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October 12, 2006

DEFINE NORMAL by Julie Ann Peters

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How do you define normal? Is having purple hair and pierced eyebrows normal? Or maybe being a member of the math team and wearing pleated skirts is more normal. The two main characters of Define Normal by Julie Anne Peters both consider themselves normal, despite the fact that they seem to be complete opposites.

Antonia is a straight A student who is eager to join the peer counseling program at her school, that is until she walks into her first session to find out she's been paired with Jasmine Luther. Jasmine, who goes by the name Jazz, has purple hair and is known throughout the school as a punk and a druggie. As the two girls get to know each other through their sessions, they find they have more in common than they thought. Antonia learns that Jazz has a rocky relationship with her parents while Jazz learns that Antonia's mother suffers from severe depression leaving Antonia with the responsibility of caring for her two younger brothers. When things get worse for Antonia and her family, Jazz shows what a true friend she is, and Antonia learns never again to judge a book by its cover.

Girls, ages 13 up should read DEFINE NORMAL.

Submitted by Paula Cea
Librarian Trainee - Reference Department
East Meadow Public Library

Posted by fjacksonem at October 12, 2006 2:36 PM

Comments

this book is so good a angel made this book

Posted by: stephanie at September 23, 2008 5:48 PM

thanks i had the book its just long i needed a short summary

Posted by: aysia at December 1, 2008 9:48 PM

personally i like this book because it makes a good point. my whole life i have lived by the words "define "normal"".and Julie Anne Peters made a book about it.I love this book not only because of its good point but because of how people think that they are completely different from someone else because of how they look and dress.Because of that people think that nobody thinks alike..but thats not true..i reccomend this book to anybody.

Posted by: Carolynn at January 9, 2009 12:25 AM

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