announcement that she's sure will ruin her life—the family's moving to the moon! How can they expect her to live in a place that has no atmosphere? "A mischievous spoof of a science fiction novel as well as a warm and funny saga about a teen of the future who is having severe difficulties adjusting to a family move." — School Library Journal "The story is funny and the setting intriguing in another popular title for Danziger fans." — The Horn Book

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Hardcover
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from Delacorte Pr (April 1, 1978)
9780385287845 | details & prices | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | List price $6.95
About: A high school 'freshperson' attempts to rise above such inconveniences of life as her older sister, parents, and school.
Paperback
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Reissue edition from Dell Pub Co (August 1, 1988)
9780440968955 | details & prices | 154 pages | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.20 lbs | List price $3.99
About: A high school 'freshperson' attempts to rise above such inconveniences of life as her older sister, parents, and school.

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