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Summary: A Kick Arse Book
Review: I love this book! I couldn't put it down the whole time I was on the trip my class took to Washington D.C.! Even though in some parts it couldn't hold my attention it makes up for it with some great characters. I love Lydia's character. Mainly because some of the stuff she does and the things she say's made me burst out laughing on the plane. I loved how when you read more and more of it, it started to make a lot more since. Like when the (...) Never mind! You have to read it for yourself! This is a must have book for all!
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Summary: Funny, Clever, and Poignant Too
Review: I loved this novel. The author brilliantly told a story about three boys and three girls entirely from letters and notes. She managed to create six distinct individuals that I cared about a lot. The kids in it are smart but not geeky, sweet but not cloying. The three girls have a wonderful friendship that added depth to the book.I liked the wonderful and tame unique humor, the thoughtful characterizations, the compelling romance, and the smart twists and turns of the plot. The only problem with the book is it kept me up until 2 a.m. finishing it. I could not put the thing down!
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Summary: This book filled my head with laughter
Review: I personally loved this book i really loved how the book was set up into leters. The Year of Secret Assignments
is about 3 girls who have always been freinds Lydia (a.k.a. Lyd), Emily ( a.k.a. Em) , and Cassie (a.k.a Cass. Once they get an assignment from their english teacher they have to wirte letters to complete strangers and become their pen pal. This book will make your head fall off from all the laughing you do. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as i did.
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Summary: Terrific!
Review: I read this book because my teenage daughter recommended it, and I loved it as much as she did. The characters, both boys and girls, are very believable. The book is entertaining because it doesn't take itself too seriously. It helps teens see that their problems may turn out to be not as bad as they think if they can keep their sense of humor.
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Summary: Saving Seb Mantegna
Review: I really loved this book, it as such a funny yet realistic stroy about a letter exchange betweeen a private expensive high school, and the local public school - where apparently one needs to have done prison time to enter.
The five main characters (matthew dunlop doesent count) are Lydia Jaackson-Oberman who give out secret assignments, and writes to Seb Mantegna, where they consantly play games, trying to avoid but at the same time seeing each other, giving challenges to avoid exam time and much more. Emily Tomphson has gotten Charlie Taylor, whom she finds very funny and a good friend, and is teaching him how to Go on A Date with a Girl(by studying things like Walking Along Kicking a Pebble or Talking as if Meeting By Chance) , but at the same time end up falling for him head over heels. Nobody quite knows who Cassie Aganovic is talking to. She says his name is Matthew Dunlop - but is that his real name? A fantastic novel for any teen girl who enjoyed Feeling Sorry for Celia
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Summary: Fun Read
Review: I thought that this book was pretty good. I liked the letter, list, journal, etc. format a lot. I also liked the idea of the "secret assignments." I very much enjoyed reading the letters between the 6 students of Ashbury high and Brookfield High. I thought the letters were hilarious and fun to read. The only boring part was reading Cassie's diary. I had to try very hard to keep reading that part. Well, all in all, this is a fun read and its well worth the time.
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Summary: A Fun Read in the popular Letter Book Subgenre
Review: In an effort to encourage literacy and improve relations between two schools, an English teacher starts a pen pal program between the schools. Three best friends are paired up with three random guys from the other school. Romance, comedic misunderstandings, and a few hurt feelings occur as the three pairs communicate over the course of the year. Moriarty succeeds in giving each of her characters a distinct voice and personality and paces plot developments well as sometimes major events are first revealed in someone else's letter. The madcap finale leads to a satisfying conclusion. Girls of many types, especially fans of Ann Brashares' Sisterhood series, will find this an enjoyable read.
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Summary: Richie's Picks: THE YEAR OF SECRET ASSIGNMENTS
Review: Lots of laughs, plenty of attitude, mystery, and hijinx permeate this book. Three longtime girlfriends in high school--Emily, Lydia, and Cassie--who are connected through parents who went to law school together, are each required to become penpals with guys in a cross-town school with a bad reputation. The story is told primarily through these letters back and forth, along with some journal entries, and a hysterically funny fill-in-the-blanks writing workbook that Lydia's dad has given her. I'd considered myself pretty waterlogged from the publishers' wave of girl-writes-a-journal books of the past few years, but this is a horse of an entirely different flavor. I'm sure there are some great lessons to be garnered from this book, but, above all, I found it to be a totally delightful read. And the author's background as an attorney is certainly put to good (comedic) use.
At first I wasn't sure what more to say about the book.
But being away for a couple of days up in the middle of the (cold, snowy) Sierras this week, with nothing to do at night, I found myself rereading it like it was comfort food. And it's as good as leftover lasagna the second time around. For one thing, I caught many of those little clues concerning who did what that I'd missed the first time through. But, more importantly, I understood all the Emily-isms that I wasn't clear about on the first go round.
In the same way that non-Americans might find it a bit more difficult to understand the wisdom of Yogi Berra or the rapid-fire dialogue in a Marx Brothers movie, I wasn't sure on the first read exactly what was Emily and what was the English language as it is spoken Down-Under. But the second time I understood what the author has accomplished in creating the wacky voice of this young woman who longs to be a lawyer someday:
"I am not saying that this is true. I am only giving a hyperactive situation of how you might give offense."
" 'You must have dislocated it. Try looking again.' "
"I was just nom-plussed..."
"I decided to use this opportunity to practice my handwriting. As you can see, I am developing a highly eloquent style."
"Anyway, I didn't believe that for one millimeter..."
"They have very sun-dewed light so you look attractive in the mirror..."
"I think this is a "play" on Thompson, which is my last name. I think it is an angiogram of Thompson, actually."
"I can't explain how beautiful the singing was because you can't write music."
"We need to cook on the element of surprise."
"It's immortal keeping a secret."
"...he says that schools which are close to one another should forge ties, and I hope you are as keen as I am to get started with the forgery."
"Hyperbole is something to do with graphs. What is it in particular? I don't know. I hate maths."
"Also, I have seen on TV that you can get head transplants and it seems to me that it is a tragedy if you are bald and you don't get a head transplant."
Bravo for the girls from Ashbury and the guys from Brookfield. I have no doubt that this will be a major hit with our students. That is, if they can wrestle it away from us grown ups.
Richie Partington
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Summary: Hey Seb, do you have an older brother?
Review: LOVED it. Very funny, had to read it all in one sitting. You can see all the characters' imperfections & still love them for it. Ya gotta read about their awesome revenge on Matthew. Yeah, so some parents won't be thrilled about the girls skipping school or pranks, whatever--get over it, it is fairly true to life. (except I don't know anyone quite as daring as they are.) Cass, Em, & Lyd rock. I'd love to have friends like them. (and a boyfriend like Seb--what a sweetie!)
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Summary: this book was a "hoot"
Review: so many good quotes :) This book was so funny and written just the way that I like my books.... in letters and diary entries!
I will have to pause and say something against the book.... the ending was a bit lacking..... but the BODY of the book rocked!
Moriarty is a wonderful author!
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