• Age: 12 to 14
• Grade: 7 to 9

As if Lorinda doesn't have enough to worry about! Her Body is changing, her boy friends are turning into boyfriends, her Science teacher is mad at her, and her mother's driving her crazy Then her grandfather comes to visit - for six months At first Lorinda thinks he might be an ally Then he starts to complain -about everything And it's up to Lorinda to find out what's really bothering him

Budge Wilson (b. 1927) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and lived in Kingston, Ontario, before moving back to North West Cove, Nova Scotia. A former commercial artist and photographer, she has written more than twenty books, many of them for children and young adults; her awards include the Ann Connor Brimer Award for children's literature. "Mr. Manuel Jenkins" is included in her story collecton The Leaving (Anansi, 1991).

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