Rebecca's Rules
School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7
No. of pages 288
Published: 2012
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: The Eva Series, The Real Rebecca .
This book has been graded for interest at 11 years.
There are 288 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2012 by O'Brien Press Ltd .
Anna Carey graduated from New York University and has an MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College. She lives in Los Angeles.
This book is in the following series:
The Eva Series
This is a series about fun, feisty Eva Gordon and how she gets on with her friends, her family and life in general...
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Irish Book Award - Best Children's Book
This book was recognised in the Best Children's Book category by the Irish Book Award.
Irish Children's Book of the Year - Seniors
This book was recognised in the Seniors category by the Irish Children's Book of the Year.
Ms Carey has vividly expressed Rebecca's feelings
-- TheGuardian.com
would recommend this lively and hilarious book to girls between the ages of 11 to 13
-- TheGuardian.com
rate it a 9/10!
-- TheGuardian.com
'a fun read which fans of Anna Carey's previous book will enjoy very much'
-- School Librarian Magazine
'a family and school drama that many readers will find easy to identify with as the book touches upon many problems that teenagers - especially girls - have to face every day'
-- School Librarian Magazine
'It reminded me of being a teenager, the nice parts! It's a perfect piece of hilarious loveliness! Gold Star!!!!'
-- Marian Keyes
'I've just read a gorgeous book! Rebeccas Rules by Anna Carey. For young adults but so funny, sweet, bright I loved it'
-- Marian Keyes
'a witty and perceptive snapshot of contemporary Dublin teenagers and their preoccupations: family, friends, school, first romance'
-- Irish Times
'funny and warmly enjoyable'
-- Sunday Business Post
'a real treat'
-- Sunday Business Post
'Anna Carey has created another book to thrill preteen girls'
-- Sunday Independent
'a completely authentic teenage voice'
-- Tralee Advertiser
'lively'
-- West Cork People
'beautifully drawn characters'
-- West Cork People
'a completely authentic teenage voice'
-- West Cork People
'the author has managed to capture the way teenagers think and speak absolutely faithfully'
-- Inis Magazine
'witty and easy to read'
-- Inis Magazine
'`few authors describe teen girls' friendships and family relationships so well, and for all its humour, this is a remarkably tender book'
-- Books for Keeps
'the teen voice is spot on throughout, and the portraits Rebecca gives us of her friends and family will resonate with readers'
-- Books for Keeps
'Anna Carey has a sharp ear for dialogue and the book's diary format highlights this'
-- Books for Keeps
'Carey captures the excitement, camaraderie and tensions ... brilliantly'
-- Books for Keeps
'another fresh and funny tale of teen life, if anything even warmer and more perceptive than the first'
-- Books for Keeps
'further proof of Carey's talent'
-- Books for Keeps
'better than Adrian Mole!'
-- lovereading.co.uk
'highly recommended'
-- lovereading4kids.co.uk
'spot on'
-- lovereading4kids.co.uk
'amusing from the first page'
-- lovereading4kids.co.uk
'`[a] warm and delightful read, with a positive and feisty heroine'
-- parentsintouch.co.uk
'hilarious story'
-- parentsintouch.co.uk
'sure to be a favourite with fans of authors such as Sarah Webb and Judi Curtin'
-- CBI's Recommended Reads 2012
'plenty of light humour and drama'
-- CBI's Recommended Reads 2012
'John Kowalski is an inspired creation'
-- Irish Independent
'another slice of real-life heartbreak and joy - and a lot of laughs
-- Irish Independent
'wonderfully crafted'
-- Irish Independent
'Carey captures the all-consumingness of first love angst to a tee'
-- Irish Independent
'all the teen insight and even more of the humour and fun of the original'
-- Irish Independent
'well written and speaks the language of the teenage girl to perfection'
-- Evening Echo
