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Summary: An A+ book for middle/high school readers
Review: I teach a fourth and fifth grade class and ordered this book through the school book orders to read myself because it looked good. I wasn't disappointed! I've never read the Princess Diary books, but I plan to now. The book has a pop culture flavor and tone that really appeals to the young crowd. The main character, Samantha, isn't a popular pretty girl, and doesn't even really want to be. I think a lot of young girls in love find themselves facing the same issues as Sam and hopefully they'll figure things out the same way. There is only one thing that may not make this book appropriate for all readers. A part of the female anatomy is mentioned (in connection with Georgia O'Keeffe's art).
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Summary: I LOVED IT
Review: I completely loved this book. Meg Cabot has become one of my favorite authors with her far fetched love stories to hit anyone in the age range that I just happen to fall into. Yes, it is a bit far fetched, but can't we dream? It is a must read, a n adorable book that will leave you dreaming of your significant other, or the lack of one.
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Summary: hmm, all of it sounds familiar
Review: there's no denying that the story is, well, to read is very amusing and entertaining. but that's about it, i suppose. coming from the author of the very nice 'the princess diaries' series where the protagonist is an outcast-nerd-rockclimber, tormented by a popular cheerleader and is transformed into pretty-eyebrow plucked-princess who gets the cute guys, 'All American Girl' is about an outcast-goth-artist tormented by a popular cheerleader and is transformed into cute-horse shampooed-hero who gets the cute guys. a story where you find popularity too fast too soon and try to stand up for your principles, not going in for the 'normal' way of teenage life along with your sidekick, the always-there, outcasted, pushy, climbing on your popularity, bestfriend. the whole thing well, is cute. but it's not like you can't read it anywhere else. too stale storyline. predictable from the word 'chapter one'. cliches all around. not, to say, boring, but, it's better to read like, Robin McKinley or something.
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Summary: Book Review for All American Girl by Meg Cabot
Review: New York Times makes it a #1 best seller, ALA Booklist calls it absurdly far fetched. I call it a really great book! Samantha Madison, the main character in All American Girl is a teenager growing up in Washington D.C., and just trying to live her life as an individual. She expresses herself through her wonderful artwork, and cunning lists, and relates to many girls today. Growing up with 'perfect' sisters makes life for her interesting, and sometimes, hilarious. With witty comebacks, and her secret love for her sisters boyfriend, Sam makes a great character. When she makes a dramatic save from the president becoming assassinated, her whole life takes a twist.....and a funny turn. From 'behind the counter celebrity portraits' for her friends, and not letting anyone sign her cast, so she can save space to draw on it, sometimes, Sam's artistic abilities get her into big trouble. Cabot's way of using descriptive words is beautiful, and makes this quirky, exciting, fun to read book, a must read.
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Summary: This Book Was Fully Not Perfect
Review: While All American Girl is a pretty short read, and can be enjoyable and funny, I have several problems with it. 1: What's with all the "fullys" and "totallys" and "likes"? Teenagers may talk that way, but who wants to read that way? 2: Can you say "RUN ON SENTENCES"??? Meg Cabot always adds new thoughts in the middle of her sentences, so by the time her darn sentence is over (by now it's a paragraph) she's totally lost me and I have to go back and read it over. Then I miss the thought she was trying to convey in the first place. 3: Jack! By the time she FINALLY realized she didn't like him, I was about ready to commit hara-kiri! 4: David! Will this guy decide already what personality he's going to take on in this book? His character can't seem to decide wheather he's going to be thoughtful, obnoxious, rude, teasing, etc, etc... It also seemed to me that Meg didn't quite know where to go with her storyline. Perhaps she should have given this book some more thought.
Not to complain or anything... : )
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Summary: Coming to the Big Screen
Review: This book was just okay to me. Something about it was missing and I didn't like it as much as the Princess Diaries but I am eager to see the movie!! It's coming out this year and Raven from That's So Raven is playing Samantha which is kind of weird since she's white in the book. But it will be interesting to see how much more they will change it in the movie because obviously since her race has been changed other stuff will have to change too.
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Summary: AMAZING READ
Review: Once I started to read "All American Girl", I couldn't stop. I didn't stop reading for six hours(I stayed up all night)until I finished the book. One of the really interesting parts of the book is that the plot is hard to believe. Sometimes, books with outrageous plots can be annoying, but I think anyone who enjoyed the "Princess Diaries" series would also like this book. However, "All American Girl" is great for any 12-15 year old girl. I also liked how after reading the book, you felt like you knew Samantha like she was your best friend. I would have given this book a five star rating if not for one thing. After I read the book, I realized that it was a lot like the "Princess Diaries" Series. This is mainly because Samantha(of All American Girl) and Mia(of Princess Diaries) both: have similar outlooks on the social pyramid that is high school, are at similar places on that pyramid, live in big cities, and end up suddenly becoming famous. The last part was what really bugged me. Both of them had to deal with reporters scrambling to get a glimpse of them. It really saddened me that Cabot(author) had to use the same type of girls in similar situations in the two books. Even so, "All American Girl" was an amazing book, and I would reccomend it to any girl.
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Summary: All-American Girl
Review: This is Meg Cabot's best book yet! It is funny, with a bit of romance and just a hint of seriousness. I would not hesitate one bit to recommend this book to you!
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Summary: Not a full review, persay...
Review: I didn't find this book as well-written or plotted as some of Meg's other novels (for example, those in the Princess Diaries series or The Boy Next Door); it was very predictable. The story was engrossing, though, and I found that I couldn't put it down until I had finished the entire book. Also, Meg Cabot gave a shout-out to one of my favorite indie bands, the Spitvalves, and for that, she gets extra points. This book really is only worth about 3/4 stars, but the fact that she knows who they are makes her infinitely cooler. :)
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Summary: Fabulous!
Review: I bought this for a friend on her birthday cuz I read Cabot's Princess Diaries and thought it was funny. It turned out that the book went around to 5 of my friends and they all loved it! It's very funny even though it's unrealistic. David is the ideal kind of guy and Sam is a great character. Highly recommend!
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