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The Queen Geek Social Club
If you're somebody like Shelby Chappelle, a smart, witty, pretty geek army of one, you can't just put a poster up at school and advertise for somebody to be your best friend. But now freakishly tall Becca Gallagher has moved to town, with her dragon tattoo and wild ideas. Suddenly Shelby's madscientist father and their robot, Euphoria, seem normal. They become best friends instantly. But Becca wants to shake things up at school and look for "others of our kind"...and decides to form the Queen Geek Social Club. The thing is, this guy Fletcher Berkowitz keeps nosing around, asking lots of questions about the Club. He's cute, and interesting, and possibly likes Shelby. Therefore, she must torture him. One good thing about being a no one can break your heart.
319 pages, Paperback
First published September 5, 2006
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Laura Preble
7 books68 followersLaura Preble is the author of the popular QUEEN GEEK SOCIAL CLUB series for young adults as well as LICA'S ANGEL. She is the winner of a Kurt Vonnegut Fiction Prize as well as numerous other awards. She lives in San Diego. Her newest novel, OUT, is available as an ebook or in print format. ANNA INCOGNITO is her sixth published novel.
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August 7, 2010
The Queen Geek Social Club is mediocre at best. It tells the story of Shelby Chapelle, a sci-fi geek who somehow is exceptionally unpopular but gets dates with all the jocks. Her dad is a mad scientist inventor, and her mum is dead. As a replacement mother her dad invented a robot, Euphoria, to act like a mix of servant, bodyguard and foster parent.
When Becca Gallagher joins Shelby's school, they become fast friends joined in their geek solidarity. Becca is aiming for world domination, so she starts the Queen Geek Social Club with the assistance of Shelby. Their aim is to attract other like-minded geeks.
First the group collects twinkies to send to skinny models, and they create adverts, etc. Somewhere around this point Shelby and other members of TQGSC go to Becca house and discover she is uber-rich and knows movie stars.
The group then organise NIBD {National Invisible Boy Day}, and then pull off a spooky Caribbean dance.
In amongst all this there is a huge palava with some Norweigan dude from the bowling alley, before Shelby falls in love Fletcher.
Overall, this book was wishy-washy. Some parts were good, like the chapter where Shelby and Becca were at the mall. Much was just average, or below average. I don't understand how a supposedly ugly unpopular geek gets dates with the most popular jocks and stays unpopular, and many of the characters seemed unreal. In fact, Euphoria seemed the most real character.
When Becca Gallagher joins Shelby's school, they become fast friends joined in their geek solidarity. Becca is aiming for world domination, so she starts the Queen Geek Social Club with the assistance of Shelby. Their aim is to attract other like-minded geeks.
First the group collects twinkies to send to skinny models, and they create adverts, etc. Somewhere around this point Shelby and other members of TQGSC go to Becca house and discover she is uber-rich and knows movie stars.
The group then organise NIBD {National Invisible Boy Day}, and then pull off a spooky Caribbean dance.
In amongst all this there is a huge palava with some Norweigan dude from the bowling alley, before Shelby falls in love Fletcher.
Overall, this book was wishy-washy. Some parts were good, like the chapter where Shelby and Becca were at the mall. Much was just average, or below average. I don't understand how a supposedly ugly unpopular geek gets dates with the most popular jocks and stays unpopular, and many of the characters seemed unreal. In fact, Euphoria seemed the most real character.
March 19, 2008
I really wish we could do quarter, half, and three-quarter stars as this book, for me, was more like a 3.5 instead of the 4.0 I've given it.
September 5, 2015
This book was cute and well-written but there were A LOT of inconsistentencies, stereotypes, cliches, and reasons to get offended. All in all, it was one of those books that isn't good, but isn't bad either.
Below are problems I had with the book.
1. Shelby is an unpopular geek who goes on dates every. single. weekend.
2. Shelby isn't really a geek at all, which explains why she felt she never understood the Queen Geek Social Club.
3. Becca and Shelby don't seem to have a real connection.
4. All the popular kids are blond, athletic, and dumb. In real life there are plenty of smart athletic kids, popular and smart kids... any combination.
5. The Queen Geek Social Club is trying to raise the self esteem of girls by sending twinkies to models, but in the process of that, they are body shaming anyone with a fast metabolism! News flash: some people are naturally skinny
6. Euphoria. Great character - highly unrealistic They had a robot who fell in love, got worried, was disappointed... all of which is not possible.
7. Fletcher Berkowitz wins the spring dance king? He's a sophomore! In what dimension would a sophomore be the most popular kid in school??
8. Shelby, Becca, and their friends are going on dates, getting in serious relationships, always wearing heavy makeup, and they are only freshmen in high school!
9. Shelby's dad expects her to go on dates - wants her to go on dates. How many parents want their 14 year old dating? Also, her dad is never home!
10. The ASB kids apparently try to keep geeks out of dances and don't really do any work. I'm in ASB and thats completely untrue. ASB is usually honors students and they keep everyone included.
