HarperTeen, 368 Pages
Released: June 7, 2011
Format: eBook (iPad)
Challenges: Completely Contemp Challenge
2 girls + 3 guys + 1 house – parents = 10 things April and her friends did that they (definitely, maybe, probably) shouldn't have.
If given the opportunity, what sixteen-year-old wouldn't jump at the chance to move in with a friend and live parent-free? Although maybe "opportunity" isn't the right word, since April had to tell her dad a tiny little untruth to make it happen (see #1: "Lied to Our Parents"). But she and her housemate Vi are totally responsible and able to take care of themselves. How they ended up "Skipping School" (#3), "Throwing a Crazy Party" (#8), "Buying a Hot Tub" (#4), and, um, "Harboring a Fugitive" (#7) at all is kind of a mystery to them.
In this hilarious and bittersweet tale, Sarah Mlynowski mines the heart and mind of a girl on her own for the first time. To get through the year, April will have to juggle a love triangle, learn to do her own laundry, and accept that her carefully constructed world just might be falling apart . . . one thing-she-shouldn't-have-done at a time.
----------------Goodreads summary
What a fun book! It's so funny and breezy - definitely one of the best light reads anyone could have!
Truthfully, I don't have much to say in this review beyond saying that I loved it! It's a great little story of a girl figuring out herself and her life wrapped into a neat, humorous story of antics and adventure. I loved the concept and the title and the list and all the craziness April finds herself in. I liked how the family was still a major part to the book, even if they weren't physically in much of it.
If you're looking for a hard hitting YA novel, well...I have no idea why you would have picked this book up in the first place. But if you want to thoroughly enjoy a story, laugh a little, feel a little, root for a friend in the romantic sense, hate the boyfriend, and wish you did a few of these things too...this is for you.
Released: June 7, 2011
Format: eBook (iPad)
Challenges: Completely Contemp Challenge
2 girls + 3 guys + 1 house – parents = 10 things April and her friends did that they (definitely, maybe, probably) shouldn't have.
If given the opportunity, what sixteen-year-old wouldn't jump at the chance to move in with a friend and live parent-free? Although maybe "opportunity" isn't the right word, since April had to tell her dad a tiny little untruth to make it happen (see #1: "Lied to Our Parents"). But she and her housemate Vi are totally responsible and able to take care of themselves. How they ended up "Skipping School" (#3), "Throwing a Crazy Party" (#8), "Buying a Hot Tub" (#4), and, um, "Harboring a Fugitive" (#7) at all is kind of a mystery to them.
In this hilarious and bittersweet tale, Sarah Mlynowski mines the heart and mind of a girl on her own for the first time. To get through the year, April will have to juggle a love triangle, learn to do her own laundry, and accept that her carefully constructed world just might be falling apart . . . one thing-she-shouldn't-have-done at a time.
----------------Goodreads summary
Notable Quote (because it's hilarious)
"How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck chlamydia?"
What a fun book! It's so funny and breezy - definitely one of the best light reads anyone could have!
Truthfully, I don't have much to say in this review beyond saying that I loved it! It's a great little story of a girl figuring out herself and her life wrapped into a neat, humorous story of antics and adventure. I loved the concept and the title and the list and all the craziness April finds herself in. I liked how the family was still a major part to the book, even if they weren't physically in much of it.
If you're looking for a hard hitting YA novel, well...I have no idea why you would have picked this book up in the first place. But if you want to thoroughly enjoy a story, laugh a little, feel a little, root for a friend in the romantic sense, hate the boyfriend, and wish you did a few of these things too...this is for you.
4 Stars / 5
I've been staring at this book for a while, wondering if I should buy it (it's only $.99!) but just haven't gotten around to it yet. Glad to see a review that talks about how cute it is. It certainly sounds that way!
ReplyDeleteI got this book for Christmas and still need to read it but my, it just sounds so great! I love that title like no other! It sounds like such a fun, enjoyable book. Great review :)
ReplyDeleteI adores this book!! Wasn't sure going in but quickly fell in love!! Great review!!
ReplyDeleteI loved this one too, it was such a fun read!
ReplyDeleteThis book has been waiting on my shelf for a while now. Thanks for the great review. I'm definitely going to have to read it really, really soon! Sound adorable.
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