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Bubbles a Broad.


BUBBLES A BROAD. Sarah Strohmeyer. 2004. Read by Barbara McCulloh. 9 cds. 10.25 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4193-0770-3. $69.75. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. SA

Let's hear it for late bloomers! An attractively bumbling bum·ble 1  
v. bum·bled, bum·bling, bum·bles

v.intr.
1. To speak in a faltering manner.

2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily. See Synonyms at blunder.

v.tr.
 Lehigh, Pennsylvania high school dropout (1) On magnetic media, a bit that has lost its strength due to a surface defect or recording malfunction. If the bit is in an audio or video file, it might be detected by the error correction circuitry and either corrected or not, but if not, it is often not noticed by the human  and teenage mother, Bubbles Yablonksy earns her GED GED
abbr.
1. general equivalency diploma

2. general educational development

GED (US) n abbr (Scol) (= general educational development) →
, finishes beauty school, and takes eight years to graduate as "Least Likely To Succeed" from a ridiculously lightweight community college. With these credentials, but also with resiliency, humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was , and a great nose for news, she comes into her own here and solves a murder, finds true love, and lands her dream job as an investigative reporter.

This comic mystery is more than just entertaining. It sends a strong, conscious message to women that no matter what hand they've been dealt, they can make something good of their lives--and it includes beauty tips besides. McCulloh has Bubbles and her wacky world exactly right. Some sex and strong language. Francine Levitov, Attorney, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, NY

S--Recommended for senior high school students.

A--Recommended for advance students and adults. This code will help librarians and teacher working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries.
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Author:Levitov, Francine
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Article Type:Audiobook Review
Date:Jul 1, 2005
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