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Good Girlz #4
Getting Even
The fourth book in The Good Girlz series from national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley
One guy is leading them on....
Best friends forever, Camille, Alexis, Jasmine, and Angel always stand up for each other. So when Camille runs into boy problems, Jasmine is ready to settle the score -- even ready to fight! Camille convinces her it's not worth it, even though she was attacked by some girls who are jealous of the attention she's getting from Vic, a cute guy Camille met at a football game. But Camille's boy troubles are just starting....
Should they forgive -- or make him pay?
Alexis is dating a guy named Anthony, and it doesn't take long for Jasmine to discover that he's Anthony Vickers -- the very same Vic that Camille has fallen for! When the truth comes out, the girls cook up a scheme for payback, something that will teach a two-timing guy the error of his ways. But their dramatic plan may be backfiring, tearing at the bonds of their own friendship, and showing them that the price for revenge is high -- for everyone.
- GenresYoung AdultChristianTeen
175 pages, Paperback
First published April 22, 2008
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About the author
ReShonda Tate Billingsley
63 books1,481 followersReShonda Tate Billingsley is a general assignment reporter for KRIV-TV, the Fox affiliate in Houston, Texas. She is the author of the nonfiction book Help! I've Turned Into My Mother! and three previous adult novels: My Brother's Keeper, for which she received the prestigious Gold Pen Award for Best New Author from the Black Writer's Alliance and the Nova Lee Nation Award from the Greater Dallas Writing Association; the national bestseller Let the Church Say Amen, chosen for Library Journal's Best of 2004 list for Christian fiction; and I Know I've Been Changed, a Main Selection of the Black Expressions Book Club.
Her previous Christian teen novels are Nothing But Drama and Blessings in Disguise, both available from Pocket Books.
She is also a contributor to the story anthology Have a Little Faith.
Her previous Christian teen novels are Nothing But Drama and Blessings in Disguise, both available from Pocket Books.
She is also a contributor to the story anthology Have a Little Faith.
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January 16, 2009
I first heard of the Good Girlz series when I read an entry on The Brown Bookshelf blog about African American Christian Fiction for teens. I ordered the series and got this volume first. (One of the rules of ordering series fiction for a library--the books rarely come in at the same time, and never in order.) Once it hit the shelf, it immediately got checked out and has hardly stayed on the shelf since.
Camille has (as usual) fallen in love. Her new boyfriend, Vic, sounds like a paragon. Alexis has met a new guy, too--Anthony. Could these guys be too good to be true?
One interesting thing that the author does is tell the story in alternating chapters from the point of view of Jasmine and Angel. Jasmine is usually with Camille, and witnesses the fight when Vic's jealous and violent ex-girlfriend confronts Camille. Angel becomes Alexis's sounding board. Neither Jasmine nor Angel have current boyfriends--Jasmine's last relationship ended when her guy went off to college and they discovered they couldn't make a long-distance relationship work. Angel is too busy watching her baby to worry about dating. So they are involved, but have a bit of distance.
There is a nice twist about halfway through the book, and I think it's a shame that the twist is revealed in the summary on the back of the book. (And I am trying very hard NOT to reveal the twist, which is why I'm sounding a bit vague here.) Jasmine learns a secret and knows she needs to tell Camille and Alexis but is afraid of hurting them. Instead, she waits too long and they find out another way--and then consider Jasmine a traitor for not telling them.
The main focus of the book, though, is not the boyfriends--it's the friendship shared by these four girls who come from varied backgrounds and were brought together through a church group. Don't think that the church connection makes them a bunch of goody-goodies, though. They struggle, they fall, and they learn.
This is the 4th book in the series. There are references to events that happened in the previous books, but it can stand alone--you don't need to have read the earlier books to follow the story. However, I like these girls enough to go and seek out the earlier books (which we just received in the library yesterday) so that I can spend more time with Camille, Jasmine, Angel and Alexis (and find out why they don't care much for Tameka.)
