Forever Four

Forever Four #1

by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Cathi Mingus (Illustrations)

4 girls creating 1 voice . . . will anyone be heard?

Paulina, Miko, Tally, and Ivy are four extraordinarily different seventh-graders. Paulina is 100% Type A. Miko is a fashionista. Tally is a theater queen. And Ivy - well, Ivy's the new girl at school. The four girls get tossed together to create a school magazine - by girls, for girls - in a competition to get funding for a new school program. But it seems like they'll never agree on anything. And just when they begin to make headway, their biggest rival - the athletes - threatens their progress. As the four girls try to complete the first issue of their magazine, and create a corresponding blog, they start to wonder if they can get past their labels and give all the girls in school a way to speak up.

224 pages, Paperback

Published January 19, 2012

Reviews

[Justine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très bon roman jeunesse qui me donne envie de découvrir la suite. Par contre les couvertures, franchement, je les trouve atroces.

[Kendall Sherman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it was great and I loved the part where Benny told his grandfather about the magazine and he gave all the stuff to the girls softball team...And he did it for Paulina!!! It was so sweet!!! But there could've been a little more romance.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

i'll read the next one. the title IX stuff was a little disjointed.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly I would call this a 4.5, but since the option isn't available, I'll bump it up to a 5 star.

I liked the premise for this book. Four girls forced to work together to create a school magazine have to learn how to get along and also along the way discover their own strengths and unique talents. I like how the characters grew and developed over the course of the book with my only complaint being there is way too much left up in the air at the end. Obviously the book is intended for a series, but whether or not there is one will require a little hunting. I hate when books don't do a "continued in book 2" kind of thing at the back.

Anyway, I was pleased. I liked the characters, and I think there is solid potential there for more books. I'll share this one with my daughters and see what they think. But overall this is a solid and interesting read for any girl who is going from elementary school into middle school.

[Crystal Holder · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really loved the central idea of this book. Four different girls, Miko, Tally, Ivy and Paulina, thrown together to write a magazine for the girls of their school as part of a contest to win funding to start up an official school group for the magazine. The girls want the magazine to be written by girls for girls. Through the process of writing this magazine the girls learn that people are more then what they first appear to be and begin to question their original assumptions about the other members of the group. This book would be a great read for all girls making the transition from elementary school into middle school. The story is entertaining and would be a great tool for parents to use to introduce the lesson that one should not judge a book by its cover .

[Juliann Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title is called Forever Four by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel.
The main characters are Paulina,Tally,Miko and Ivy. They are extraordinary seventh grade girls. Paulina is a brain. Tally is a drama queen. Miko is a popular girl. Ivy is a new girl from New York City. The girls are grouped together to create a magazine for girls at their school.
I love the book and the whole entire series.











By: Juliann

[Siyoung Yoo · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was an interesting book. My favorite character was Paulina, a straight A student, smart, intelligent, but just one flaw - can't do teamwork. This book is very fun to read. Still, the book seemed to be missing something that I love to see in books. That something...I still can't figure out what that is. It's still a fun book, but with that something, it would have been the most amazing! So I decide, 'let's give it a 4'.

[Mas5thgrade2012 · Rating 5 out of 5]

awewsome book really u should read it-candylover51

theres is alot of drama in this. one of the girls is popular another is about movies and an actress and another one is the brain and another one is normal. well im the normal( i think)-candylover51

[Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was pretty good. I was quite doubtful about it at first, because, ya know, it looks like another one of those stupid girly girl friend books. But, it was different. All I can say is, read it!

[Madeline · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really thought this was a great book for girls ages 9-12

[Dani Pritikin · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a good story about 4 girls who have nothing alike and they make a magazine that becomes really popular.

[Cory Rosbia]

I thought it was ok but not awesome.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is so good I really recommend this book!!!
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[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book. :) My favorite character is Tally. I really like her because she is so funny.