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Daring to Be Abigail
A Novel
by Rachel Vail
ISBN: 0531095177
ISBN-13: 9780531095171
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
While at summer camp, 11-year-old Abigail tries to reinvent herself as someone brave and confident-the total opposite of the shy, nervous girl she is at home. Abigail is motivated to change by her belief that this is the type of person her deceased father always wanted her to be. In her zeal to fit in, Abigail goes along with the other girls who pick on a fellow camper named Dana, even though Abigail secretly likes her. Is the person Abigail has become really the person she wants to be?
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"Vail makes teen angst absolutely harrowing and layers the scenes of Abigail's unraveling with poignancy and clues to her salvation."
-- Kirkus
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Scholastic
Published date: 1996
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.65 pounds
Ages: 4 to 6
Pages: 128
Synopses
During her summer at Camp Nashaquitsa, eleven-year-old Abby tries to reinvent herself, while worrying about her mother, missing her dead father, and getting to know her equally self-conscious bunkmates.
Publisher's Notes
"I never say no to a dare", Abigail brags to her bunkmates at Camp Nashaquitsa. And so the dares begin. Play a prank; kiss a boy; tell a secret. But there's one secret she'll never tell. At home, Abigail is a coward. Here at camp, she can be fearless--the Abigail she's always wanted to be. But what can she do when the dares turn cruel?
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel by Vail, Rachel; Orchard Books
Rachel Vail; Orchard Books
Orchard Books (NY), 1996-04. Hardcover. Good. Good in Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Orchard Books (NY); 1996; DJ in mylar cover with light edge rubbing and call letters to spine. Old library barcode to front and normal library markings. DJ taped to boards Interior is with all normal library markings and all pages are intact, clean and sound. ( more information)
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel
Vail, Rachel; Orchard Books
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Orchard Books, 1996. ISBN: 0531095177 . Trade Paperback. Very Good. CHILDREN FICTION CAMPS GIRLS JUVENILE. ( more information)
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel
Vail, Rachel; Orchard Books
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Orchard Books, 1996. Wraps creased with light edgewear. No markings in text. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel
Vail, Rachel; Orchard Books
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Orchard Books, 1996. ISBN: 0531095177. Trade Paperback. Good. CHILDREN FICTION CAMPS GIRLS JUVENILE. ( more information)
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel
Vail, Rachel
Orchard Books (NY). Trade PaperBack. 0531095177 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1996 Orchard Books (NY) Trade PaperBack . Very Good. 1996. ( more information)
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel
Vail, Rachel
Orchard Books (NY). Trade PaperBack. 0531095177 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1996 Orchard Books (NY) Trade PaperBack . Very Good. 1996. ( more information)
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel
Rachel Vail
A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. The pages and cover are generally clear except for a few library markings. There is mylar over dustjacket, but it has some wear on some of its corners and surfaces. The spine is just slightly cocked. The binding is generally solid, but it doesn't feel that tight in some places. There are no real creases, but there are a few pages with some light handling marks. The surface of the edge of the pages is just a little dingy. ( more information)
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel
Rachel Vail
A nice copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Mylar over dustjacket. Binding solid and tight. No creases. ( more information)
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel
Rachel Vail, Orchard Books
Orchard Books (NY). Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel
Vail, Rachel
This book is in good condition,no marks ,writing or creases.very tigh binding.Ship every busines day. ( more information)
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Rachel Vail~Orchard Books
Orchard Books (NY). Used - Good. Ex-Library, Library markings remain on the dustjacket and inside the book." Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD ( more information)
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Daring to be Abigail
Vail, Rachel
New York: Orchard Books (NY). New; May have light shelf wear and ink mark (remainder mark) on outer edge. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! 1996. Hardcover. 128 pages; 1 . ( more information)
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DARING TO BE ABIGAIL: A NOVEL
Vail, Rachel
Orchard Books (NY),, 1996. First Edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. As New. Hardcover with removeable dust jacket in new condition. Dust jacket shows almost no wear, covers and spine beneath are pristine. Pages clean and tight, ( more information)
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Daring to Be Abigail: A Novel
Vail, Rachel; Orchard Books
New York, NY: Orchard Books, 1996. clean and bright pages, tight binding, minimal shelf and corner wear, light edge wear to DJ, usual library markings. First Printing. Hard Cover - Xlibrary. Good/GOOD w/POLY NOT LARGE PRINT. 13 Oz. Young Adult. ( more information)
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