Camille has (as usual) fallen in love. Her new boyfriend, Vic, sounds like a paragon. Alexis has met a new guy, too--Anthony. Could these guys be too good to be true?
One interesting thing that the author does is tell the story in alternating chapters from the point of view of Jasmine and Angel. Jasmine is usually with Camille, and witnesses the fight when Vic's jealous and violent ex-girlfriend confronts Camille. Angel becomes Alexis's sounding board. Neither Jasmine nor Angel have current boyfriends--Jasmine's last relationship ended when her guy went off to college and they discovered they couldn't make a long-distance relationship work. Angel is too busy watching her baby to worry about dating. So they are involved, but have a bit of distance.
There is a nice twist about halfway through the book, and I think it's a shame that the twist is revealed in the summary on the back of the book. (And I am trying very hard NOT to reveal the twist, which is why I'm sounding a bit vague here.) Jasmine learns a secret and knows she needs to tell Camille and Alexis but is afraid of hurting them. Instead, she waits too long and they find out another way--and then consider Jasmine a traitor for not telling them.
The main focus of the book, though, is not the boyfriends--it's the friendship shared by these four girls who come from varied backgrounds and were brought together through a church group. Don't think that the church connection makes them a bunch of goody-goodies, though. They struggle, they fall, and they learn.
This is the 4th book in the series. There are references to events that happened in the previous books, but it can stand alone--you don't need to have read the earlier books to follow the story. However, I like these girls enough to go and seek out the earlier books (which we just received in the library yesterday) so that I can spend more time with Camille, Jasmine, Angel and Alexis (and find out why they don't care much for Tameka.)
March 3, 2016
I really liked this one. It isn't just a story of revenge but of friendship. It shows how one guy can come between friends sometimes pretty easily. We want to have someone with us that makes us feel good and says all the right things.
Too often as girls we let our emotions get the better of us. It can really suck when something comes between friends. This story shows the consequences of that.
If you know that your friend is being two-timed do you tell them? If you had a friend that knew you were being two-timed would you want to know? Would you give your guy a second chance? Would you want revenge? How much proof would you want or could you take your friends word for it?
I think this series would be perfect for a reading group. In the back of each book it even has a list of discussion questions to help things along.
Too often as girls we let our emotions get the better of us. It can really suck when something comes between friends. This story shows the consequences of that.
If you know that your friend is being two-timed do you tell them? If you had a friend that knew you were being two-timed would you want to know? Would you give your guy a second chance? Would you want revenge? How much proof would you want or could you take your friends word for it?
I think this series would be perfect for a reading group. In the back of each book it even has a list of discussion questions to help things along.
May 25, 2012
One great thing about this book is that it's funny. The plot is based on revenge, a universal theme, but there was a lot of "God" this and "God" that, so it felt a little preachy. I'm certainly keeping it on my bookshelf in my classroom, and I will read another one in the series. But if I hear a preacher ringing in my ears again, it'll be over.
July 25, 2012
This YA book was an excellant read. I would recommend it for all preteens/teens. Best friends, Camille, Alexis, Jasmine and Angel kept you on the edge of your seat wondering what their next move would be. This page turner showed that making decisions when your angry can quickly turn disastrous. I like how ReShonda Tate Billingsley shows that there are consequences for your actions.
February 1, 2015
This book was very great! It was the type of book you never want to put down because of all the of the drama. I could not fall asleep if I didn't at least finished all about 3 to 4 chapters. Enjoy this book. It is very funny with drama.
June 21, 2008
Thoroughly enjoyed the book. Great message. I plan to read the rest in the series.
December 17, 2008
This book is really good theres a lot of drama mixed inside
Its teaches you about friendship and so many other things
just go head and pick up your copy already
Its teaches you about friendship and so many other things
just go head and pick up your copy already
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April 15, 2011love it
February 3, 2009
revenge isnt good
August 20, 2009
this was sooo good so dramatic and hilarious how they did that dude at the beach
March 26, 2013
An amazing story with a deep message about revenge and 'getting even'.
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