Thou Shalt Not Dump the Skater Dude: and Other Commandments I Have Broken

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Penguin, May 1, 2008 - Young Adult Fiction - 288 pages
Readers who love Sarah Dessen will enjoy this companion to My Not-So-Terrible Time at the Hippie Hotel

Just when Kelsey is finally fitting into her new California life, C. J. Logan comes along. He?s hot, popular, and revered as the best skateboarder around. Girls want to be with him, and boys want to be him. And Kelsey is lucky enough to be his girlfriend. But when she decides that their relationship is over, she could not have imagined what would happen next. With rumors flying, she is forced to figure out who her true friends are and, more importantly, who her true self really is.

 

Contents

PART
1 WHEN PARENTS MAKE DRASTIC LIFEALTERING DECISIONS
A SUPPORTIVE ATMOSPHERE OF FRIENDS
WHATS ON THE INSIDE
MEET THE POSITIVE PARENTING PARTNERS
COMPARE
AND CONTRAST
ILL TAKE SKATEBOARDING FOR FIVE HUNDRED ALEX
OUTCAST NO MORE
THOU SHALT NOT DUMP THE SKATER DUDE
PART
STARTING OVER? OVERRATED
MY REPUTATION AND OTHER EXAGGERATIONS
HARSH
ITS ALLABOUT THE QUESTIONS 17 BISTRO TEKNO TERIA OR HOW NOT TO RUN A RESTAURANT
ON THE STREET WITH NEWSGIRL

DUDE UKICK SO MUCH
THE C J LOGAN FACTOR
LETS GO OUTSIDE AND TALK AND OTHER LINES IVE FALLEN
WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW YOU KNOWSOME THINGS 20 INEXPERIENCE CAN BE AN ASSET 21 IN THE CLOSETWITH NEWSGIRL
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Rosemary Graham is the author of the young adult novels THOU SHALT NOT DUMP THE SKATER DUDE (AND OTHER COMMANDMENTS I HAVE BROKEN) and MY NOT-SO-TERRIBLE TIME AT THE HIPPIE HOTEL, both published by Viking. Her essays and commentaries have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Santa Monica Review, and on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." She teaches English and Creative Writing at Saint Mary's College of California and lives in Berkeley with her husband and daughter.

www.rosemarygraham.com

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