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12 Again
Sue Corbett
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Hardcover - 1ST,
August 2002
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Product Details:
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ISBN:
0525468994
Format: Hardcover, 160pp
Pub. Date: August 2002 |
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Publisher:
Dutton Juvenile
Edition Description: 1ST
Rangana Bookstore Sales Rank:
227,318
Age Range: Young Adult |
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Publisher's Weekly
Irish folklore supplies the ingredients for debut author
Corbett's creative contemporary fantasy, set in Long Island,
N.Y. When stressed-out mom and Newsday reporter Bernadette
McBride unwittingly drinks a potion just before making a
toast "to youth," she wakes up and finds herself age 12
again, living in her childhood home with her Irish-born
mother (who died in Bernadette's adulthood). Eventually, she
discovers fairy magic is at work; while it's modern times
outside the house, inside it's 1972. The story alternates
between her perspective and that of Patrick, the oldest of
her three sons, and readers get a strong sense of their
emotions. Bernadette is thrilled to see her mother again but
misses her family fiercely, feeling especially guilty for
heaping too much responsibility on Patrick; he regrets
thinking of her as a "burr on his shoelace." Bernadette,
enrolled at school as "Detta," shares a class with Patrick,
but doesn't want anyone, not even Patrick, to know about her
transformation. In addition to the colorful folk traditions,
Corbett supplies funny details as Bernadette adjusts to
middle school (she bests a bully and is stumped when
classmates ask her if she likes the Backstreet Boys). Though
many of Bernadette's sentiments may make more sense to
adults (particularly her ardent desire to please her mother)
and some of the premise is fuzzy (Bernadette delays
contacting Patrick for flimsy reasons), overall, this is a
well-orchestrated and heartwarming read. Ages 10-14. (July)
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
VOYA - Jenny Knatz, Teen Reviewer
Corbett's writing takes you completely into the world of her
characters, Patrick and Bernadette McBride. Her fairy story
really appeals to me, a mythology and fantasy lover, but it
will appeal to many other kinds of readers too, especially
those who can clearly picture their seventh-grade year. The
ending might have been more complete, but the book can't
have been written much better. I loved it, and I give it a
5Q/4P. VOYA CODES: 4Q 3P M J (Better than most, marred only
by occasional lapses; Will appeal with pushing; Middle
School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as
grades 7 to 9). 2002, Dutton, 160p,
KLIATT - Claire Rosser
This is a variation on the theme of the Hanks film Big,
in which an adult becomes a 12-year-old. Bernadette McBride,
the adult in 12 Again, is a mother of three sons, the
oldest of whom is 12 years old himself, Patrick McBride. The
family live in the suburbs, but Bernadette's mother, who has
recently died, was an Irish immigrant who knew the ways of
the faerie folk. When Bernadette goes to her mother's empty
home, she inadvertently gets herself under the spell of the
faerie and becomes 12 years old again, but knowing who she
is. Her subterfuge is amusing, as she manages to get herself
enrolled in her son Patrick's very own school, and ends up
in one of his classes. Computers are a means of
communication available to her, and become the means of
getting the help from Patrick she needs to return to her old
life as an adult. Patrick is a terrific kid: responsible,
fun loving, intelligent. He always has helped out in the
busy household, since the father is a doctor on call often
and the mother a reporter. Now, however, without the mother
at home, Patrick's responsibility for the household and his
younger brothers becomes enormous. The father does the best
he can, and hires a tutor and housekeeper as the weeks go by
and Bernadette doesn't return, but still Patrick has to
manage quite a lot for a 12-year-old. All these logistics
make for an interesting plot, as does the delving into magic
that will allow Bernadette to return home. We see home life
and school life through various eyes, perhaps the most
interesting being Bernadette's experiences at school, being
12 again. Every character is likeable and the fantasy
intriguing. KLIATT Codes: J�Recommended for junior high
schoolstudents. 2002, Penguin Putnam, Dutton, 227p.,
School Library Journal
Gr 4-7 A riveting first novel. Overwhelmed with her life as
a mother, wife, and newspaper journalist, Bernadette McBride
decides to spend the night at her late Irish mother's house.
