A heartwarming story with plenty of gross-out humor to hook readers. Though she slips here and there, her heart is in the right place, and this is a careful examination of how tough circumstances can lead to bad behavior-in the right situation, Bernice flourishes. Her constant battle to do the right thing is charming. In the abbey, Bernice is surprised that she gets her own room, and maybe a chance at friendship. But rather than make her apologize, Bernice’s mom steals the money herself, drops Bernice off with her aunt, who’s a nun, and takes off for California to become a star. A money-making scheme-mostly consisting of lies-is going great, until her mom finds out. Bernice, who dreams of becoming a Hollywood stuntwoman, thinks that the only way she can escape her sad situation is to raise money for stunt camp. The school bully, Bernice is not liked by her schoolmates, but still secretly longs for a friend. Bernice Buttman sleeps on a moldy mattress in a tiny mobile home crowded with six other people.
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