Darla Decker Hates to Wait
Jessica McHugh
Patience is for people without worlds to conquer. I’m practically a teen, and I have ZERO patience.
Surviving sixth grade is tough enough with an annoying older brother, a best friend acting distant, and schoolwork. After adding instructive kissing games and the torturous wait for a real date with her biggest crush, Darla is perpetually torn between behaving like an adult and throwing temper tantrums.
Games of flashlight tag, and the crazy cat lady roaming Shiloh Farms in a “demon bus,” serve as distractions during her parents’ quarrels and her anxiety about show choir auditions. Yet the more Darla waits for her adulthood to begin, the more she learns that summoning patience won’t be the hardest part of being eleven.
“This novel has the potential to be to a modern audience what [Judy] Blume’s works were to girls of the 70s and 80s, and its blunt honesty and relevant topics make it the preferable choice.” ~ AvidEye
EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a frank and funny look at the path to adulthood, in the first book of the “Darla Decker Diaries” series, which takes us on a journey of love, loss, and the nitty-gritty of growing up as seen through Darla Decker’s eyes. [DRM-Free]
“In Darla, McHugh has created a character that is dynamic and interesting and while I don’t pretend in any way to really know the mindset of a young, pre-teen girl, I read the prose and I feel like I am hearing the voice of a child. Not the perfected, cartoonized version of a child, not as simple fodder for the story, but as a genuine, three-dimensional, real child.” ~ C. Clark, Author
Duration - 5h 6m.
Author - Jessica McHugh.
Narrator - Robin Jill.
Published Date - Friday, 13 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2014 Evolved Publishing LLC ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Jessica McHugh
Robin Jill
Darla Decker Diaries
Evolved Publishing LLC
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Patience is for people without worlds to conquer. I’m practically a teen, and I have ZERO patience. Surviving sixth grade is tough enough with an annoying older brother, a best friend acting distant, and schoolwork. After adding instructive kissing games and the torturous wait for a real date with her biggest crush, Darla is perpetually torn between behaving like an adult and throwing temper tantrums. Games of flashlight tag, and the crazy cat lady roaming Shiloh Farms in a “demon bus,” serve as distractions during her parents’ quarrels and her anxiety about show choir auditions. Yet the more Darla waits for her adulthood to begin, the more she learns that summoning patience won’t be the hardest part of being eleven. “This novel has the potential to be to a modern audience what [Judy] Blume’s works were to girls of the 70s and 80s, and its blunt honesty and relevant topics make it the preferable choice.” ~ AvidEye EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a frank and funny look at the path to adulthood, in the first book of the “Darla Decker Diaries” series, which takes us on a journey of love, loss, and the nitty-gritty of growing up as seen through Darla Decker’s eyes. [DRM-Free] “In Darla, McHugh has created a character that is dynamic and interesting and while I don’t pretend in any way to really know the mindset of a young, pre-teen girl, I read the prose and I feel like I am hearing the voice of a child. Not the perfected, cartoonized version of a child, not as simple fodder for the story, but as a genuine, three-dimensional, real child.” ~ C. Clark, Author Duration - 5h 6m. Author - Jessica McHugh. Narrator - Robin Jill. Published Date - Friday, 13 January 2023. Copyright - © 2014 Evolved Publishing LLC ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:09
Chapter 1 - Daycare
Duration:00:25:58
Chapter 2 - Magic Palm (Part 1)
Duration:00:18:38
Chapter 2 - Magic Palm (Part 2)
Duration:00:27:27
Chapter 3 - Deep, Deep Trouble
Duration:00:11:04
Chapter 4 - The Plan
Duration:00:12:25
Chapter 5 - Kiss and Ditch
Duration:00:17:27
Chapter 6 - The Fall
Duration:00:23:36
Chapter 7 - The Demon Bus
Duration:00:17:10
Chapter 8 - Nosy Eyes
Duration:00:09:02
Chapter 9 - Mauled
Duration:00:15:02
Chapter 10 - Cornflake Christmas
Duration:00:24:06
Chapter 11 - The Song that Never Ends
Duration:00:08:47
Chapter 12 - Out of Tune
Duration:00:10:08
Chapter 13 - Best Friends For-Never
Duration:00:14:46
Chapter 14 - The List
Duration:00:06:13
Chapter 15 - Mash-Up
Duration:00:13:14
Chapter 16 - Flashlight Tag
Duration:00:15:59
Chapter 17 - The Show Must Go On
Duration:00:15:30
Chapter 18 - No More Waiting
Duration:00:11:45
Chapter 19 - Goodbyes
Duration:00:07:31
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:14