New York Minute

New York Minute #1

by Eliza Willard

Jane skips school to give a speech in New York that she hopes will make her dream of going to Oxford University come true. roxy skips school and heads into New York with a rock CD that she hopes will make her a star.

But then...

Jane is caught sneaking out of a fancy hotel wearing a towel.

Roxy is being chased through the New York City streets by two men she doesn't know. Jane and Roxy discover anything can -- and everything does -- happen in a...

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Media Tie In, Childrens, Teen, Contemporary

182 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

Reviews

[Shayma Rsayssi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Do you know what's worse than A movie based on a book ? a book based on a movie. At least in the first case you know that something is going to change ( which is bad ) but common !!!
Yes it was a quick ( enjoyable for those who did not watch the movie) read, I'll give it that.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

New York Minute is about how two sisters; Jane and Roxy, skip school to go on their own adventures. Jane unlike Roxy skipped school because she wanted to go to New York to give a speech in which she was hoping that it would get her into Oxford University, because it was her dream to go there and win the scholarship with her speech. While on the other hand, Roxy skipped school because she wanted to go to New York to achieve her dream of becoming a star. My favorite part of the book was when both Jane and Roxy were chased around by random people they had never met before, it was pretty funny to me, because I have never heard of anything like this. Overall, I really enjoyed this book because it had a mix of adventure and comedy in it, and it was really fun to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about a good chase.

[Sarah]

i read this like three times even though i've never actually seen the film

[Marina (marinainw0nderland) · Rating 2 out of 5]

"New York Minute" tells the stoy of two sisters that can't be more different. Jane is an 4.0 student with a goal to go to Oxford and Roxy is a rebel who ditches school and wants to make it big with her band. "New York Minute" revolves around an important day in the life of Jane as she attempts to get a scholorship, but it won't be easy with Roxy in tow, who is trying to get into the Simple Plan video shoot. When things start going wrong and Jane loses her day planner the girls go on a wild goosechase in search for it, only to find out there is a mircochip envolved and some very dangerous criminals. But,the day can't not end without some love interest of two very attractive boys, a senator's son and Jane's mysterious man who keeps bumping into her. And how can I almost forget the girls are also being chased by a truant officer who is determined to capture Roxy.

The Plot was quite interesting, but since I have already seen the movie multiple times it was very predictable. It almost felt like the book was written after the movie was taken. I felt like the plot had a alot of potential that wasn't being used.

The character's were actually very enjoyable. I loved the interaction of Jane and Roxy throughout the book as they learn that it is okay to be different from one another as they slowly accept one another throughout the novel. Jane was a little stuck up at times, I felt she constantly thought that she was better than Roxy. I felt that she felt that Roxy pretty much owed her for being alive. Roxy, on the other hand was such an easy going character. I totally fell in love with her personalty. She was very fun and outgoing. Roxy's goal was to have fun and enjoy life, which for a change was nice to see a freesprited character. Bennie, which was part of the criminal operation, I felt wasn't as bad as he was trying to make himself be. I thought that he was actually a good guy but, being adopted by criminalmastermind mom had something do with Bennie constantly trying to seek her approval. I thought he was prefectly portrayed and I almost wanted to know some background on him. The Roxy's love interest I think outshinned Jane's, just because you get to know a little bit more about him and witness a twist the story when you find out who's son he really is and everything just falls into place. One of my favorite characters in this book was Mr. McGill, I liked that he was almost the most important character to the plot and the girl's kept bumping into him and causing him all sorts of mischief.

Overall, this was a good and easy read. My con about the book is that the plot had so much more potential that was never used and that this book was written for a younger audience. I almost wish they made another novel but more depth and evolved the plot to make it a criminal/mystery because there is just so many little detail that I see being added to make this book into a Ya or even an adult fiction.

[Tabitha Stanton · Rating 5 out of 5]

New York Minute, by Eliza Willard. I loved this book because it was really full of adventure! Jane is on her way to New York City to give a speech because it might give her a scholarship to a college. Her sister Roxy also has to go to New York for her band. She offers to go along, but it goes way wrong! They encountered many problems and eventually even had to escape from a kidnapping! You'll have to read the book to find out what happens next! I would recommend this book to people that really love to read, because every time you read it, you find something new!

[Olivia]

This was my very first Mary-Kate and ashley book i ever read and this book made me want to read all the Mary-Kate and Ashley books. I read half of The books so far and i've been loving them all but this one book was my favorite because it has so much fun and drama and after every chapter i so curious to find out what will happen next. I rated this a 5 star cause it is so amazing. Im only 10 years old and if you like books like drama you should definitely read this book

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yeah well I used to like them and watched their film a lot of this story so I got the book and read it a lot. I loved it and even got a free poster. But can you blame me?! Who didn't like them in 2004-2006?! Lol

[Alisha Brook · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was a huge fan of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and was on an endeavour to collect all their movies and books.

I originally watched the movie NEW YORK MINUTE and when I found out there were books too, I had to buy them!

[Brittany · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't even get why this book was called New York Minute! It had almost nothing to do with the movie and the movies was a lot better. I thought this would've reflected the movie, but it was just a prequel.

[Hadeel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The movie is better ^^

[Mila · Rating 5 out of 5]

IT IS A HELL OF A GOOD BOOK!

[Mariana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very cool book. It shows how sisters can be soooo different and this book has a lot of funny characters. This book also shows that anything CAN happen in a," New York Minute".

[Aymon · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was Jane and Roxy (mary-kate and ashley) jane who needed to do a speech, Roxy who needed to make it to a concert, but got stopped on the way...

[Sammy]

I used to be a huge Mary-Kate and Ashley fans, and this was the perfect book for me :)

[Ayushi · Rating 4 out of 5]

got to read it once...love this book...love the movie too...

[Mahin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book.. (:

[Alice]

I watched the movie. It was great. But I want to see what the book version is like.

[Kylie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely love mary-kate and ashley olsen there awesome so of courses loved this book "new York minute"

[Tiffany Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

good!

[Vidumini Pamuditha · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite childhood books

[Abby Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's the best of the Mary-kate and Ashley books I remember reading as a kid. Of course that's a little like saying out of all the dollar store cheese I found in the back of the fridge this was the least moldy.

But I've rated it three stars because I did really like this one back in the day. I think the plot was actually not half bad, a fun story about two sisters reconnecting. It's hardly fine literature but not every book can be Let The Right One In. And honestly, its target audience wouldn't appreciate it if it were; I know little bitty thirteen year old me sure wouldn't have known the difference all those years ago.

It's serviceable for what it is.

[Claire Lancaster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jane and Roxy skip school to go on their own adventures - Jane plans to give a speech to earn a scholarship to Oxford University and Roxy hopes to get noticed whilst a band is filming for a music video. Everything can and will go wrong. The girls have the worst bad luck ever but some how everything works out in the end.

[richard french · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dude, I didn’t expect the tear-jerking ending even though I’ve seen the movie. Picked this up for the Simple Plan cameo(weird they didn’t use Pierre’s real name) but ending up loving the chance to read this adaptation!

[Rebecca Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never read this one as a teenager, always wanted to but couldn't find it. I have watched the film more than I can count and I love it. I really loved the book as well and I was surprised there was something different at the end to what there is in the film.cant wait to read the next one

[Megan Cheang · Rating 3 out of 5]

I admit I wished for more details about the girls’ love lives at the ending.

[Emma · Rating 1 out of 5]

One star for nostalgia only. They should have let Mary-Kate and Ashley write the books themselves

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

its a good story
i haven't exactly read it but i've seen the movie twice now. so that still counts as reading.!!

[Louisa]

really funny and interesting.