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Check It Out -- Teen Literature Database
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70 book reviews found, page 1 of 14. Narrow results by selecting age range:
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24 Girls in 7 Days
Audience: 8th Grade - 11th Grade
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When Jack Grammar decides that he wants to attend his senior prom the biggest problem is finding date. But when his best friends devise a plan to find Jack a date his problems have just begun. An online ad in the school newspaper results in a list of so many potential dates that Jack must date 24 girls in 7 days. A humorous look at girls and dating from a guy's point of view.
Similar books: Prom by Anderson
Awards won: YALSA Quick Picks 2006
Date read: 02/26/2007
ISBN: 0525473696
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Actual Real Reality of Jennifer James
Audience: 9th Grade - 12th Grade
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As the Most Unpopular person in her British public high school, Jennifer James knows that she will never be chosen to be part of the reality show to be taped at her school. To her surprise, however, she is picked to be part of Down the Bog, a reality show that puts celebrities into an everyday high school. The grand prize for the winning student is admission to the prestigious St. Willibard's Academy. Jennifer would love to leave her school, but she must get past the show's challenges, deal with unsupportive parents, face the school's meanest girl, and try to get over her a crush on a classmate before she can leave. All the while, Jennifer begins to wonder if going to St. Willbard's would be the best thing after all.
Similar authors: Louise Rennison
Date read: 10/25/2006
ISBN: 0060822406
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Adam Canfield of the Slash
Audience: 6th Grade - 8th Grade
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Scandal in School! Destruction of the Willows! Adam Canfield co-editor of his school's newspaper the Slash has got some juicy stories for the Slash. Now all he has to do is get along with his bossy co-editor Jennifer, get the whiney Phoebe off his back and get his stories okay-ed by the scheming principal all before the next edition. This book is a hysterical pageturner.
Date read: 06/24/2008
ISBN: 0763623407
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Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging
Audience: 7th Grade - 9th Grade
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Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging is a hilarious collection of diary entrys from fourteen year old Georgia Nicolson. She discusses stories of her wacky little sister, who insists on sleeping naked in the same bed with her, her wild cat, Angus, and her completely crazy parents. She also talks about snogging lessons, the snogging scale, and the love of her life [well, almost], the Sex God. This book offers wacky humor in a witty way. Truly a 'fabbity fab fab' book! Part 1 of the Georgia Nicolson series.
Similar books: Away Laughing on a Fast Camel; On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God
Awards won: YALSA Best Fiction, 2000
Date read: 10/20/2005
ISBN: 0060288140
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Bart Simpson's Guide to Life
Audience: 6th Grade - 12th Grade
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Bart Simpson stars in his own imaginative guide on how to live life to the fullest. Color lies on every page and draws the reader to listen to Bart's explanation of everyday subjects such as school, food, and money. Bart lists all his ideas on how to bring fun to the table at dinner to cool jobs to have when you grow up. Every person who has ever watched The Simpsons will enjoy reading this book. I couldn't put the book down with all the funny and clever things Bart has to say.
Similar authors: Jim Davis and Bill Watterson
Similar books: Garfield series and the Calvin and Hobbes series
Date read: 6/24/2008
ISBN: 006096975X
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