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Kylie is the new girl at school. With things difficult at home, she is desperate to fit in. She sets out to be accepted by the most popular girl in school, Jas. But first she needs to prove herself. How far will she go to impress her? One unlucky boy, Jamie, is about to find out.
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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Lee Weatherly
17 books28 followersLee Weatherly was born in 1967 and grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She lives with her husband in Hampshire, England, where she writes, goes on walks, collects frogs, and has a cat named Bernard.
Lee Weatherly also writes under the pseudonyms L.A. Weatherly, Kitty Wells, and Titania Woods.
Lee Weatherly also writes under the pseudonyms L.A. Weatherly, Kitty Wells, and Titania Woods.
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May 12, 2013
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Well I had never heard of this book before but the size of it and the synopsis peeked my interest so I decided to pick it randomly at the library. After some research I have found out that it is suitable for struggling, reluctant, and dyslexic readers.
Let’s talk about the size first. This is a short story, only 73 pages, and the font is pretty big. This makes it a very quick read. Even though it was so short I still really enjoyed it. When it comes to short stories I have different expectations. I know there is going to be less description, world building, and things like that. It’s up to the author to work around that to still make it a good story. I believe this author did just that.
This story is about a freshman girl named Kylie who lives with her mom and little sister Jenna. They have just come from a homeless shelter into a crappy apartment. They seem to have run away from her stepdad and Kylie feels it is all her fault they are in this situation. Soon after arriving Kylie runs into a pimply faced nerd name Adam who lives in her apartment building. He manages to strike up a conversation, much to Kylie’s disgust. Then at school he seems to think they are friends.
Kylie is determined not to be bullied like she was in her old school so as soon as she spots the popular girl, Jaz, she is decides she has to become her friend. Without giving anything away she manages just that and they come up with a plan to make Adam “get what he deserves”. It is pretty cruel and I felt so sorry for him. I also felt sorry for Kylie during most of it, although she didn’t have to follow through. I could see how someone would try anything to keep from being bullied. That however is how new bullies are created. Jaz is your typical popular girl. She is the leader of the 9th grade and everyone wants to be her friend, although she is very a bitchy mean girl.
The very end of the story was bittersweet. I didn’t see that coming but it worked out perfectly. I was really happy for Kylie. I almost wish the story would have continued on a little more. With the right details this could probably make a good contemporary novel.
I definitely recommend picking this up, especially since it’s such a short read.
Well I had never heard of this book before but the size of it and the synopsis peeked my interest so I decided to pick it randomly at the library. After some research I have found out that it is suitable for struggling, reluctant, and dyslexic readers.
Let’s talk about the size first. This is a short story, only 73 pages, and the font is pretty big. This makes it a very quick read. Even though it was so short I still really enjoyed it. When it comes to short stories I have different expectations. I know there is going to be less description, world building, and things like that. It’s up to the author to work around that to still make it a good story. I believe this author did just that.
This story is about a freshman girl named Kylie who lives with her mom and little sister Jenna. They have just come from a homeless shelter into a crappy apartment. They seem to have run away from her stepdad and Kylie feels it is all her fault they are in this situation. Soon after arriving Kylie runs into a pimply faced nerd name Adam who lives in her apartment building. He manages to strike up a conversation, much to Kylie’s disgust. Then at school he seems to think they are friends.
Kylie is determined not to be bullied like she was in her old school so as soon as she spots the popular girl, Jaz, she is decides she has to become her friend. Without giving anything away she manages just that and they come up with a plan to make Adam “get what he deserves”. It is pretty cruel and I felt so sorry for him. I also felt sorry for Kylie during most of it, although she didn’t have to follow through. I could see how someone would try anything to keep from being bullied. That however is how new bullies are created. Jaz is your typical popular girl. She is the leader of the 9th grade and everyone wants to be her friend, although she is very a bitchy mean girl.
