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tulscip's review against another edition
4.0
This book got me addicted to the whole series. Marnie, like every other high schooler, wants to be in the "in" crowd. She even breaks up her friendship with her BFF Nola.
samchelsey's review against another edition
4.0
Marnie and Nola have been friends almost there entire lives and are going into freshmen year in high school (exciting for Marnie, nerve racking for Nola). They promise to always stick by each other’s side because they love each other like sisters. Yet as they finally go in to freshmen year Marnie wants to become popular like her older sister was, while Nola wants to continue to be a wallflower. You can figure out how this can create drama. I remember reading this before going into freshmen year and related to it quite a bit. I do find the characters a bit annoying, though that may be because I am now reading it as a 25 year old.
A perfect book for pre teens that like books about teenage drama dealing with friends, school, and boys. Vocabulary and sentence structure are also not very advanced which is why I believe it’s appropriate for this age group.
A perfect book for pre teens that like books about teenage drama dealing with friends, school, and boys. Vocabulary and sentence structure are also not very advanced which is why I believe it’s appropriate for this age group.
teebee's review against another edition
2.0
Originally reviewed - 5/19/08
I started reading this book out of curiousity-- I mean the plot was obvious; two girls who were bffs since kindergarten enter high school and find that they want different things. Marnie: to be as popular as her older sister was and Nola...Nola just wants to survive. You're probably asking; "Then why read this series if it's so predictable?". Well, I guess I kind of see where Claudia Gabel is going with this series and I guess that-- even though the plot was--is predictable, I wanted to see what she'd do to make it different. I don't think she did much to seperate her story from others but she did make Nola stronger than we'd expect. I'm not blown away by this sereis but Like I said before it's a bit Interesting. If you're interested, check out the series. I for one will be doing so from time to time.
I started reading this book out of curiousity-- I mean the plot was obvious; two girls who were bffs since kindergarten enter high school and find that they want different things. Marnie: to be as popular as her older sister was and Nola...Nola just wants to survive. You're probably asking; "Then why read this series if it's so predictable?". Well, I guess I kind of see where Claudia Gabel is going with this series and I guess that-- even though the plot was--is predictable, I wanted to see what she'd do to make it different. I don't think she did much to seperate her story from others but she did make Nola stronger than we'd expect. I'm not blown away by this sereis but Like I said before it's a bit Interesting. If you're interested, check out the series. I for one will be doing so from time to time.
alexalovesbooks's review
2.0
(Review originally posted on Alexa Loves Books)
The book was well-written, all the facts and plotlines laid out so that the reader would not have a difficult time following the story. That having been said, I guess the story overall just didn't appeal to me in particular.
I like the character of Nola; she reminds me of myself when I was younger in a lot of ways and I could relate to her struggle watching her best friend change and become a completely different person. I also liked reading about her budding friendship/relationship with Matt.
Though I could kind of understand where she was coming from, I didn't like Marnie. I guess it's a personal thing because I would never do that to my best friends. Friendship is sacred to me, so yeah, watching her basically shove Nola aside for Lizette and company just annoyed me to no end.
The book was a quick, easy read, but I would recommend it for younger, middle grade readers.
The book was well-written, all the facts and plotlines laid out so that the reader would not have a difficult time following the story. That having been said, I guess the story overall just didn't appeal to me in particular.
I like the character of Nola; she reminds me of myself when I was younger in a lot of ways and I could relate to her struggle watching her best friend change and become a completely different person. I also liked reading about her budding friendship/relationship with Matt.
Though I could kind of understand where she was coming from, I didn't like Marnie. I guess it's a personal thing because I would never do that to my best friends. Friendship is sacred to me, so yeah, watching her basically shove Nola aside for Lizette and company just annoyed me to no end.
The book was a quick, easy read, but I would recommend it for younger, middle grade readers.
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