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Summary: "Not-So-Terrible" is a treat
Review: Sweet without being saccharine, breezy without being insubstantial, MY NOT SO TERRIBLE TIME AT THE HIPPIE HOTEL is a fun, fast read about a likeable girl enduring what many teens would consider the worst fate imaginable: the dreaded family vacation. What's different - or not-so-different - about Tracy's family is that her parents are divorced, and that this vacation is at a place created especially for single parents and their kids. How Tracy learns to deal with her family's new situation, her feelings about herself, and her feelings for a guy she meets makes for a story both refreshing and familiar.
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Summary: Sooo Good!!
Review: this book was really good. i hope rosemary graham will write a sequel. it's a book i picked up and i literally couldn't put it down, except while taking notes in class (those are important). but whenever i had the chance to read during class...I DID!! i'm looking for another book kind of like it, but it's so hard to find one. the cover may not be interesting, but the book really is!
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Summary: Sooo Good!!
Review: this book was really good. i hope rosemary graham will write a sequel. it's a book i picked up and i literally couldn't put it down, except while taking notes in class (those are important). but whenever i had the chance to read during class...I DID!! i'm looking for another book kind of like it, but it's so hard to find one. the cover may not be interesting, but the book really is!
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Summary: Great Summer Read!
Review: This is a great summer read! The characters and story line are realistic yet fun. While the kids are all dealing with their parents' divorce in different ways the basic story does not get bogged down with too many issues. There's a lot of humor in the story and also some sweet, first-romance. I really couldn't wait to see what happened at the end! As a youth librarian I plan to recommend this title to teens who liked "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and Louise Rennison's "Angus, Thongs..." books.
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Summary: A book my daughter and I both enjoyed!!
Review: What with my hippie roots, I couldn't resist the title, so I had to sneak a read of my 10 year-old daughter's book. I wish there were more books like this around when I was her age! The book is real, funny, sad & happy and absorbing. The characters are well drawn. Definately a good read. It dealt with some adult issues at an age-appropriate level. I worried that my ten year old was a bit young for it, but it turned out that although some parts may be over her head, there was a lot there she could connect to. She did want to know why one of the characters used bad words sometimes. That gave me a good opportunity have a frank discussion with her about feelings and words.
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Summary: A book my daughter and I both enjoyed!!
Review: What with my hippie roots, I couldn't resist the title, so I had to sneak a read of my 10 year-old daughter's book. I wish there were more books like this around when I was her age! The book is real, funny, sad & happy and absorbing. The characters are well drawn. Definately a good read. It dealt with some adult issues at an age-appropriate level. I worried that my ten year old was a bit young for it, but it turned out that although some parts may be over her head, there was a lot there she could connect to. She did want to know why one of the characters used bad words sometimes. That gave me a good opportunity have a frank discussion with her about feelings and words.
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Summary: A Great Read
Review: You'll have a great time reading "My-So-Terrible Time..." The book is full of humor and great dialogue. Rosemary Graham does a terrific job of capturing what life is like for Tracy, a likable 14-year-old girl struggling with her own awkwardness, who tells the story in her own words. Tracy doesn't find it easy doing guy stuff like tricks on a skateboard--or even talking to boys she likes. But during her not-so-terrible time discovers Kevin, an unfolding Summer romance, and that she really has a lot going for herself.Tracy is being dragged off over the Summer to the "Hippie Hotel" in Cape Cod by her divorced father, for some "together time" along with other fractured families and single parents (Ugh.) She's dreading it (who wouldn't, described that way) and starts the book wondering how she's going to sneak into the pantry and eat five pounds of M&Ms overnight and how she'll get along with a difficult teenaged girl she's rooming with. But she meets Kevin on one of the group outings, and a shy romance blooms, and Tracy blossoms with it, as she learns a surprising lot about life, the people around her, and herself. It's a great read.
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Summary: A Great Read
Review: You'll have a great time reading "My-So-Terrible Time..." The book is full of humor and great dialogue. Rosemary Graham does a terrific job of capturing what life is like for Tracy, a likable 14-year-old girl struggling with her own awkwardness, who tells the story in her own words. Tracy doesn't find it easy doing guy stuff like tricks on a skateboard--or even talking to boys she likes. But during her not-so-terrible time discovers Kevin, an unfolding Summer romance, and that she really has a lot going for herself. Tracy is being dragged off over the Summer to the "Hippie Hotel" in Cape Cod by her divorced father, for some "together time" along with other fractured families and single parents (Ugh.) She's dreading it (who wouldn't, described that way) and starts the book wondering how she's going to sneak into the pantry and eat five pounds of M&Ms overnight and how she'll get along with a difficult teenaged girl she's rooming with. But she meets Kevin on one of the group outings, and a shy romance blooms, and Tracy blossoms with it, as she learns a surprising lot about life, the people around her, and herself. It's a great read.
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