The very end of the story was bittersweet. I didn’t see that coming but it worked out perfectly. I was really happy for Kylie. I almost wish the story would have continued on a little more. With the right details this could probably make a good contemporary novel.
I definitely recommend picking this up, especially since it’s such a short read.
November 4, 2016
According to Goodreads, there is no other version of this book, but I most definitely read a different edition... It was a dyslexia friendly book, which I found cool, the cover image was different, and the guy was also most definitely not called Jamie... he was called Adam.
But no matter on the version of the book or the name of the characters, the point is, that no matter how short this novel was, it was GOOD. Like, not the best, but most definitely good and most definitely about a serious topic.
Most definitely recommend it, it doesn't take longer than 2 hours to read!
:)
But no matter on the version of the book or the name of the characters, the point is, that no matter how short this novel was, it was GOOD. Like, not the best, but most definitely good and most definitely about a serious topic.
Most definitely recommend it, it doesn't take longer than 2 hours to read!
:)
December 29, 2019
the story of the book could get for me a 2.5 stars of 5 if it wasn't for the fact that it's not original .. I even feel it click
March 11, 2020
Högläste denna, funkade bra. Okej.
March 24, 2024
More like 3.5
May 12, 2016
I can't exactly blame it for the things that I didn't like about it; being so short (seventy four pages and with dyslexia-friendly, large font), nothing is well-developed because you can't fit too much in such a short amount of pages. However, there's still a lot of problems, created by L.A. Weatherly herself. For example, our heroine's emotional turmoil is uninteresting and the overall plot is a little dull (not to mention callously mean-spirited). There's some sort of moral in this, but it's lost over the amount of hatred one can drum up for our protagonist; a nasty girl named Kylie. It's not all bad (its fleetingness means it never gets too annoying and our villain stops long before she would have in a normal-sized book, which is good) but it's not that great either. Still, if this gets someone with dyslexia into reading, then I'm all for it.
December 20, 2023
Ich kann das Buch nicht für den Englischunterricht empfehlen.
- Die Protagonistin ist sehr egoistisch, manipulativ und gemein und es dauert sehr lange, bis sie eine halbwegs überzeugende moralische Einsicht zeigt, die wenig überzeugt.
- Parallel erfahren wir über den alkoholabhängigen Stiefvater, der das Mädchen in der Vergangenheit geschlagen hat. Einige Schilderungen sind nicht ganz ohne. Leider bleibt das Problem im Buch offen und gemeinsam mit der Protagonistin fühlt man sich als Leser ein wenig hilflos. Bücher eröffnen die tolle Möglichkeit, in andere Welten und Zeiten entführt zu werden. In einer Zeit, in der viele Kinder nicht in glücklichen Familien aufwachsen und nicht wenige Kinder in ihrer Schulzeit von Mobbing betroffen sind, würde ich diese Lektüre nicht wählen.
- Die Protagonistin ist sehr egoistisch, manipulativ und gemein und es dauert sehr lange, bis sie eine halbwegs überzeugende moralische Einsicht zeigt, die wenig überzeugt.
- Parallel erfahren wir über den alkoholabhängigen Stiefvater, der das Mädchen in der Vergangenheit geschlagen hat. Einige Schilderungen sind nicht ganz ohne. Leider bleibt das Problem im Buch offen und gemeinsam mit der Protagonistin fühlt man sich als Leser ein wenig hilflos. Bücher eröffnen die tolle Möglichkeit, in andere Welten und Zeiten entführt zu werden. In einer Zeit, in der viele Kinder nicht in glücklichen Familien aufwachsen und nicht wenige Kinder in ihrer Schulzeit von Mobbing betroffen sind, würde ich diese Lektüre nicht wählen.
April 17, 2014
A good but short book, this shows what people would do to be popular.
June 8, 2016
It is my favourite book yet I love it so much it was amzazing to read the writer is amazing I would like to reed some of there books agin it honestly amazing I recommend it to any one reely!!!
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July 27, 2014did like it ar all! super short and weird
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