11. Fletcher's crush on Shelby is completely unrealistic. What 14 year old boy has the kind of unconditional love (usually found in family relationships ) for a girl... he just met?
12. Shelby says straight - As are "a sign of weakness and the result of a lack of social skills." DIRECT QUOTE. That's what she calls a kid that's focused in school and wants to be successful? Weak? Really?
13. Shelby complained about the blondes being mean, yet she's probably the most judgemental and vain person on the planet. She repeatedly describes Becca as "freakishly tall" and I believe she calls her Bigfoot. Her "best friend Becca." And she spends a page talking about her amazing beauty.
14. Shelby acted like a 4 year old. She threw tantrums, yelled before thinking, and frequently got into moods. Now some of that can be attributed to teenage angst, but Shelby's angst was ridiculous AND despite the fact that she insults everyone close to her, they don't get mad.
15. Becca is rich and knows famous people. How convenient and cliché. AND she is rude to her mom and calls her parent by their first name. For a second I thought they were going to make Becca come from a troubled background and give the story some substance, but I wasn't so lucky.
Below are problems I had with the book.
1. Shelby is an unpopular geek who goes on dates every. single. weekend.
2. Shelby isn't really a geek at all, which explains why she felt she never understood the Queen Geek Social Club.
3. Becca and Shelby don't seem to have a real connection.
4. All the popular kids are blond, athletic, and dumb. In real life there are plenty of smart athletic kids, popular and smart kids... any combination.
5. The Queen Geek Social Club is trying to raise the self esteem of girls by sending twinkies to models, but in the process of that, they are body shaming anyone with a fast metabolism! News flash: some people are naturally skinny
6. Euphoria. Great character - highly unrealistic They had a robot who fell in love, got worried, was disappointed... all of which is not possible.
7. Fletcher Berkowitz wins the spring dance king? He's a sophomore! In what dimension would a sophomore be the most popular kid in school??
8. Shelby, Becca, and their friends are going on dates, getting in serious relationships, always wearing heavy makeup, and they are only freshmen in high school!
9. Shelby's dad expects her to go on dates - wants her to go on dates. How many parents want their 14 year old dating? Also, her dad is never home!
10. The ASB kids apparently try to keep geeks out of dances and don't really do any work. I'm in ASB and thats completely untrue. ASB is usually honors students and they keep everyone included.
11. Fletcher's crush on Shelby is completely unrealistic. What 14 year old boy has the kind of unconditional love (usually found in family relationships ) for a girl... he just met?
12. Shelby says straight - As are "a sign of weakness and the result of a lack of social skills." DIRECT QUOTE. That's what she calls a kid that's focused in school and wants to be successful? Weak? Really?
13. Shelby complained about the blondes being mean, yet she's probably the most judgemental and vain person on the planet. She repeatedly describes Becca as "freakishly tall" and I believe she calls her Bigfoot. Her "best friend Becca." And she spends a page talking about her amazing beauty.
14. Shelby acted like a 4 year old. She threw tantrums, yelled before thinking, and frequently got into moods. Now some of that can be attributed to teenage angst, but Shelby's angst was ridiculous AND despite the fact that she insults everyone close to her, they don't get mad.
15. Becca is rich and knows famous people. How convenient and cliché. AND she is rude to her mom and calls her parent by their first name. For a second I thought they were going to make Becca come from a troubled background and give the story some substance, but I wasn't so lucky.
March 23, 2018
I did a YouTube Review on this book which you can find at the following link. [https://youtu.be/wUpO-Lxvjgc]
Trigger Warnings:
Death Mention
Fatphobia
Homophobia
Nazi Mention
Sexual Assault
My Notes
**SPOILERS**
pg. 3- Nice, let's start out with some sexual assault
-there seems to be a lot of pop culture references, even just a few pages in.
pg. 7+8- Doing that damned describe your clothes and body thing.
-also, boob fixation
pg. 9- she admits that she thinks she's better than everyone else, iirc that was the whole lesson of the book (Note: Now that I've read the whole book I can say it was not the lesson, it was briefly mentioned by another character but never examined by anyone)
-looking for friends, she seems stuck up
pg. 10- Her first thought about the new girl is 'what a poser' & she links this to her being tall. Why??
-The only people who like to read for fun. feels like a callout to 'real' geek girls like is common for guys
pg. 15- oh of course 'lesbo' is used as an insult
pg. 22- oh joy, cultural appropriation
pg. 26- Let the girl have three pieces of pie robot!
pg. 28- I'm getting a lot of 'I'm not like other girls' vibes from hating shopping
pg. 29- we get it, you like MST2K
-Plan 9 from Outer Space terrified me as a tween
-There is a distracting amount of Shelby talking directly to the reader
pg. 301-31- This fatphobia is gross
pg. 39- C'mon y'all you can like shopping and still be geeks, I promise.
pg. 43- mall = 'huge concrete monument to stupidity'
pg. 44- Every time she says 'in my opinion' I assume it's also the author's
pg. 52-55- pretending to be an inspector to get free food sounds like a crime.
