Scrambled Eggs at Midnight

by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler

Book Overview

Calliope (or Cal as she calls herself ) wants nothing more than to stay put, to stop traveling cross-country with her mother, sleeping in a tent, abandoning all belongings whenever they pull up stakes. Eliot misses the happy times he left behind when his father decided to open a camp for kids looking to lose weight and find Jesus.When Cal and Eliot meet by chance, they feel an immediate connection.Together they must face their isolation, the threat...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525477608
• ISBN13: 9780525477600
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Scrambled Eggs At Midnight

I personally thought this book was amazing. The dynamics of the characters were well thought out and honest to reality. I've become so sick of reading teenage novels because of the trash that is out there, but this book is really different. The characters remind me of me and my friends and the types of things we'd say and do. For the people who find this book boring I have one thing to say. Books don't have to involve sex, explosions, or people with magical powers to be entertaining. If you are looking for an honest, small town characters romance novel, this is the perfect read.

My favorite book this year

I read this all the way through without stopping. It was funny and sad all at once, and the ending made me cry. Definitely worth checking out.

Spectacular

What a great piece of literature. This book speaks to all ages, but was written especially for young adults (teen). It is a fast moving delightful story of two young people who fall in love during their summer together. The story of Caliope and Eliot, told in the first person, and moves with touching power as each of the main characters speak in individual chapters. Light, yet so moving...bringing one to tears as it is read. Good literary quality, as well as a great read. Thank you for bringing our young people good literature and a delightful storyline.

Only put it down once!

I really enjoyed Scrambled eggs at Midnight. I found the story unique and almost intensely honest. I could connect so completely with the thoughts, wishes and dreams of both characters. I even put my plans for my day on hold so I could finish the story.

Beautifully done

Scrambled Eggs at Midnight is quite a wonderful book. Told in alternating chapters by two sad and funny fifteen-year olds, it's smart and touching. Cal and Eliot inhabit a post-modern America of Jesus Fat Camps and Renaissance "Faires," which they describe in satiric detail. Wry observers of their parents' foibles and failures as well, both characters are haunted by loss and longing. The plot is deft, if unsurprising, but it's the fine observation, humor, emotional honesty, and especially the quality of the writing that raise the book high above the formulaic.