- Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Laurel Leaf; Reprint edition (May 2 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0440219809
- ISBN-13: 978-0440219804
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 9.7 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 68 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
An honest-to-goodness cupid turns A.J.'s life upside-down. "Bauer's buoyant narrative will elicit chuckles as it delivers its message (thwonk!) with the accuracy of a well-aimed arrow," said PW. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10?This silly, offbeat novel warns all readers: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR! A.J. McCreary, photographer extraordinaire, lovelorn, and invisible to school hunk, Peter Terris, is unable to capture a fitting cover shot for the school paper's special Valentine's Day edition. Then, she stumbles upon a stuffed cupid who comes to life and offers her one of three alluring choices: artistic, academic, or romantic assistance. In spite of the cupid's vehement protests against the last and his admitted previous failure in the arena of teen love, A.J. follows her heart. After Peter is smitten, and her date for the King of Hearts dance is secure, she finds that his slathering, abject devotion and unrestrained attention embarrass her, and that he is boring. Like Ellie in Bauer's Squashed (Delacorte, 1992), A.J. is a witty, intelligent protagonist whose fresh perceptions of her peers keep readers chuckling. In the end, a brilliant newspaper cover shot convinces her former-filmmaker father of her talent and makes the novel's ultimate statement about young romance. Thwonk revels in the vagaries, insecurities, and uncomfortable realities of teen love.?Alice Casey Smith, Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan, NJ
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I was in my makeshift darkroom above the garage developing my umpteenth print of Peter Terris, an individual of full-orbed gorgeousness who needs absolutely no retouching, an individual oozing with classic tones and highlights who barely knew that I was alive. Read the first page
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I was in my makeshift darkroom above the garage developing my umpteenth print of Peter Terris, an individual of full-orbed gorgeousness who needs absolutely no retouching, an individual oozing with classic tones and highlights who barely knew that I was alive. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wishes can help and hurt!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Thwonk (Paperback)
Thwonk by Joan Bauer is a good book for teens who enjoy reading about fantasies in romances. A. J. is a teen photographer who has enough talent to get into top art schools, but she is also interested in Peter Terris, a popular high school guy. She stumbles upon a cupid named Johnathan. He helps her through obstacles and gives her one wish. She wishes that Peter would fall in love with her. Johnathan gives her the wish and now Peter is obsessed with her. A. J. is about ready to give up her wish and now Johnathan is gone. She does not know what to do. Joan Bauer is a writer who understands what teens go through. I give this book five stars because I could connect with the character, A. J., and the situations that she goes through.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Light, Funny Read,
By A Customer
This review is from: Thwonk (Paperback)
Thwonk was a light, funny book with overdramatic and sarcastic AJ as the main character, and many other interesting characters surrounding her as well. This book is about AJ McCreary, a great photographer, and a girl desperate for Peter Terris's attention. When a sarcastic, witty cupid named Jonathan comes to her on a "visit," she has him shoot Peter with one of cupids arrows-to inject him with undying devotion and love. A modern novel with a classic twist and lesson-be careful what you wish for. A casual, amusing read that had me laughing out loud. For ages 12 and up.
5.0 out of 5 stars
With just a tiny Thwonk,
By "babygurl_x10" (Willits, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thwonk (Paperback)
This book is a comical look into the life of teen romance. Within the first pages I had fallen in love with Johnathon the Cupid.AJ is so much like myself it's scary. I hope I never end up in the mess she does though. This book has the happy ending that we all look for, but not the endin that the book leads you to believe.
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