From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9-Straight-laced Izzy is 15 going on 18. Best mates, Lucy, Nesta, TJ, and Izzy have bonded over the almighty Pringle and gotten their belly buttons pierced. Older, cuter, and charming Josh, aka park boy, takes an interest in Izzy and she's desperate to grow up and appear cool in his eyes. How fab would it be to show up to her first public performance with the band on the back of a motorcycle? Discovering her mother has read her private diary doesn't stave off any rebellious acts to prove she's old enough to make her own decisions. But when she passes out with her first cocktail experiment, chokes on her first cigarette, and pukes all over Josh after smoking a joint and kissing, everything seems to go wrong. Being grown up isn't all that it's cut out to be, and Josh's shady friend Spider seems more than a bit creepy. Has Izzy fallen prey to a manipulative charmer? This novel by Cathy Hopkins (Simon Pulse, 2004) is all about growing pains, making the right choices, and knowing your true friends. Shirley Barthelmie's narration is dazzling. Her vibrant voice has a dash of angst, innocence, and sensitivity. This North London, 21st-century version of
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Delacorte, 2001) is fresh, fun, and hilarious. This sixth book in the series is a must for teens. School and public libraries should consider buying multiple copies of the book and audiobook-it will fly off the shelves.-
Ann Crewdson, King County Library System, Issaquah, WA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From AudioFile
This amusing but cautionary tale, the sixth in the Mates and Dates series, finds British teen Izzie and her mates, Lucy, Nesta, and TJ dealing with issues such as peer pressure to drink and to become sexually active. Izzie, so confident and self-assured in the beginning, manages to handle the challenges but not without running into some trouble. Shirley Barthelmies characterizations, inflections, and pace are completely convincing. She conveys the weariness of a frustrated mother, the silliness of an inebriated teen, the bravado of a flirtatious teenage boy, and the giddiness of young girls sneaking out to get their belly buttons pierced. She perfectly captures the frenetic nature of teenagers who seesaw from despair to elation, and back again. M.H.N. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine--
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by Cathy Hopkins
by Cathy Hopkins
by Cathy Hopkins
by Cathy Hopkins
by Cathy Hopkins
