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Clueless #9
Too Hottie to Handle
To prove to Josh that she can survive in the real world, Cher gets a job--with the help of her father--at Savvy, a popular teen fashion magazine, where she gets to work with Matt, a gorgeous, and mysterious, fellow intern. Original.
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First published June 1, 1997
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Randi Reisfeld
84 books72 followersRandi Reisfeld has written over 60 books, primarily for ‘tweens and teens; non-fiction (celebrity biographies, two of which have made the New York Times best seller list); and fiction. She wrote the Clueless series, original stories based on the characters in the movie, as well as six books based on the character of TV's Moesha. Her original fiction series called T*Witches is a Disney Channel TV movie, broadcast October 2005. [NOTE: Although Witches is in the title, this series is completely wholesome, compelling, and humorous, and has nothing to do with the occult].
She is an editor at Scholastic, as well.
She is an editor at Scholastic, as well.
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July 1, 2019
My ratings for this series have ranged from 3 to 5 stars depending on the book. Starting the 9th book in this series, after I'd given a full 5 star rating to this one's predecessor, this one had me thinking I was gonna give it the lowest rating I've given a Clueless book yet. It has a lot going on, sort of.
Without spoilers -- as per usual -- this one started out with an earthquake that left Cher feeling like she may have just lost her father. When she finds out rather early in the book that she didnt, it angers Josh, whom she'd solicited to drive her to the valley; a part of her area that is not viewed well. Her father was in the valley because she'd convinced him to go a detox seminar, sighting that he could pick up a new client there (he's a lawyer). After they discovered her father was fine, Josh is rather annoyed, and eventually challenged her to a month of no credit cards, no cell phone, but having a job.
There was a familiar drama that came up for Murray, De's boyfriend. His father wasn't happy with how things seemed to be going at the public school, or how he was out too late on a school night, so his father was wanting to send him to a private school so things would improve. This is a drama that seems to pop up from time to time in stories that involve students in public or private school, and all that changes is the reason and what the new school will be. It's a side story, so it's not that big of a deal, but this is usually a side story. It's right up there with the drama about a high school student dating a teacher. Let's call it the recycled story lines list.
Pg 48 had a bit more than "potential advertising" while describing some fashion magazine or fashion clothes that Cher likes to wear or a description of what someone else is wearing (which are all common in this series). Pg 48 had advertising for the Cheesecake Factory, and the way Cher (these books are written from her perspective, as if she's writing it) describes the restaurant, it's clearly intended for the reader to either go eat there in real life, or beg their parents to take them there. It felt unnecessary to put a fictional character's testimonial in a book. I mean a book is either escapism/enjoyable (fiction), or educational/informative (nonfiction); not a commercial. There was also some for Barbie and quite a bit for Jeopardy, seeing as it became a part of Murray's side story mentioned above.
Cher, through her father's connections, lands an internship at a fashion magazine called 'Savvy.' At this job, she meets a high school boy named Matt that comes across as potentially 'too hottie to handle.' In 90s slang, that basically means 'out of someone's league.'
The oddest thing appeared in one of the chapters. "Internette ." Basically a female intern. I can only assume that this word never really caught on due to the fact that it sounds exactly like "internet."
Interestingly enough, it all came together. I'm gonna give this one 4 stars. It would have gotten 5 if there hasn't been the advertising or a recycled story line.
Without spoilers -- as per usual -- this one started out with an earthquake that left Cher feeling like she may have just lost her father. When she finds out rather early in the book that she didnt, it angers Josh, whom she'd solicited to drive her to the valley; a part of her area that is not viewed well. Her father was in the valley because she'd convinced him to go a detox seminar, sighting that he could pick up a new client there (he's a lawyer). After they discovered her father was fine, Josh is rather annoyed, and eventually challenged her to a month of no credit cards, no cell phone, but having a job.
There was a familiar drama that came up for Murray, De's boyfriend. His father wasn't happy with how things seemed to be going at the public school, or how he was out too late on a school night, so his father was wanting to send him to a private school so things would improve. This is a drama that seems to pop up from time to time in stories that involve students in public or private school, and all that changes is the reason and what the new school will be. It's a side story, so it's not that big of a deal, but this is usually a side story. It's right up there with the drama about a high school student dating a teacher. Let's call it the recycled story lines list.
Pg 48 had a bit more than "potential advertising" while describing some fashion magazine or fashion clothes that Cher likes to wear or a description of what someone else is wearing (which are all common in this series). Pg 48 had advertising for the Cheesecake Factory, and the way Cher (these books are written from her perspective, as if she's writing it) describes the restaurant, it's clearly intended for the reader to either go eat there in real life, or beg their parents to take them there. It felt unnecessary to put a fictional character's testimonial in a book. I mean a book is either escapism/enjoyable (fiction), or educational/informative (nonfiction); not a commercial. There was also some for Barbie and quite a bit for Jeopardy, seeing as it became a part of Murray's side story mentioned above.
Cher, through her father's connections, lands an internship at a fashion magazine called 'Savvy.' At this job, she meets a high school boy named Matt that comes across as potentially 'too hottie to handle.' In 90s slang, that basically means 'out of someone's league.'
The oddest thing appeared in one of the chapters. "Internette ." Basically a female intern. I can only assume that this word never really caught on due to the fact that it sounds exactly like "internet."
Interestingly enough, it all came together. I'm gonna give this one 4 stars. It would have gotten 5 if there hasn't been the advertising or a recycled story line.
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