Big Mouth & Ugly Girl

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Summary: Close... but no cigar.
Review: This book is not a true portrayal of a normal high school atmosphere. Being a high schooler myself, I have never met anyone half as crazy as Ugly Girl or anyone who calls themself Ugly Girl. While the author bruoght up many good points, the characters did not always react as normal/actual people would. The writing styles were well executed and the story as a whole was well written. The plot was exciting and a very suspenseful at times... I think this is a good book for teens to read because it shows how a rumor can get out of control. I liked the novel and I only wish it would relate to real life a little more.

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Summary: don't succumb to the hostility of others
Review: This book offers a glimpse into the lives of two unique high school students. One is a definite outcast, and the other becomes one over the course of the book. Big Mouth and Ugly Girl is an excellent novel because the characters act "outside the box." Both of them undergo numerous hardships throughout the course of the book, and they take comfort in unlikely places; each other. This book will teach you to look beneath the surface and discover who they truly are instead of acting like all the rest of the kids at the high school; so ready to point fingers and accuse people at the drop of a hat. I adamantly recommend this book to everyone whether they are in high school or not, they will surely learn something from Big Mouth & Ugly Girl.

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Summary: A junior mixup
Review: This book was as interesting as strange to those new to Ms. Oates. It never slowed down, only sped up. This book was new to me just as the author and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read. It makes you think what is really important in your life. Of all, I love Ugly Girl. She is a sensitive and powerful heroine.

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Summary: Tifanee of Richview Middle School
Review: This story starts off with a boy named Matt Donaghy. In the middle of his 5th period the policemen came in and led Matt out of the classroom . Matt had no idea what was going on when they started asking him stuff like why did you say that Matt. Finally Matt figured out that that some so called witnesses said that they had herd him say that he was going to bomb the school! Now Matt is a student who makes good grades, he is vice-president of his grade and he even writes for the school newspaper! Meanwhle, another girl in this story is Ursala Riggs. She is a kind of girl that does not have any friends because of her agresive personality, and to top that off she is the best basketball player that is threatenimg t o quit the basketball team!!! Anyway, Ursala is the only one that can help Matt because she herd what he said. So she went to the principal and told him that Matt 's friends were talking about something stupid and he said what am I going to do blow up the whole shool. It finds out that the pricipal talks to the police and Matt is not in trouble any more! HIs mo and dad are really mad now so their going to sew the school,and Matt is geting a lot of pressure on him. Really the only friend he has now is Ursala Riggs. One day Matt went to take a hike when he gets on this ridge. He wonders if he should jump or if he should not jump. Then he hears his name being called and there is Ursala. She makes him come off of the ridge and they walk back to his car . After that Matt and Ursala become really good friends and they get to know each other better. Wen Matt calls Ursala and it finds out that someone stole his dog. So Matt and Ursala go around where she disapeared and it finds out that a bully stole it. They get the dog back and they live happily ever after.
I loved this book. I think that anyone that likes action/love stories would love this book. I would recomend this book to anyone and I think that you should read it to!

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Summary: Who are your friends, really?
Review: What happens when the most popular boy in school and the least popular girl are thrown together? This is the story of Big Mouth and Ugly Girl. Matt Donaghy gets to know Ursula Riggs when he is falsely accused of a shocking crime. Everyone has doubts about him with the exception of Ursula.

Somehow Ursula uses her confidence in Matt to start believing in herself and, this leads us into a touching and unique story where romance blossoms and good triumphs over evil. If you like realistic and pointed characters, real life modern settings, romance that defies the odds and happy endings than this is the book for you.

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Summary: a book that relates
Review: When you are a person in high school, you understand exactly what these people are doing and where they some from. Ugly Girl was exactly like me...from having her own nick-name, to being vegetarian, and being a misfit. It was extremely quoteable and I could hardly put it down. The description of depression was so thorough, she had to have been through it herself. This book really makes you think and makes you look at things in a different perspective.