-don't be an ass to service workers
-all the teens in this book seem to be exaggerations/stereotypes
pg. 59- 'what if all of the geeks got together to use their powers for good' have you ever heard of the internet? I know it's 2006 but there are chat rooms and websites and stuff.
-she keeps mentioning how her school is unlike any other. We get it, you're rich.
This is where I stopped taking notes and just focused on finishing the book.
Trigger Warnings:
Death Mention
Fatphobia
Homophobia
Nazi Mention
Sexual Assault
My Notes
**SPOILERS**
pg. 3- Nice, let's start out with some sexual assault
-there seems to be a lot of pop culture references, even just a few pages in.
pg. 7+8- Doing that damned describe your clothes and body thing.
-also, boob fixation
pg. 9- she admits that she thinks she's better than everyone else, iirc that was the whole lesson of the book (Note: Now that I've read the whole book I can say it was not the lesson, it was briefly mentioned by another character but never examined by anyone)
-looking for friends, she seems stuck up
pg. 10- Her first thought about the new girl is 'what a poser' & she links this to her being tall. Why??
-The only people who like to read for fun. feels like a callout to 'real' geek girls like is common for guys
pg. 15- oh of course 'lesbo' is used as an insult
pg. 22- oh joy, cultural appropriation
pg. 26- Let the girl have three pieces of pie robot!
pg. 28- I'm getting a lot of 'I'm not like other girls' vibes from hating shopping
pg. 29- we get it, you like MST2K
-Plan 9 from Outer Space terrified me as a tween
-There is a distracting amount of Shelby talking directly to the reader
pg. 301-31- This fatphobia is gross
pg. 39- C'mon y'all you can like shopping and still be geeks, I promise.
pg. 43- mall = 'huge concrete monument to stupidity'
pg. 44- Every time she says 'in my opinion' I assume it's also the author's
pg. 52-55- pretending to be an inspector to get free food sounds like a crime.
-don't be an ass to service workers
-all the teens in this book seem to be exaggerations/stereotypes
pg. 59- 'what if all of the geeks got together to use their powers for good' have you ever heard of the internet? I know it's 2006 but there are chat rooms and websites and stuff.
-she keeps mentioning how her school is unlike any other. We get it, you're rich.
This is where I stopped taking notes and just focused on finishing the book.
January 6, 2015
amusing YA book. really enjoyed it even when the one main character occasionally got on my nerves.
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May 18, 2024Poison-Wild-card-geeky character-If you're somebody like Shelby Chappelle, a smart, witty, pretty geek army of one, you can't just put a poster up at school and advertise for somebody to be your best friend. But now freakishly tall Becca Gallagher has moved to town, with her dragon tattoo and wild ideas. Time to recruit and unite. Comical!
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April 11, 2018
The ending was so rushed--I would have loved more of the dance and was bummed the bet ended so quickly . Shelby (?) was a brat. The robot was weird and annoying.
September 25, 2019
It is amazing
April 1, 2020
it wasn't the best but after my ship came true i decided to give it a three star
February 14, 2023
the ending felt too rushed for me
May 11, 2008
Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
Everything was perfectly fine for Shelby Chapelle. After her mother had passed away, she was used to her life being just about her father, her robot, and herself. She was fine with the fact that she was not the most popular person at her school. Sure, she kept to herself most of the time, but she did go on dates with guys from her school, she was smart, and she knew some people. Shelby's life seemed normal to her. But then everything changed when the freakishly tall girl with the dragon tattoo came into her class. She was weird and a little intimidating, but the new girl, Becca Gallagher, became Shelby's first real friend.
Weeks later, Becca starts to come over to Shelby's house to meet her weird father and her weird mother-like robot, and hang out. Shelby would fill Becca in as to all the necessary info about Green Pines High School, the school that they attended, and Becca would discuss her crazy life. Sure, Becca was a little wild with odd ideas, but Shelby was fine with it. That is until Becca comes up with the strangest idea ever. What if they could create a group to join all the girl geeks from the school to first take over the school's social hierarchy--and then the world? At first, it seemed like the craziest idea, but Shelby didn't want to lose her only friend so she went along with it. Soon, the girls start the Queen Geeks Social Club and girls start to join. They devise a plan to collect Twinkies to send to a modeling agency to stop models from going hungry. Why Twinkies? Because they can last through a nuclear explosion, that's why.
Things could not get any weirder, until some guy, Fletcher Berkowitz, enters the picture. He may be one of the coolest and popular guys in school, but to Shelby he's just plain annoying. For some reason, he likes Shelby, but of course she has no idea why. Along with that, Shelby's dad starts to act even more weird than usual. Not only is he out of his lab, but he seems a little happier.
Everything started going crazy right when Becca Gallagher entered Shelby's life. It's now up to Shelby to find out what Becca really wants, and to solve the problems which need to be solved.
