White House Autumn

by Ellen Emerson White

Book Overview

After ten months of living in the White House, seventeen-year old Meg Powers knew she should be used to the pressures of life in the spotlight--but she wasn't. In addition to the usual senior year... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380897806
• ISBN13: 9780380897803
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 10 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

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Meg Powers is just a normal teenage girl living in Washington, D.C. -- except for the tiny little fact that her mother is the President of the United States. Meg is actually getting used to living in the big, white house with her parents and two brothers, Steven and Neal. But when a gunman tries to take the life of the President, Meg faces the scary facts about being the First Family. It's up to Meg to comfort her two brothers in between visiting their mother in the hospital and missing their father, who spends all of his time at the hospital, as well. And if that wasn't enough, Meg has to deal with the fact that her boyfriend, Josh, seems to be doing everything wrong. And can her friends really be real if they start acting weird around her because of her mother's accident? Ellen Emerson White writes a compelling sequel about a teenage girl trying to understand the ropes of being the First Daughter. With WHITE HOUSE AUTUMN, the readers see a different side to the first family -- how stressful and scary it is to control security in an uncontrollable world. Reviewed by: Steph

White House Autumn

This is a great book - the 2nd book in the 4-book series about Meg Powers. Ellen Emerson White is SUCH a good author - The entire series is fabulous. I first read this book back in high school years ago. It Is about Meg and her family - her mother has just become the first woman President of the USA. Meg and her brothers have to have Secret Servicemen with them now all the time, which makes life difficult, and it tells how Meg feels about being part of the first family and how she handles things. drama AND comedy. And Meg must handle another diffucult situation - her mother is shot by an assasin. The President lives - but she was injured very badly. The whole family struggles to recover along wth Meg's Mother, who remains the President. The President's Daighter is the first Book, Then White House Autumn, then Long Live the Queen...and recently, I was excited to find out that after all of these years, White has written a final book - Long May She Reign! Fabulous - I have loved the entire series.

Great read for all ages!

Although this is technically a YA book, the only real "teen" thing about it is Meg's age. She, her siblings, parents and various White House personas are thoroughly fleshed out, as well as the multitude of psychological issues that come along with being the child of a president. White intertwines this with Meg's thoughts -- usually zany, humorous or sarcastic -- which keep it from ever becoming too serious.

White House Autumn

This is the best book ever! I love the president's daughter. She is the Best. Always getting out of sticky situations. I don't know how she does it? When her mother, The President,gets shot(a really sticky situation) she is forced to mature like never before. It teaches girls of all ages what can happen any day, even if your the president's daughter! A real life, well almost, look into the life of the first family.

Great sequel to a great novel.

Like its predecessor, I found myself unable to put the book down until I had read the very last page. I stayed up until 5 in the morning to finish it, and it was worth every minute (good thing I didn't have work the next day). Not as light as The President's Daughter, the first book in the trilogy, White House Autumn is bit more depressing and a bit more adult as it tells what happens to Meg and her family when her mother, the President, is shot. It's a serious subject, and the author deals with it in a very mature, realistic and sympathic way. Of course, all of the other great qualities of the first book is still present in this one. The characters are as likable as ever, especially Meg's best friend, Beth, who I'm sure would've been my idol had I read this book when I was younger. The conversation is witty, and the situations and the way the characters deal with them are very true to life. Admittedly not as great as the President's Daughter, but nevertheless a wonderful wonderful read. Try to get your hands on this one.