Helping herself to some mysterious liquid in the pantry,
Bernadette ruefully wishes to be young again. When she
awakens, she has been transformed into a 12-year-old on what
should be her 40th birthday. She hears her mother calling
her down for breakfast and is at first jubilant, but then
realizes how complex her life has become. She enrolls in her
oldest son's school and tries to figure out how to undo her
wish and get back to her husband and three boys. As weeks go
by, her family assumes the worst but her son Patrick is
certain that his mother will try to contact him, and he
never gives up hope. When he receives her mysterious and
untraceable e-mail sending him off on a dangerous errand, he
realizes that her rescue is completely in his hands, and the
results measure up to a satisfying conclusion. Corbett's
story, told from the alternating points of view of
12-year-old Patrick and Bernadette, is an extraordinary
alchemy of elements that makes for an engaging read. The
dialogue is natural and believable, and the emotions
expressed by the characters are genuine. A great mix of
fairy charms, Irish folklore, humor, mystery, and familial
love. -Janet Gillen, Great Neck Public Library, NY Copyright
2002 Cahners Business Information.
Kirkus Reviews
In this odd, cross-genre pairing, a boy tries to solve the
mystery of his mother's disappearance, not knowing that she
has turned into a child herself and is now his classmate.
Told from two points of view, this part mystery, part
supernatural hybrid goes back and forth between Patrick, a
12-year-old boy whose mother has vanished, and Bernadette,
his mother. Though discombobulated by the experience of
being 12 again, Bernadette enjoys her second go-round in
middle school and her reunion with her own mother, a
superstitious, unassimilated Irish immigrant who is dead in
the present. Seemingly less out of affection and more
because he's stuck doing chores and caring for his younger
brothers, Patrick repeatedly e-mails his mother and tries to
piece together clues to her whereabouts. Meanwhile,
Bernadette learns from her research into Irish folklore that
her problems are the work of magical and malicious fairies.
To rid herself of the fairies and return to her adult self,
Bernadette takes her mother's advice and asks Patrick for
help, which brings the duel story lines together, focuses
the action and causes grandmother and mother and mother and
son to value each other in more profound ways. After a
crackerjack opening, the story stumbles a bit-Bernadette's
middle-school experiences seem off point and her quest to
return to her adult life initially lacks urgency-before
regaining its footing in the unexpected territory of Irish
fairy lore. Still: original, unusual, and imaginative.
(Fiction. 10-14)
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Number of Reviews: 4 Average
Rating:
 
Steven ([email protected]), Eminems #1 Fan!, June 30, 2003,
Awesome
There is only one word to describe this book. That word is
Awesome! I can't stop reading this book. It is a book with
all diffrent emotions. I think the proper ages to read this
book is 12-adult.
Southwood Book Club member, a bookworm!, January 23, 2003,
ENCHANTING!
This book was one the best I've ever read! For the adults,
it takes you back to your childhood! Many funny moments and
magical ones. It's a book you'll never forget!
Conor Davidson, a third grader at Riverside School,
December 6, 2002,
Fun mystery
This is a good book. When 39-year-old Bernadette makes a
wish to be young again, it comes true. Then her 12-year-old
son, Patrick, has to rescue her. It took me a while to
figure out what the deal was with the black rabbit but I
liked that. This book is so good I give it five stars.
Also recommended: Tales of a Fourth-grade Nothing by
Judy Blume, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
A reviewer, A reviewer, November 21, 2002,
College Student's Opinion
12 Again is a story similiar to the popular movie Big in
which a character has a chance to live their life at a
different age then they are at now. I enjoyed Big so I
enjoyed the plot of this story. Corbett incorporated Irish
folklore into her story and I was interested in hearing
about concoctions that the grandmother makes and about the
Irish fairies. I think that the novel was very well written.
Corbett uses a creative way to use the internet and emails
into her novel. This was the first novel I have read that
has incorporated this technology as part of its text.
Although I think the ending was a bit incomplete, I think
Corbett's novel has potential.
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