THE QUEEN GEEK SOCIAL CLUB was a fantastic read that was a definite page-turner. Fast-paced and well-developed, Laura Preble captures the mind of a teenager to the fullest. The fact that Shelby was a geek and not some materialistic girl made the story much more fun to read. A coming-of-age story that not only sparks the mind but also strikes a spot in your heart, THE QUEEN GEEK SOCIAL CLUB is a novel that should be on everyone's must-read list.
Everything was perfectly fine for Shelby Chapelle. After her mother had passed away, she was used to her life being just about her father, her robot, and herself. She was fine with the fact that she was not the most popular person at her school. Sure, she kept to herself most of the time, but she did go on dates with guys from her school, she was smart, and she knew some people. Shelby's life seemed normal to her. But then everything changed when the freakishly tall girl with the dragon tattoo came into her class. She was weird and a little intimidating, but the new girl, Becca Gallagher, became Shelby's first real friend.
Weeks later, Becca starts to come over to Shelby's house to meet her weird father and her weird mother-like robot, and hang out. Shelby would fill Becca in as to all the necessary info about Green Pines High School, the school that they attended, and Becca would discuss her crazy life. Sure, Becca was a little wild with odd ideas, but Shelby was fine with it. That is until Becca comes up with the strangest idea ever. What if they could create a group to join all the girl geeks from the school to first take over the school's social hierarchy--and then the world? At first, it seemed like the craziest idea, but Shelby didn't want to lose her only friend so she went along with it. Soon, the girls start the Queen Geeks Social Club and girls start to join. They devise a plan to collect Twinkies to send to a modeling agency to stop models from going hungry. Why Twinkies? Because they can last through a nuclear explosion, that's why.
Things could not get any weirder, until some guy, Fletcher Berkowitz, enters the picture. He may be one of the coolest and popular guys in school, but to Shelby he's just plain annoying. For some reason, he likes Shelby, but of course she has no idea why. Along with that, Shelby's dad starts to act even more weird than usual. Not only is he out of his lab, but he seems a little happier.
Everything started going crazy right when Becca Gallagher entered Shelby's life. It's now up to Shelby to find out what Becca really wants, and to solve the problems which need to be solved.
THE QUEEN GEEK SOCIAL CLUB was a fantastic read that was a definite page-turner. Fast-paced and well-developed, Laura Preble captures the mind of a teenager to the fullest. The fact that Shelby was a geek and not some materialistic girl made the story much more fun to read. A coming-of-age story that not only sparks the mind but also strikes a spot in your heart, THE QUEEN GEEK SOCIAL CLUB is a novel that should be on everyone's must-read list.
August 10, 2008
The Queen Geek Social Club by Laura Preble
Shelby Chapelle is a geek and fine with it. She’s smart and pretty and can easily get dates, but all she really wants is a Best Friend. That role is filled by the wild Becca Gallagher. Becca is also a geek and proud of it. The girls instantly bond and become best friends. But Becca is a bit more on the radical side; she wants to find “others of their kind,” and thus the Queen Geek Social Club is born. The main goal of the club is to empower these geeky girls through various projects. The plans get bigger and bigger (Becca is planning to change the world), but sometimes Shelby doesn’t know why she’s along for the ride. It doesn’t help that she’s confused about a certain attractive Norwegian exchange student and another guy named Fletcher. This Queen Geek is going to have to get her brain into gear if she’s going to be the most spectacular person she can be.
I have mixed reactions about The Queen Geek Social Club. This novel succeeded in being humorous and romantic. However, the characters were a bit confusing, especially when tied together with the club. One of the points of the club was to find other geeky girls so they could work together; half the time it seems like they weren’t really friends. Several of the characters’ motivations for hiding certain secrets were unclear. Also, sometimes main character Shelby was a mystery to me, and I thought it was strange how she just suddenly realized at the end of the novel her role in the Queen Geek Social Club and the club’s role in her life. I did love the pranks and ideas that Becca came up with, and I did get some good laughs from reading this book. But the amusing comments only partially made up for the strangely constructed characters, and the result was that this novel was only mildly entertaining.
I’m not really sure if I will read the rest of this series. Girls who love funny and romantic stories may enjoy The Queen Geek Social Club. If you are looking for a book with more meaning, I would not suggest reading it.
reposted from http://thebookmuncher.blogspot.com
Shelby Chapelle is a geek and fine with it. She’s smart and pretty and can easily get dates, but all she really wants is a Best Friend. That role is filled by the wild Becca Gallagher. Becca is also a geek and proud of it. The girls instantly bond and become best friends. But Becca is a bit more on the radical side; she wants to find “others of their kind,” and thus the Queen Geek Social Club is born. The main goal of the club is to empower these geeky girls through various projects. The plans get bigger and bigger (Becca is planning to change the world), but sometimes Shelby doesn’t know why she’s along for the ride. It doesn’t help that she’s confused about a certain attractive Norwegian exchange student and another guy named Fletcher. This Queen Geek is going to have to get her brain into gear if she’s going to be the most spectacular person she can be.
