5/28/2023 0 Comments Freaky friday by mary rodgers![]() ![]() ![]() She also fails to see that her mother is very much on her side. She fails to see how much her little brother admires her, mistaking his adoration for simple peskiness. A classic underachiever at school, she is spectacularly messy at home, disorganized, and unable to get along with her family (although she does have loyal friends her own age). When the story opens, Annabel is bright and humorous, but obtuse. ![]() All the humor of the original idea remains, but added to it is the serious and important question of understanding between parent and child. But Rodgers's application is new: an identity exchange between generations. Wodehouse, among others, have used this theme. The basic idea-an exchange of identities- is hardly new Shakespeare, Mark Twain, and P. Freaky Friday is one of this century's funniest books for young adults. ![]()
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