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Summary: The BEST book I have ever read!
Review: This book was absolutely wonderful! It kept me interested until the very last page. You might think that all that happens to Samantha is too good to be true, as if everything good happened to her in particular, but it is clearly not that way, since the author distinctly gives Samantha a personality the very opposite of that. She is very unique and has many views and opinions in which she is not afraid to express and fight for. The events in this book were very exciting; I really enjoyed reading "All American Girl." You will not be disappointed in reading this; just read the first page and you will read the whole book!
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Summary: LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!
Review: This book is amazing! Anyone with a big imagination should read it. It is wacky and out there but by the end you believe it could happen to anybody! You fall in love and there is so many unexpected turns. It will keep you at the edge of your seet. It is hilarious and anyone in their right mind will love it. All American Girl is the type of book you will read over and over again.
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Summary: A Waste of Time
Review: I had read most of the Princess Diaries books and enjoyed them when this one came out and my friends and I decided to read it. I didn't like it at all. The story was pretty boring and the main character seemed like almost the exact replica of the girl in Princess Diaries. It was too alike for me and all the characters were pretty one-sided. The writing also was not very good. The one thing that could have saved it was the two sisters in the story who made it interesting, but they couldn't make up for the rest of such a bad book.
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Summary: A wonderful new novel by Meg Cabot
Review: Meg Cabot, the author of the excellent Princess Diaries series, has written another wonderful book that will eagerly be devoured by teen girls. Samantha Madison was just an outcast living in the shadow of her older, popular sister Lucy and her geeky genius sister Rebecca who was so smart, she was taking college-level courses at age 11. But Samantha was an outsider- she died all the clothes in her wardrobe black, hung out with all the artist and drama-type kids at school, and as far as she could tell, her only talent was drawing. So when Lucy discovered one day that Samantha had been doing celebrity drawings in German class and charging them to other students, Lucy immediately tells on their parents. Samantha's parents assume that she had been getting a C- in German because she had been spending all her time drawing, so they enrolled her in Susan Boone's art classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays for two hours after school where they felt she could creatively express herself. Samantha, enraged at her parents for enrolling her in these classes and at Susan Boone for criticizing her artwork, decides to ditch class one day and hang out in the record store above the studio, Static, instead. So when Samantha waits for her housekeeper, Theresa, to come pick her up, Samantha was in the wrong place at the wrong time and jumped a guy next to her just as he was about to shoot the President. Suddenly, Samantha's world changes dramatically, including being invited to the most popular girl at school's party and catching the eye of David, the first son, who also happens to be in her art class at Susan Boone's. If you are a fan of the Princess Diaries series, you will LOVE this laugh-out loud, romantic ride.
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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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