I have mixed reactions about The Queen Geek Social Club. This novel succeeded in being humorous and romantic. However, the characters were a bit confusing, especially when tied together with the club. One of the points of the club was to find other geeky girls so they could work together; half the time it seems like they weren’t really friends. Several of the characters’ motivations for hiding certain secrets were unclear. Also, sometimes main character Shelby was a mystery to me, and I thought it was strange how she just suddenly realized at the end of the novel her role in the Queen Geek Social Club and the club’s role in her life. I did love the pranks and ideas that Becca came up with, and I did get some good laughs from reading this book. But the amusing comments only partially made up for the strangely constructed characters, and the result was that this novel was only mildly entertaining.
I’m not really sure if I will read the rest of this series. Girls who love funny and romantic stories may enjoy The Queen Geek Social Club. If you are looking for a book with more meaning, I would not suggest reading it.
reposted from http://thebookmuncher.blogspot.com
January 30, 2009
The Queen Geek Social Club
September 05, 2006 by Berkley Trade
Pages 336 $9.99
Laura Preble
ISBN-13:9780425211649
Put yourself in a situation where you were once a "loner" in your school, and then the next you have become the most popular person in the school. It's like a fairy tale! The Queen Geek Social Club is a fascinating book that you can learn alot from. Such as, love, friendship, family, and when it is the right time to do something that will change a person or a situation. Laura Preble engages the reader, making the reader wanting to finish the book and keep reading every seconds and minutes.
Shelby Chappelle is a loner in her school because she has no friends. The good thing about it is that she is smart, geeky, and also beautiful. Not most girls that are geeky are pretty. Shelby lives with her father known as a madscientist and with a robot, Euphoria. Shelby lost her mother when she was young. If the whole school knew that she lives with a robot that talks, everyone would make fun of her and she would be known as the weird girl. Shelby's life changes when Becca Gallagher comes to her school. From that instance they had become best friends. Shelby even told Becca her darkest secret which is that she has a robot that can help her serve things and do things. Together, Becca and Shelby created a club call The queen geek social club where all the geeks are united. Fletcher Berkowitz is a guy who is really interested in Shelby's club, he isn't just any normal guy but is the cutest guy. He seems to have a crush on Shelby, and Shelby notices. So she decided to torture him.
I really enjoyed reading The Queen Geek Social Club. While reading this book I was laughing my eyes out because it was funny and hilarious. You can always push yourself if you are a loner to the most popular person in school, just by achieving something big!
September 05, 2006 by Berkley Trade
Pages 336 $9.99
Laura Preble
ISBN-13:9780425211649
Put yourself in a situation where you were once a "loner" in your school, and then the next you have become the most popular person in the school. It's like a fairy tale! The Queen Geek Social Club is a fascinating book that you can learn alot from. Such as, love, friendship, family, and when it is the right time to do something that will change a person or a situation. Laura Preble engages the reader, making the reader wanting to finish the book and keep reading every seconds and minutes.
Shelby Chappelle is a loner in her school because she has no friends. The good thing about it is that she is smart, geeky, and also beautiful. Not most girls that are geeky are pretty. Shelby lives with her father known as a madscientist and with a robot, Euphoria. Shelby lost her mother when she was young. If the whole school knew that she lives with a robot that talks, everyone would make fun of her and she would be known as the weird girl. Shelby's life changes when Becca Gallagher comes to her school. From that instance they had become best friends. Shelby even told Becca her darkest secret which is that she has a robot that can help her serve things and do things. Together, Becca and Shelby created a club call The queen geek social club where all the geeks are united. Fletcher Berkowitz is a guy who is really interested in Shelby's club, he isn't just any normal guy but is the cutest guy. He seems to have a crush on Shelby, and Shelby notices. So she decided to torture him.
I really enjoyed reading The Queen Geek Social Club. While reading this book I was laughing my eyes out because it was funny and hilarious. You can always push yourself if you are a loner to the most popular person in school, just by achieving something big!
July 21, 2013
This book... What do I even say about this book that hasn't been said?
It's been years since I've read this book, so I'm not entirely sure on a lot of the details. What I do remember is that there is a girl with not many friends and with a widowed father, who invented a robot to fill the empty position of 'mother'. And then Becca moves to town and they are suddenly best friends with a social club under their wings...specifically, the Queen Geek Social Club. For Queen Geeks, though I'm not entirely sure what that is, exactly.
Somehow, even though "oh my gosh, I'm soooo super awkward and geeky", Shelby gets a ton of dates. There were a lot of things in this book that were questionable, where they collected Twinkies or something along those lines. They also had some sort of contest where the winner got to go on a date with a movie star, I believe, even though they were supposed to be ignoring boys.
I think this is really for a preteen audience, because they'll enjoy and appreciate it more. I was really in a rut when I read this, and I was kind of past that preteen/tween stage when I did; I was fourteen and had just had my heart broken. I think this is why I enjoyed the book (although it only sat semi-well with me) at the time: because of my own circumstances when I did.
