Saturdays With Hitchcock
  • Published: 8 January 2019
  • ISBN: 9781580899864
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $17.99

Saturdays With Hitchcock

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Paperback
8 Jan 2019
Hardback
15 Oct 2017
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Small-town contemporary America comes alive in Saturdays with Hitchcock, as Maisie deals with the realities of a grandparent with dementia, a mom who has been laid off from her job, and a best friend who has just confessed that he likes Gary Hackett (yes, likes likes).

Twelve-year-old movie-loving Maisie is in need of a distraction from her current romantic dilemma when her Uncle Walt comes to stay with her family after being hurt on the set of the movie he's filming in Hollywood.

Maisie's best friend, Cyrus, has been hanging out a lot with Gary Hackett, whose last-name sounds to Maisie like a cat barfing up a hairball. When it seems as if Hackett might like Maisie romantically, she's none too pleased, and Cyrus is even less impressed.

Uncle Walt has a way of pointing Maisie in the right direction, and Maisie's love of movies also keeps her centered. Heading to the local independent theater on Saturdays to see old movies helps Maisie stay grounded as she struggles with growing up, family tensions, a grandma who seems to be losing her memory, and a love triangle she never expected.
  • Published: 8 January 2019
  • ISBN: 9781580899864
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $17.99
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Praise for Saturdays with Hitchcock

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  • School Library Journal Best Book of 1999
  • Booklist Editor's Choice, 1999
  • School Library Journal Starred Review, 2000
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  • Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up Award for Young Adult Novels, 2000
  • Lambda Literary Award, 2000
  • Printz Award Honor Book, 2000
  • A YALSA Quick Pick for Young Adults, 2000
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