Veronica Ganz

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VERONICA GANZ by Marilyn Sachs lllustrated by Louis Glanzman Veronica had a good idea who had been throwing her coat off the hook and putting tacks on her seat-the same kid who was tormenting her with those maddening jingles: Peter Wedemeyer. Peter had been asking for it. He was new in the class, and every new kid, sooner or iater, had to be educated. Nobody else in the class would dare to tangle with her. They'd all been through it already one way or another. The girls were easy, but Veronica didn't really enjoy fighting with girls. They just stood there and cried. The boys were more interesting. Frank Scacalossi, for instance. But Veronica's strategy failed again and again with Peter, who, although he only came up to her shoulder, outfoxed her each time she got within reach of him. She needed a new weapon to beat Peter Then one day something new happened to Veronica; she did something she had never done before, and she discovered that the "weapon" she had been searching for was... Tovább

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VERONICA GANZ by Marilyn Sachs lllustrated by Louis Glanzman Veronica had a good idea who had been throwing her coat off the hook and putting tacks on her seat-the same kid who was tormenting her with those maddening jingles: Peter Wedemeyer. Peter had been asking for it. He was new in the class, and every new kid, sooner or iater, had to be educated. Nobody else in the class would dare to tangle with her. They'd all been through it already one way or another. The girls were easy, but Veronica didn't really enjoy fighting with girls. They just stood there and cried. The boys were more interesting. Frank Scacalossi, for instance. But Veronica's strategy failed again and again with Peter, who, although he only came up to her shoulder, outfoxed her each time she got within reach of him. She needed a new weapon to beat Peter Then one day something new happened to Veronica; she did something she had never done before, and she discovered that the "weapon" she had been searching for was one she had possessed all along. "The irascible, domineering, overgrown Veronica Ganz learns to appreciate the meríts of being a girl in the lively, realistic story of tamily and school life." maid , <• > -A LA Booklist Laughterfrom deepdown." -(starred review] The Kirkus Reviews "This story of an 11-year-old girl bully has warmth and reality. Adults may quaver at Veronica's bullying, but children will recognize and take to their hearts this anti-heroíne." - (starred review) School Library Journal Recommended." -Bulletin ofthe Center for Children's Books MARILYN SACHS, A native New Yorker, received her B.A. degree from Hunter College and a Master's Degree in Library Service from Columbia University. As a speciálist in children's literature, she was with the Brooklyn Public Library for more than ten years, and with the San Francisco Library for five years. Mrs. Sachs lives in San Francisco with her husband and their two children. She has alsó written The Truth About Mary fíose and The Bears' House, both of which are available in Yearling editions. -/r Vissza