Not an overly terrible book, but a forgettable one. I had forgotten I had read this until I decided I need to write a review for The Perks of Being A Wallflower, because I read these books back to back.
It's been years since I've read this book, so I'm not entirely sure on a lot of the details. What I do remember is that there is a girl with not many friends and with a widowed father, who invented a robot to fill the empty position of 'mother'. And then Becca moves to town and they are suddenly best friends with a social club under their wings...specifically, the Queen Geek Social Club. For Queen Geeks, though I'm not entirely sure what that is, exactly.
Somehow, even though "oh my gosh, I'm soooo super awkward and geeky", Shelby gets a ton of dates. There were a lot of things in this book that were questionable, where they collected Twinkies or something along those lines. They also had some sort of contest where the winner got to go on a date with a movie star, I believe, even though they were supposed to be ignoring boys.
I think this is really for a preteen audience, because they'll enjoy and appreciate it more. I was really in a rut when I read this, and I was kind of past that preteen/tween stage when I did; I was fourteen and had just had my heart broken. I think this is why I enjoyed the book (although it only sat semi-well with me) at the time: because of my own circumstances when I did.
Not an overly terrible book, but a forgettable one. I had forgotten I had read this until I decided I need to write a review for The Perks of Being A Wallflower, because I read these books back to back.
April 9, 2010
There are so many reason to just love this book! First it is a book that isnt just about teen romance(ewww!) but its about teens who are diffrent, out there, not like the others. They know they look good the way they are and dont have to look like a model.
The book centers around a girl named Shelby Chapelle. her dad is a scientist and they have a robot named Euphoria. She is known to be a geek a her school. And for the longest time she is the only of her kind. Till one day a new girl comes in to her school. Her name is Becca Gallagher. She has just moved form L.A. with her mom. They instantly become friends. But soon enough Becca wants to find more of there own kind. So they start a club called the Queen Geek Social Club. one of there missions in the club is the try to fatten up models. and they have a fun way doing it! But when a jock, that acts like a geek, joins the club he soon starts to threaten to destroy it! There are many conflicts in this book. One is man vs. man.....well.....its more like geek vs. jock! It is where Shelby try to fight to keep her club going. The other is man vs. himself. it is where Shelby try to keep her feelings for her jock friend off her mind but it is so hard for her and you'll see why. I love her writing style. She really gets you into the mind of Shelby. She is also really is good at describing what is going on.
Together they go through many ups and downs through out the story. But it will be like nothing you have ever read! I recommend this book to every one. There is a part in the book everyone will like!
The book centers around a girl named Shelby Chapelle. her dad is a scientist and they have a robot named Euphoria. She is known to be a geek a her school. And for the longest time she is the only of her kind. Till one day a new girl comes in to her school. Her name is Becca Gallagher. She has just moved form L.A. with her mom. They instantly become friends. But soon enough Becca wants to find more of there own kind. So they start a club called the Queen Geek Social Club. one of there missions in the club is the try to fatten up models. and they have a fun way doing it! But when a jock, that acts like a geek, joins the club he soon starts to threaten to destroy it! There are many conflicts in this book. One is man vs. man.....well.....its more like geek vs. jock! It is where Shelby try to fight to keep her club going. The other is man vs. himself. it is where Shelby try to keep her feelings for her jock friend off her mind but it is so hard for her and you'll see why. I love her writing style. She really gets you into the mind of Shelby. She is also really is good at describing what is going on.
Together they go through many ups and downs through out the story. But it will be like nothing you have ever read! I recommend this book to every one. There is a part in the book everyone will like!
May 23, 2016
I chose this book because I thought this book looked interesting reading the description on the back. This book The Queen of Geeks of Social Club has so many point that can relate to your life based on their perspective in the book like how you’re going to become a freshman starting high school without your middle school friends. The book is about a high school girl who starts out having no friends until she meets her best friend. Then everything changes because she starts a club and starts meeting new people and discovers that she’s interesting.
I like this book because this book shows how you’re going to start your high school year and you’re going to meet new people and teachers. I would say that the theme of this book is trying to figure out your life. Like how you are in a club with some new friends, and how you are in a relationship with someone. The thing I dislike the most about this book is how Shelby took out her anger issues on her best friend because of her personal issues going on in her family.
I would recommend this book because this book has so many feels to it. However I would not recommend this book because it shows how things are complicated and that’s okay to tell your friends about it. This book shows a lot of emotions what’s going on in Shelby’s family and how she’s struggling trying to accept that her mother passed away.
I like this book because this book shows how you’re going to start your high school year and you’re going to meet new people and teachers. I would say that the theme of this book is trying to figure out your life. Like how you are in a club with some new friends, and how you are in a relationship with someone. The thing I dislike the most about this book is how Shelby took out her anger issues on her best friend because of her personal issues going on in her family.
I would recommend this book because this book has so many feels to it. However I would not recommend this book because it shows how things are complicated and that’s okay to tell your friends about it. This book shows a lot of emotions what’s going on in Shelby’s family and how she’s struggling trying to accept that her mother passed away.
