Whytock, Cherry. My cup runneth over; the life of Angelica Cookson Potts.WHYTOCK, Cherry. My cup runneth over; the life of Angelica angelica (ănjĕl`ĭkə), any species of the genus Angelica, plants of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), native to the Northern Hemisphere and New Zealand, valued for their potency as a medicament and protection against Cookson Potts. Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , Pulse. 163p. illus, c2003. 0-689-86551-1. $5.99. J To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2003: Angelica, known as "Angel," is a large girl who simply adores food--both eating it and cooking it. She wishes, however, that she was fashionably thin, like her ex-model mother and faithful friends Minnie, Portia, and Mercedes, though they all insist that they love her just the way she is. So do her eccentric father, known as Potty, who writes pamphlets with titles like "How to Speak Martian," her sensible cook/housekeeper Flossie, and her wild pet terrier terrier, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs originally bred to start small game and vermin from their burrows or, in the case of several breeds in this group, to go to earth and kill their prey. Stinker. Still, to capture the attention of the gorgeous Adam, Angel tries an all-cabbage diet (with all-too-windy results). Kickboxing turns out to be a better alternative. She is panicky at the thought of modeling at the school's Fashion Fair, but with the right undergarments she is a great success, and realizes that boys appreciate her just as she is, too. This British comedy is lots of frothy froth·y adj. froth·i·er, froth·i·est 1. Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy. 2. Playfully frivolous in character or content: a frothy French farce. fun, augmented by cutely labeled b/w drawings by the author. Fans of the Princess Diaries and Georgia Nicolson books (e.g., Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas) will enjoy the bubbly sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour and the chatter about friends, clothes, and boys. A typical chapter is titled "Fabulous Friends and Frightful Frocks.") The recipes for tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. like "Spirit-Lifting, Yummy Homemade Fudge" are an added treat. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT |
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