Laurie's Song

Sweet Dreams

by Suzanne Rand

Laurie is torn between Skip, the handsome member of a rock group, and Jeff, a hard worker, who is interested in more than just music

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Fiction, Childrens

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Kris Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the Sweet Dreams romances in middle school and high school and this was one of my favorites. It teaches girls to be true to themselves; don't pretend to be someone else just to get a boy to like you. Will definitely let my daughter read it when she is older.

[Reading with Cats · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh dear lord, that was WORK to get through. See that sullen, unpleasant-looking cover model up there? That pretty much sums up the character of Laurie, who you'll be spending about a million pages with. And don't forget douche canoe Skip (nope, not kidding, he's really named Skip). He adds his own special unpleasantness to this mess.

[for-much-deliberation ... · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read most of this series whilst in secondary school... enjoyed it back then...

[Gale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read in 2006.

[Esdibee · Rating 2 out of 5]

While a pretty good story with a good message overall, Laurie is just so annoying and unlikable. She is contrary for the sake of being contrary that I cannot really pinpoint her personality.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately I don't remember enough about this story to write any kind of review (I read this back in the 80's) but I absolutely loved this series of books and highly recommend it.

[Madame Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these 80s teen books. The characters are always believable, and the morals and situations are still meaningful decades later. Fifteen year old Laurie starts going out with Skip, a budding musician. She changes from being a straight-A bookworm to a shallow, love sick girl. She learns that she can learn from being both, she can become a better and mature version of herself. Lessons here are timeless.

[Eric Abel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite a story that wouldn't fly by today. Well, this was written in the early 80's so definitely times are different. Don't expect any self empowerment here so if these kind of things upset you and you still read this, get ready to roll your eyes or yell at our main character. Synopsis wasn't really how it went. I can only recommend if you want to go back and read for nostalgia's sake which I did.

[Estelle]

Read in French: 'La Chanson de Laurie'.

[Jennifer Sherwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book and the moral of the story.Some pop culture is mentioned.

[Diana · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book when I was around 13. It was OK. I thought the guy in a band, Skip, was a bit lame.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

a little over-dramatic, but it was pretty good.