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Title: Practicing Normal

Author: Cara Sue Achterberg

Narrator: Andi Arndt, Charles Constant, Xe Sands

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The houses in Pine Estates are beautiful McMansions filled with high-achieving parents, children on the fast track to top colleges, all of the comforts of modern living, and the best security systems money can buy. Welcome to normal upper-middle-class suburbia.

The Turners know in their hearts that they're anything but normal. Jenna is a high schooler dressed in black who is fascinated with breaking into her neighbors' homes, security systems be damned. Everett genuinely believes he loves his wife...he just loves having a continuing stream of mistresses more. JT is a genius kid with Asperger's who moves from one obsession to the next. And Kate tries to manage her family, manage her mother (who lives down the street), and avoid wondering why her life is passing her by.

And now everything is changing for them. Jenna suddenly finds herself in a boy-next-door romance she never could have predicted. Everett's secrets are beginning to unravel on him. JT is getting his first taste of success at navigating the world. And Kate is facing truths about her husband, her mother, and her father that she might have preferred not to face.

Members Reviews:

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This was a fascinating book about what the family down the street can be going through. The characters in this book were all extremely interesting in their own way - some of them I cheered on and others I booed but I wanted to keep reading to find out how it all turned out for all of them. It was told through the eyes of several of the persons in the story so you got to feel involved with them. You could tell that the author spent time investigating the problems JT had and the issues Cassie dealt with at her job. Absolutely would recommend this book. Loved it!

I particularly liked the son with Aspberger's syndrome

A well written book about today's "Normal" family. Her characters are spot on. I particularly liked the son with Aspberger's syndrome. Good read!

I love Cara Achterberg's books

I love Cara Achterberg's books! Her research is thorough, her characters fascinating, and her stories compelling. I loved Practicing Normal and read it in two days. A must-read for the summer!

A must read!

I was hooked immediately! Some of these characters were hard to like at first. It was definitely a "real life story" and hit on some tough topics. So well written! Another great read from Cara!

I loved this book

I loved this book, our book club loved this book too! Very will written with strong character development that really kept me interested. I have bought this book for my friends as gifts and would HIGHLY recommend it.