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__Oh, Joy!__ by Lucy Frank ISBN: 0-689-84318-6 c1999 277 pages R.L. 3.8 (I don’t agree with that low of leveling) Points-8

Good sections to read aloud: -middle of page 67 until the end of the chapter; page 70 (where Uncle Max tells Joy that he’s screening the boys who call and asking them questions.

Summary: Joy and Maple are starting high school and decide to fill out the Match Quiz to see if they can meet some new and interesting boys. After they receive their lists of matches with phone numbers, they decide to give it a whirl and each call a boy on the list. Maple hits it off with her first date and all is well. Joy, on the other hand, doesn’t and continues to try and make a “match.” Nothing much comes of her list until her great-uncle, Max, moves in. Max decides to take it upon himself to find Joy the match that she deserves, only Joy doesn’t know about it. How well does Uncle Max do for Joy?

YA Fiction--teen issues; uncles; family life; friendship; interpersonal relations; high school

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2002