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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Demco Media
Publication date April 1, 1999
Binding Reinforced
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780606168458
ISBN-10 0606168451
Dimensions 0.50 by 4.50 by 6.75 in.
Weight 0.35 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Business
Original list price $14.53
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 don't stop thirteen-year-old Cassandra Stevens from gradually becoming 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

Editions
Paperback
Book cover for 9780142406823 Book cover for 9780698116900 Book cover for 9780807273036
 
from Puffin (March 23, 2006)
9780142406823 | details & prices | 154 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.25 lbs | List price $8.99
About: High school 'freshperson' Cassie Stephens attempts to rise above such inconveniences of life as her older sister, arguing parents, and school.
Reprint edition from Puffin (January 1, 1999)
9780698116900 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.20 lbs | List price $5.99
About: Battling parents, a sister who won't speak to her, and her own asthma attacks don't stop thirteen-year-old Cassandra Stevens from gradually becoming a happy, mature person
Pap/cas edition from Listening Library (June 1, 1990); titled "Pistachio Prescription"
9780807273036 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $28.98
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780807272046
 
Cas/bklt edition from Listening Library (June 1, 2000)
9780807218365 | details & prices | List price $17.00
About: Cassie's not really sure how it started, but eating pistachio nuts always makes her feel better.
With Pat Starr (other contributor) | from Listening Library (June 1, 1988)
9780807272046 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $23.98
About: Cassie's not really sure how it started, but eating pistachio nuts always makes her feel better.
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606013697
 
The price comparison is for this edition
from Demco Media (April 1, 1999)
9780606168458 | details & prices | 4.50 × 6.75 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.35 lbs | List price $14.53
About: Battling parents, a sister who won't speak to her, and her own asthma attacks don't stop thirteen-year-old Cassandra Stevens from gradually becoming a happy, mature person
from Demco Media (August 1, 1988)
9780606013697 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.35 lbs | List price $10.00
About: A high school 'freshperson' attempts to rise above such inconveniences of life as her older sister, parents, and school.
Prebinding
Book cover for 9781439516614
 
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (August 11, 2008)
9781439516614 | details & prices | 154 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.44 lbs | List price $14.99
This edition also contains The Pistachio Prescription, The Pistachio Prescription, The Pistachio Prescription, The Pistachio Prescription
About: Cassie's not really sure how it started, but eating pistachio nuts always makes her feel better.

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