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New York Hyperion c2008.
Description
Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.
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Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — Young People's Literature — 2008)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2010)
The Morning News Tournament of Books (Short List — 2009)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Teen — 2011)
Gateway Readers Award (Nominee — 2011)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2011)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2011)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2011)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Recommended — 2011)
Florida Teens Read Award (Nominee — 2010)
Printz Award (Honor — 2009)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2010)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Nominee — 2011)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2010)
CYBILS Awards (Winner — Young Adult Fiction — 2008)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Young Adult Book Award — 2011)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2009)
CCBC Choices (2009)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Teens (Fiction — 2008)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2009)
Young Adult Favorites Award (2010)
OYAN Book Rave (2009)
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Lexile
890L
Media reviews
Frankie faces a generous helping of disappointment, certainly. No princessy happy ending awaits her. But the novel holds out the hope that a girl like Frankie — who has above all an unwillingness to settle —could grow up to change the world. “The Disreputable History” not only delivers the
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Lockhart creates a unique, indelible character in Frankie, whose oddities only make her more realistic, and teens will be galvanized by her brazen action and her passionate, immediate questions about gender and power, individuals and institutions, and how to fall in love without losing herself.