Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice?

By Paula Danziger

Book Overview

It's absolutely disgusting being fourteen. You've got no rights whatsoever. Your parents get to make all the decisions: Who gets the single bedroom. How much allowance is enough. What time you must come in. Who is a proper friend. What your report card is supposed to look like. And what your parents don't tell you to do, the school does.None of this seems fair to Lauren Allen, but then she finds a way to fight back. She can even sue her parents for malpractice...can't she? "Entangled in a web of family friction, adolescent uncertainty, and romantic longing, Lauren slowly learns to make decisions that are right for her....Humor abounds, nicely balancing the reality." -- Children's Book Review Service"Ruefully and relentlessly funny." -- The New YorkerPaula Danziger lives in New York City and Bearsville, New York."This novel is as much fun as Danziger's The Cat Ate My Gymsuit." -- School Library Journal

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0698116887
• ISBN13: 9780698116887
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A fun YA read...

Fourteen-year-old Lauren is always feeling neglected by her family; her little sister's annoying, her big sister never has time for her anymore, and her father's angry and controlling. So when she learns she's been accepted into a Young People's Law elective class at school, Lauren is thrilled. Maybe she'll finally be able to take control of her life! But just when she thinks she's about to get a grip, Lauren's life turns even more topsy-turvy. She's met Zack, an eighth-grader from California, and instantly fallen in love. No one at school can understand how Lauren might find Zack a fun, caring guy to be around...all they see is a girl going out with a boy a grade lower than her, which seems like a huge gap in junior high. Meanwhile on the homefront, Lauren's college-aged sister Melissa announces some big news that threatens to change their family dynamic even further... This book isn't the best ever - or even Danziger's best - but it's fun and interesting nonetheless.

Very Interesting title!

The title of this story is kind of catchy! The story is about Lauren,14, is thinking about running electives for her school. She has a 10 year old sister who would completely annoys her with her jokes, and a 19 year old sister who is living on her own with her boyfriend. Lauren met boy who is just in the 8th grade. The people in 9th grade think it's a taboo for a 9th grader dating an 8th grader. What I really like about this story is that Lauren sees what he really is on the inside and not because he's an 8th grader. She truly loves the boy and she doesn't care what anyone thinks about this.

Do you want to sue your parents for malpractice?

If you do, you should read this book. Lauren is 14 years old and everything in her life seems very unfair to her, so she is thinking of possible ways to sue her parents for malpractice. As a fourteen-year-old girl she feels she's not a child anymore, byt she can't make any real decisions herself either. Lots of things happen to Lauren: her sister Melissa leaves the house, there's a lot of quarreling going on between her mum and dad, and she meets this new kid, Zack.From the beginning of the book you can see Lauren growing up, she's handling everything quite well and she learns how to cope with a lot of confusing feelings. She is also making up her mind about whether or not trying to sue her parents.Although this book is meant for young adults, I read it for educational purposes (I am 36), and I loved it. It is very funny at times and describes the various characters very well. You should read it!

Reel Ceacher

I loved this book its fast paced easy to read book!! I read this book a long time ago (a year or so not very long but it sounds good). You feel like you are the mane person, Lauren, she has a perfect older sister, fighting perents, a yonger boyfriend and life is buging her. later she relizis that she will have to live with it. her sister was kiked out of the house so she is now liveing with her boyfriend. I usely hate teen books since I am only 11. but Paula Danziger is one of my favoret athors. This is a must read!(: (: (:

Just Great

This book was great. It tells about a girl growing up in a family where there are problems. Read it!