At the end of the summer, 14-year-old Owen refuses to leave the beach house which has been his family's summer home for ten years and is scheduled for demolition. This description may be from another edition of this product.
A Place Called Ugly by Avi Book review by Seth of N.Y Owen's family stayed in a beach house for twelve years and now construction workers want to tear it down and build a hotel in the house's place and Owen won't stand for it. Owen hid in the beach house in mid fall and survived on $10.00 a lighter and some friends from a department store. And Owen has to convince the landowner to stop the construction and keep the beach house for future use. Miss Devlin (The landowner) isn't convinced and she thinks the hotel is a better investment. Some older kids started a fight and Owen got badly hurt. (He felt that in the morning)!!! If you like realistic fiction with a twist of madness you'll love this book and I think Avi has made a good decision in making the novel A Place called ugly. I would recommend this book to anyone. Will Owen save his summer rental house? Find out in this great novel by Avi! On a scale of 1-5 I would rate this book **** 4 stars for best creativity. This book is great for any age. Enjoy!
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A boy's first leap into the adult world
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Throughout all the changes going on in his adolesence, Owen is trying to hold onto the one "constant", the family summer home. But now that is at risk of being taken away. Owen makes some risky choices, and keeps the reader spellbound as his life may be in danger. The author uses flashbacks to help the reader understand why Owen is taking so many risks.
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