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Dirty Laundry by Lisa Rowe Fraustino Scholastic. Although the book is approximately fifteen years old, Dirty Laundry: stories about family secrets tells eleven stories that most teens and even adults can connect to.

Dirty Laundry by Lisa Rowe Fraustino Scholastic. Scholastic, Helping Children Around the World to Read and Learn Scholastic. Forecasts: Children's books. Publishers Weekly, 245(23), 61. Name: Sarah Fretz. Each story is written by a popular author that most teens know. What is unique about each of these stories is how they each tell a story about a family with a secret.

Graham Salisbury shines with "Something Like. Love," his story about a Hawaiian boy who befriends a Caribbean man of mystery and in the process learns a little about what matters in life

Dirty Laundry by Lisa Rowe Fraustino Scholastic.

Many teenagers discover that their families have secrets see all Many teenagers discover that their families have secrets. This book contains 11 different stories in which the main characters must accept a different view of some family members after secrets are told including plagiarism, suicide attempts, stage fright, Many teenagers discover that their families have secrets.

Dirty Laundry : Stories about Family Secrets.

In 1961 Lisa was born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. She currently lives with her husband in Connecticut where she teaches at Eastern Connecticut State University

In 1961 Lisa was born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. She currently lives with her husband in Connecticut where she teaches at Eastern Connecticut State University. from Binghamton University. A professor of English at Eastern Connecticut State University, Lisa is also a visiting associate professor at the Hollins University Graduate Program in Children's Literature

The stories are engrossing; the writers stray from the obvious, making for many pleasant reading surprises. Fraustino (Ash, 1995, et. presents 11 fresh, diverse pieces in a fierce collection of salacious family stories.

The stories are engrossing; the writers stray from the obvious, making for many pleasant reading surprises. The theme is sure to appeal to a wide audience, and these stories run from merely amusing to devastating. The weakest story comes first: In Bruce Coville's attention-grabber, Randy discovers not only that he has a long, lost uncle, but also that the uncle is a pre-op transsexual.

Dirty laundry: Stories about family secrets. Lisa Rowe Fraustino, ed. Viking. The door in the lake.

The Secret of Life According to Aunt Gladys in Dirty Laundry: Stories About Family Secrets. New York: Viking, 1998. Randy discovers he has an uncle whom the family doesn’t talk about, and when George arrives for an unexpected visit, planning to stay while he becomes Gladys, Randy discovers why. Ages 10 and up. DePaola, Tomie 26 Fairmont Avenue (series), .