I, Lorelei

I, Lorelei by Smith, Yeardley. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780061493447.

Lorelei Connelly is no ordinary eleven-year-old. Shes practical and a forward thinker. When her favorite cat, Mud, dies, she starts a journal to him, chronicling her daily life as a sixth grader so that he can continue to follow her rise to fame and fortune as a beloved actress, celebrated chef, and/or bestselling author. She figures its also a good way to make sure her future biographers dont get anything wrong about her. But when her parents marriage starts to unravel, Loreleis lighthearted daily log becomes a poignant and defiantly humorous account of a family in distress as Lorelei grapples with the ground shifting under her feet. Yeardley Smith engages the reader with wit, candor, and authenticity.