Chicks With Sticks Knitwise [Hardcover]

Grade 7–10—Scottie, Tay, Amanda, and Bella are reunited in this second installment in the series. Scottie, wearing her frumpy lilac sweatpants, runs into a gorgeous hunk in her apartment building. She and Beck begin dating, and the world of the chicks is never the same. As Scottie watches Tay and Amanda struggle with their relationships, she wonders how to balance her friends and Beck-and how much a part of his life she really is. (Bella has sworn off men, for the time being.) As they knit their way through their problems, the teens deal with loyalty to friends when a new boy enters the picture. While each of the four girls is a "type," the deftly explored issues mirror what adolescents have been experiencing for decades. This book deals more with the emotional side of relationships than with the physical, and, although the ending is convenient, the feelings are real. For "crafty" readers or those who enjoy serial teen drama, this is a good choice.—Lynn Evarts, Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac, WI
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Scottie and her friends, last seen in Chicks with Sticks: It's a Purl Thing (2005), are still knitting, though now the stitching takes a backseat to boy-girl interactions. Scottie's relationship with a new guy is the main plot, and although this makes for some fun, light romance, it moves the story in predictable ways, canceling some of the freshness of the first book. The incessant hip chatter will also quickly date the story. The strong link between the girls is the thread that keeps things together, and several patterns will inspire readers attracted by the knitting theme. Ilene Cooper
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Scottie, Tay, Amanda, and Bella-an angsty artist's daughter, an indie tomboy, a trust fund princess, and a new age yoga goddess. Their friendship defies the odds, yet last year, fate (and a whole lot of yarn) bound them together. As the Chicks with Sticks, they survived it all, with the help of some yarn therapy, and knit past even the closing of their beloved local yarn store and the loss of their knitting guru, Alice. After all that trauma, they're as solid as a fisherman's sweater. Or are they? As the Chicks begin their second year together, their tight circle faces the biggest challenge yet: boys. And one hot guy in particular threatens to unravel the girls' tight bond. Can the four friends knit through this drama, or will their friendship fall apart? --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.