description: Mary Lou Finney is less than excited about her assignment to keep a journal over the summer. Boring! Then cousin Carl Ray comes to stay with her family, and what starts out as the dull dog days of summer quickly turns into the wildest roller coaster ride of all time. How was Mary Lou suppose to know what would happen with Carl Ray and the ring? Or with her boy-crazy best friend Beth Ann? Or with (sigh) the permanently pink Alex Cheevey? Suddenly a boring school project becomes a record of the most exciting, incredible, unbelievable summer of Mary Lou's life. But what if her teacher actually does read her journal?
title: Absolutely Normal Chaos
titlecomplete: Absolutely Normal Chaos
characters: Carl Ray, Mary Lou's Friends, Finnie family, Mary Lou Finney, Furtz Family, Alex Cheevey
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, Childrens, Young Adult, Family, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Humor
ratings_count: 8784
publisher: Recorded Books