Honors and praise for the original hardcover edition:
An ABA's Pick of the Lists
Family Life Critic's Choice
Required Reading
"Fiona comes to terms brilliantly with her changing world, and readers who accompany her will benefit from her wit and wisdom.... This book should be required reading for any child who is coping with divorce."--Family Life
THE FIONA NOVELS FOR TWEENS
The Top-Secret Journal of Fiona Claire Jardin
Robin Cruise
978-0-15-202394-2 paperback/April 2000
Ages 8 to 12
Harcourt Children's Books
160 page/$6.00
www.HarcourtBooks.com
It's not easy being a ten-year-old whose parents are Divorced. Just ask Fiona Claire Jardin. You have to go back and forth between two homes, and keeping track of all your stuff is hard. And now Fiona has to write in a journal. It's supposed to help her sort out her feelings. But Fiona knows that having a journal can't make a difference--or can it? Funny, poignant, and honest, Fiona's journal entries reveal the roller coaster of emotions she experiences as she tries to cope in a world that's been turned upside down.
Fiona's Private Pages
Robin Cruise
978-0-15-216572-7 paperback
Ages 8 to 12
Harcourt Children's Books/May 2002
200 pages /$6.00
www.HarcourtBooks.com
Being a friend is hard work. Just ask eleven-year-old Fiona Claire Jardin. When Fiona makes a really tough decision, will she disappoint her best friend, Blanca? How will she stay friends with Natalie, who's transferring to another middle school? Cam she really be friends with a b-o-y named Eliot? And what about Katie? Should Fiona keep her friend's secret, even though Katie may be in danger? Share another year with Fiona in the pages of her very private journal, and discover, as she does, what it means to be a True Friend.
Praise for the original hardcover edition:
Preteen Readers Will Love This Book
"The book begins on New Year's Day with Fiona, Sam, and Mom resolving to work on friendships throughout the year. However, this is just one of the many challenges the preteen faces: her favorite teacher moves away, her parents are both involved in new relationships, and her grandmother develops Alzheimer's.... [Fiona's] biggest challenge, though, is deciding what to do when she discovers that a friend has anorexia. Cruise uses all these situations to create believable characters. Like Judy Blume, she tackles serious issues but provides many opportunities for laughter.... Preteen readers will love this book."--School Library Journal