Wendy Lamb Books/Random House
"Hershey’s hilarious sequel to My Big Sister Is So Bossy She Says You Can’t Read this Book (2006) throbs with energy and narrator Effie’s warm, sarcastic wit."- Kirkus Reviews (read more...)
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CHAPTER ONE
When you’re the kid of a crook, and you live in a small town, you can count on three things. First off, nobody, expect maybe your mom is every going to ask you to watch their purse. Second, kids are going to make fun of you. Particularly if they live on your street and remember watching the cops come drag your dad away in handcuffs. They just can’t help making jokes. You’re irresistible. And, last, bad luck is going to follow you like a mangy old cat, who’s three meals behind. Even though I’m only ten, I’ve had a truckload of bad mojo in my life since my dad got sent to the Big House. I try not to dwell on it, though. My grandpa used to always say that you get what you think about, whether you want it or not.
But since I nearly got shish-kebabbed by lightning at my school a couple of months ago, my whole life has changed. Good luck is dumping on me like a blue norther. Like it finally found my address.