June 6, 2013
It started out great. I mean, I almost wanted Shelby's life because she has a a cool robot, a dad who leaves her alone most of the time and tons of dates with hot guys.
But then I dislike her as the book progresses. She get whinier and just plain unlikable. And I don't see how she's a geek??? Just because she gets good grades and likes bad sci-fi movies Note: like. Not even an obsession.
Sorry, maybe my definition of geek differs.
I don't get the motive of the queen geek club AT ALL. And the double standards are appalling.
1) I mean it's okay for them to discriminate girls who has supermodel bodies because to them it isn't natural. That's kind of insulting for them to dictate other girls' weight.
2) The prize for ignoring boys (during the NIPID? Can't even remember the official name) is a date with a boy. WHAT. IS. THIS.
I found myself skimming halfway through the book. Don't get me wrong, the writing's great; flows smoothly and a quick read. Plus the emotional scenes really gets to me. But the idea of the club, while might sound like an underdog-gets-recognition-it-deserved kind of story, it sort of flopped in the end and goes nowhere.
But then I dislike her as the book progresses. She get whinier and just plain unlikable. And I don't see how she's a geek??? Just because she gets good grades and likes bad sci-fi movies Note: like. Not even an obsession.
Sorry, maybe my definition of geek differs.
I don't get the motive of the queen geek club AT ALL. And the double standards are appalling.
1) I mean it's okay for them to discriminate girls who has supermodel bodies because to them it isn't natural. That's kind of insulting for them to dictate other girls' weight.
2) The prize for ignoring boys (during the NIPID? Can't even remember the official name) is a date with a boy. WHAT. IS. THIS.
I found myself skimming halfway through the book. Don't get me wrong, the writing's great; flows smoothly and a quick read. Plus the emotional scenes really gets to me. But the idea of the club, while might sound like an underdog-gets-recognition-it-deserved kind of story, it sort of flopped in the end and goes nowhere.
September 1, 2007
After finishing reading this one, the first word that comes to mind is cute. To get a little more detailed, "The Queen Geek Social Club" is a cute story about girls who are proud to be themselves, and make it their new mission to find others of like minds and help them learn to be proud of themselves as well. They are not the popular, trendy, accepted kids, but the smart, dorky, outcasted kids who suffer through high school on the sidelines. The ones that you look at and quickly dismiss as a "geek"
This story is meant for the young adult age, and is a good read for that age group. It should be in every junior high and high school library, so that those unpopular geeky girls can read it and renew their own self esteem. The moral of this book is that its not only okay, but actually really great, to be different. Call me crazy, but I think that's a good message to send to any teenager, male or female.
This story is meant for the young adult age, and is a good read for that age group. It should be in every junior high and high school library, so that those unpopular geeky girls can read it and renew their own self esteem. The moral of this book is that its not only okay, but actually really great, to be different. Call me crazy, but I think that's a good message to send to any teenager, male or female.
August 11, 2009
It's an interesting idea for a book.
Basically two "geek" girls want to form a club. They want to get other girls like them to gather twinkies and send them to a modeling agency as a sign of protest for starving the models. They think that there is too much emphasis on beauty and not enough on smarts and other things.
They also have a Invisable Boy Day where they ignore all boys.
The main character's name is Shelby and her father is a scientist. Her mother has died three years earlier and they have a robot that's like a maid. That part was interesting.
The reason I gave the book three stars was because it was too much whining and poor me through the whole book. It was also ridden with a bunch of feminist ideas that I don't necessarily care for. Not all boys are terrible people. These girls are supposed to be freshmen in high school yet they sound like they are more like freshman in college.
Still it's a cute read if you like that.
Basically two "geek" girls want to form a club. They want to get other girls like them to gather twinkies and send them to a modeling agency as a sign of protest for starving the models. They think that there is too much emphasis on beauty and not enough on smarts and other things.
They also have a Invisable Boy Day where they ignore all boys.
The main character's name is Shelby and her father is a scientist. Her mother has died three years earlier and they have a robot that's like a maid. That part was interesting.
The reason I gave the book three stars was because it was too much whining and poor me through the whole book. It was also ridden with a bunch of feminist ideas that I don't necessarily care for. Not all boys are terrible people. These girls are supposed to be freshmen in high school yet they sound like they are more like freshman in college.
Still it's a cute read if you like that.
May 18, 2014
The queen geek social club is a comedic story about a girl named Shelby who lives in LA. Shelby wade my your ordinary geek she had everything looks, curves, and guys. She was a beautiful girl but being geek beautiful had its downs, Shelby longed for a girl to be a best friend someone she could relate to someone like her. That's when she meets Becca a tall colorful haired girl with a dragon tattoo on her calf. She realized that she wanted her as a friend. Not so long that Becca and Shelby become the best of friends. Weeks later thy started a social club called The Queen Geeks. A club exclusively for girls like Shelby and Becca who thought that models should have to be so skinny. This amazing book about 2 best friends is wonderful. It helps see that you don't have to be model skinny to have a friend nor be liked by everyone else. This book will help many girls see that look isn't everything that sometimes all you really need is someone who understands you.
