All this talk about dance books on the Center Stage post made me think of the Jill Krementz books for children, ” A Very Young [fill in the blank] “. My favorite hands down was a Very Young Dancer. This was a photographic journey of a girl who took classes at the School of American … Continue reading »
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Veronica: misunderstood?
Veronica is a show-off because she’s obviously insecure and she thinks that showing off will win her friends. I kind of feel bad for her because she’s clearly a smart, creative kid. She constantly tries to befriend the popular girl, the bitching blond laughing at her. The weird girl in school, Hilary, tries to befriend … Continue reading »
The Worst YA Boyfriends, Pt. 2
Check out Part 1. I feel that these top five are pretty obvious. 5.Kurt from Sunset Island. Waaaahhhhhh, he’s working class, it’s sooo haaard being on this Island with all these rich tourists,when I had to work for a living, waaaaahhh, they don’t appreciate it, so I’m going to date one of the richest on … Continue reading »
Worst YA Boys, Pt. 1
To refresh your memory, the “best” YA boy toys are here and here. But of course, doing the worst ones are way more fun. 10. John Pfeiffer, Sweet Valley High: He went from being your friendly Oracle news reporter to a mad rapist. All because he was scorned by his ex-girlfriend. And we all know … Continue reading »
Massie Block needs an old-fashioned spanking
I tried, y’all. It was painful. Mostly because I wasn’t sure if Lisi was being satirical or or actually realistic. The clique girls, mainly Massie, were such little witches I wanted to slap them all. And where are the parents and don’t they know that Massie is a little wench? The gals are also wearing … Continue reading »
Secret Circle: republished!
Someone had mentioned previously that it was going to be republished, but as I was in the teen section of Barnes and Noble (I always shamefully head there first) I saw it. Yipee! I don’t remember much, but I remember it was awesome and I wanted to be in the Secret Circle. It’s like if … Continue reading »
Vampires are so in right now.
Remember how lots of the teen horror books had parts of the covers that were raised off the front, to create a 3-d-ish affect? This one totally reminded me of that. Well, this is fitting, since everyone is all ga-ga about the Twilight* movie business. Caroline B. Cooney, if she even exists as one person, … Continue reading »
Best YA boyfriends, part 2
5. Almanzo Wilder: yea yea, calling Little House books YA may be a stretch, but I had to put in my Manly love. Who would play him: Dean Butler, duh! 4. Dead Peter from Christopher Pike’s Remember Me. He totally can ghost-spy on me in the shower any day. Shari wouldn’t have made in the … Continue reading »
Best YA Boy Toys, Part One
I’m getting ready to move, and my book collection is all packed, so I can’t read anything this week. So, I’ll combine my two favorite things: countdown lists and horndogging on male celebs. Best YA Boy Toys, Part one: 10. Jeffrey French, Sweet Valley High; okay, so he makes it on this list from sheer … Continue reading »
Chistopher Pike: still got it
I know there is a lot of love for Christopher Pike out there, so I wanted to let you all know that I finished reading his adult novel from 2007, Falling. Wow. Even more than I remember, he has a way with words that still haunts me. He also has a way with building characters … Continue reading »
The Boy Who Reversed Himself
Here’s what I remember: A girl meets a strange nerdy boy who can go into the 4th dimension The fourth dimension wasn’t just a perpective, it was its own universe with its own living creatures If you flip over in fourth dimension and come back, you will be reversed, and all foods taste weird to … Continue reading »
The Luxe: not as fun as it should be.
Well, I got what I wished for…The Luxe is dramatic, trashy historical fiction. Although this was officially a young adult book, I expected it to be better. It’s like Gossip Girl/Sweet Valley High set in the turn of the century New York City. One gal is posed to be society’s sweetheart, but flakes her own … Continue reading »
The Secret Language
I totes read this one because Jessi mentioned it in a BSC book. Of course that means I just had to read it! I mean, this is supposed to be a sweet story, and it’s about boarding school, so you think I’d like it, but really it was kind of grating. One of the girls … Continue reading »
Modeling = success
I can’t find pictures of the cover anywhere, but does Palm Beach Prep series ring a bell? I have the first three books. It’s about gals at a swanky girls prep school. Quinn is the spunky, rock and roll scholarship kid from the wrong side of town. Alicia is the spunky Latina, so of course … Continue reading »
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Aside from the supernatural element, something that struck me about The Awakening was because it was one of the reasons I never knew what to talk to boys about (and arguably still don’t). Lemme back up. So the basic plot: Elena is a beautiful popular blond. She meets and falls in luv with the vampire … Continue reading »
