Hip Hop Till You Drop

Full House: Stephanie #4

by Devra Newberger Speregen

Determined to win first prize at the junior-high talent show, Stephanie Tanner sets out to beat the Flamingoes, the most popular girls in school, who have their own hip-hop moves. Original.

Genres: Childrens, Middle Grade

133 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Devra Newberger Speregen has written more than 100 books, including young adult fiction, non-fiction, puzzle books, activity books, and nearly 30 biographies for young people. Speregen serves as a regular contributor to Young Judea Magazine and BabagaNewz Magazine.

Reviews

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, I haven't watched Full House in a few years, and, even then, it was the first season. So, other than random reruns I caught every now and then ages ago, these characters seem different from when I last saw them.

Still, TV tie-in novels can be fun when done correctly...and that's what this one was.

I have no idea if this is merely a novelization or an actual original story--I hope it's the latter--but, for such a book, it was decently written and kept my interest.

I bought my copy used at a garage sale, and the previous owner's scribbles in the front and back made this even more amusing.

(There's three different places where this book advertises the others in the series. Self-promote much?)

[Emily Ekstrand-brummer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was great. Everyone should read full house.

[Manda Marigold · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars. This book's central focus is Stephanie Tanner. Stephanie loves hip-hop dancing. Stephanie and her friends plan to enter the school talent show with a hip-hop routine to beat their arch-rival: eighth grader and leader of the flamingo club, Jenni Morris. On another note, Stephanie gets asked out on her first date. Stephanie's impending date is all her friends and family can focus on. The date also poses a slight problem for the talent show as Stephanie's date is one of the judges for the show. More problems accumulate for Stephanie as she starts to argue with her friends. Stephanie realizes she has been too bossy and irons things out with her friends.
Overall, I found this book wholesome and a delight to read. I enjoyed that the characters and their traits were similar to those of the TV show, in addition to the new characters. I also appreciated that the plot points and storyline of the book were different from the TV show. This writing style gives the stories in the series variety. I will continue the series.

[Elise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stephanie and her friends are participating in a dance competition at school and stephanie becomes really controlling, cause she wants to win and beat the Flamingoes. There is a time stamp on this book being set in the early 90's since they are dancing to En Vogue and Janet Jackson. Also, the picture on the cover is of Stephanie in 4th grade, not 6th grade like she is in this book, so that's a little misleading.

[mihkaila · Rating 3 out of 5]

i love steph and michelle thank u xx

[Emily Cameron · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

(I never read this one as a kid)

Another fun Full House book. I'm so glad I found a bunch of these at Half Price Books because they just make me smile. It's impossible to be in a bad mood after reading Stephanie's wacky adventures.