August 24, 2011
Shelby is a self-professed geek and has never felt she's had a real friend. Then Becca moves to town during their freshman year of high school and the two become fast friends. And Becca comes up with the idea to create the Queen Geek Social Club, a school club of geeky girls who work to make a difference in their school first, and the world second. First on their agenda - a food drive of junk food to send to a modeling agency in protest of their anorexic looking models.
Shelby is likeable for most of the book, but becomes annoying by the end. Becca starts out mildly annoying but then relaxes. The other girls never really seem like friends. Slow book, and the romance was fun and cute at first, but became old and tired by the end of the book.
Shelby is likeable for most of the book, but becomes annoying by the end. Becca starts out mildly annoying but then relaxes. The other girls never really seem like friends. Slow book, and the romance was fun and cute at first, but became old and tired by the end of the book.
March 1, 2010
This book had some cute moments, but overall it was tough to get through. I didn't really sympathize with Shelby, which I think is important for a main character. She complained and overreacted about stuff a LOT, which was annoying. Don't even get me started on Becca - I really didn't feel the bond between her and Shelby at all. She was bossy and acted quite strangely and mean sometimes. I thought Fletcher was cute even though we didn't get to know him very well. But if I were him? I would have kicked the idea of liking Shelby to the curb a long time ago.
August 25, 2011
The Queen Geek Social Club is all about a teenage girl, Shelby Chapelle, and how she handles being her geeky self as a freshman. Shelby meets the new girl in town who recently moved in from L.A. with her mom and they become instant best friends. Shelby and Becca together start the Queen Geek Social Club to basically tell the world that, yes, they are geeks and they are proud to be them. Of course, since it is high school, there is always a bit of teen drama/romance that comes with such a gorgeous main character. Definitely a must read for Queen Geeks all over the world!
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July 30, 2008I really liked this book. The only thing that kind of threw me was some of the language, especially considering the girls' ages.
Otherwise, it was a fun read. Laura Preble really captured the awkwardness of the age and the moodiness that a lot of teenagers face. And because the reader is in Shelby's head, we understand why she feels the way she does. We're not on the outside, wondering what she's complaining about.
Otherwise, it was a fun read. Laura Preble really captured the awkwardness of the age and the moodiness that a lot of teenagers face. And because the reader is in Shelby's head, we understand why she feels the way she does. We're not on the outside, wondering what she's complaining about.
April 25, 2010
Interesting story line. The beginning was a little weird, but it steadily got better. Shelby is a freshmen with a scientist for a father and a robot for a nanny. She wants a best friend. Then new-girl Becca comes to school and it's like they are meant to be. Becca has big ideas and decides to start a club for girls like her and Shelby. The Queen Geeks. This book tells the story of how the club tries to make their impact on the world while dealing with family, boys, homework, and friends.
January 19, 2011
This book is really cute! My favorite quote is one in the middle of the book, and goes something like this-'I would just like to thank all the Gods, Goddesses, the Holy Spirit, Buddah, and the Almighty Walmart for this amazing opportunity...Pinch me. Pinch me hard.' LOVED THIS BOOK, as you can probably tell from the 5-star rating. I highly reccommend this book, as you might also be able to tell from my rating.
November 25, 2013
This book starts out great. The main character Shelby I really liked. But then the story keeps going and the main character sort of becomes annoying. Shelby ends up becoming whiny and unlikable. Also, while reading this book I was a little confused as to why she was stereotyped as a geek. A geek isn't just someone who gets good grades and likes bad sci fi movies. Lastly, I loved the writing it just flowed so well. Also, I love the friends she makes. Everyone needs a group of friends like this.
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March 21, 2015This book caught my attention while I was browsing in the library. Before deciding to read this, I've scanned it first using my Goodreads app to know how good it was. And the reviews were not that bad so I gave it a try.
The Queen Geek Social Club is about a club formed by two high school girls who felt the need to find people that are like them.
This book is an easy read. I had fun reading it. And if you want to do some light reading, this book is for you.
The Queen Geek Social Club is about a club formed by two high school girls who felt the need to find people that are like them.
This book is an easy read. I had fun reading it. And if you want to do some light reading, this book is for you.
September 19, 2008
The Queen Geek Social Club is about 2 girls by the name of Becca and Shelby who start a club. They send 3 hundered Twinkies to a Model ageny to get there supermodels more fatter and not skinny. Second, they come up with a day called National Invisible Day. National Invisible Day is a day that girls ignore boys for one day. They were also able to bring a better theme for the school dance.
October 31, 2008
While reading this book i learned you have to accept people for who they are in order to be friends. Shelby Chapelle is a "average girl" who has a robot as a maid and gets good grades but yet she is very pretty. Which is not very common in clique books. The reason i liked this book was because it is different from the average books it shows that being different is not bad.
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