My Lost and Found Life

By Melodie Bowsher

Book Overview

Ashley's world is perfect-until her mother disappears, accused of embezzling a million dollars. Left completely on her own, Ashley ends up living in a camper behind a gas station. Her friends have... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582347360
• ISBN13: 9781582347363
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.3" x 5.9"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A Must Read for all Mothers and Daughters!

"My Lost and Found Life" captivated me from the very first paragraph and didn't let me go. It is a heartwarming story about a young woman who is thrust into growing up fast, making the best of a bad situation, about making decisions right or wrong, about discovering love, relationships and learning to cope with life's journeys. Ashley's transformation is amazing, and I highly recommend this book to all the mothers out there whose daughters are coming of age and to all the daughters. I believe they will both enjoy it as much as I did. Good job!!

Page turner

This book is amazingly-crafted as the main character transforms from a shallow, vain girl to one who can take care of herself and learns what's important along the way. I really loved this book.

A Picaresque Journey of the Soul

An absolutely captivating reading experience! An unformed main character, self-absorbed and unpleasant at the beginning of the San Francisco-based MY LOST AND FOUND LIFE, improves steadily in a troublesome, critical year of her young life. The transformation is bracing, and Ms. Bowsher lets the reader ride tandem with Ashley Mitchell (the name is oh-so-perfect) as she goes from twit to thinker. This is a book for many, many people on your gift list. Men, women, and astute younger readers will all enjoy this novel.

I don't know whether to recommend this to moms or daughters

What a read! Done in two days. The voice carries you along. It's funny, yet it makes you cringe, yet you can't put it down. It really is like "Catcher In The Rye" for girls. I'll never forget Ashley Mitchell.

An addictive and fun novel

I had no idea what to expect when I picked up this book. I probably would have passed it off as a chick novel, and left it at that, under normal circumstances. But, the second I picked it up last night I was hooked. It's stayed with me all day during school, and when I wasn't reading, it still lingered in my mind. I grew incredibly fond of many of the characters, and I wouldn't mind seeing a return to The Madhouse in the author's future works.The transformation Ashley goes through is seamless and brilliantly shown. I can't wait for the next one!!!