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Beacon Street Girls #4
Out of Bounds
Maeve's relationship with Dillon becomes shaky, Marty, the dog, has a crush on a pink poodle, while the Beacon Street girls take on the challenge of the Abigail Adams Junior High's Talent Show and try to keep the Movie House from going out of business.
257 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2004
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Annie Bryant
53 books114 followersThe Beacon Street Girls books are inspired by all the preteen girls I've ever known. I wanted to create a world where girls can go to have fun and learn about who they are, while modeling real-life experiences. The first book, Worst Enemies/Best Friends, explores creating and testing friendships, skewed first impressions, and being the new kid at school. In the end, true friendship conquers all. Welcome to the world of the BSG!
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August 29, 2017
The book, Out of Bounds, by Annie Bryant, is an excellent novel about the lives of an ordinary group of seventh-grade girls, Maeve, Avery, Isabel, Katani, and Charlotte. When the girls find out that the local movie theater is struggling financially, they try to help. Luckily, the seventh-grade talent show is coming up. They request the school to give the proceeds to the movie theater. Things get harder for the girls, when their enemies, a group of mean girls decides to put on an dance program that is going to be amazing. Isabel, the artistic girl, is asked to join their team to make the sets and do some computer animation. She accepts this offer and is happy because she will get to dance as well. They need to put on a stunning magic show so they can match and outperform the mean girls and they need to make sure the mean girls do not push Isabel around.
This book is very exciting and is a very relatable story. I was captured when the girls decided to put on a magic show to combat the mean girls. It is also inspiring how the girls work together to make the magic show as thrilling and magical as possible. Also, I was impressed that the other four girls eventually told Isabel to stand up for herself. The only thing that surprised me was that the other four girls did not go and stand up for Isabel themselves.
Isabel is in a very interesting position in this story. She is in the middle of two groups who are against each other. In the beginning, the girls in the mean group are nice to her but as the story progresses, they ask her to do too much for one person. For example, they ask her to do all the computer animation and make animated versions of themselves dancing next to them. Isabel spends six hours on this task, but is told that she is not pulling her own weight. The mean girls infuriate me because they use niceness to get someone onto their team and then they are mean to them in succinct ways. It also infuriates me that few adults knew that the mean girls were so cruel to everyone else. I noted that there were no adults who came and defended Isabel when she was told that she was not doing enough. Also, all the instances where the mean girls were mean to Isabel were when they were practicing, not when they were in public. In public, they made themselves look good. Isabel eventually stood up for herself when the mean girls told her to make the costumes. She told them that she could not sew, and that they would have to purchase the costumes. That was probably the bravest thing Isabel did in the book. She is a shy and quiet girl and she is very hardworking. She probably thought it would be easier to just figure out how to sew or ask Katani, but she chose to stand up for herself and her friends. In my opinion, that is the theme: Stand up for yourself and your friends.
This book is very exciting and is a very relatable story. I was captured when the girls decided to put on a magic show to combat the mean girls. It is also inspiring how the girls work together to make the magic show as thrilling and magical as possible. Also, I was impressed that the other four girls eventually told Isabel to stand up for herself. The only thing that surprised me was that the other four girls did not go and stand up for Isabel themselves.
Isabel is in a very interesting position in this story. She is in the middle of two groups who are against each other. In the beginning, the girls in the mean group are nice to her but as the story progresses, they ask her to do too much for one person. For example, they ask her to do all the computer animation and make animated versions of themselves dancing next to them. Isabel spends six hours on this task, but is told that she is not pulling her own weight. The mean girls infuriate me because they use niceness to get someone onto their team and then they are mean to them in succinct ways. It also infuriates me that few adults knew that the mean girls were so cruel to everyone else. I noted that there were no adults who came and defended Isabel when she was told that she was not doing enough. Also, all the instances where the mean girls were mean to Isabel were when they were practicing, not when they were in public. In public, they made themselves look good. Isabel eventually stood up for herself when the mean girls told her to make the costumes. She told them that she could not sew, and that they would have to purchase the costumes. That was probably the bravest thing Isabel did in the book. She is a shy and quiet girl and she is very hardworking. She probably thought it would be easier to just figure out how to sew or ask Katani, but she chose to stand up for herself and her friends. In my opinion, that is the theme: Stand up for yourself and your friends.
December 2, 2020
As my first time reading this book I love how the girls take action into helping Maeve out. I love the idea of saving history and using it to inspire others. While helping Maeve, the girls are recognizing Isabel having to deal with her chances of performing in a dance group. Wanting to surprise her dad by doing a great job she is also having to learn how to stand up for herself and have boundaries so she is not being taken advantage of by the mean girl. Altogether this book shows a great time of having fun learning new things and learning how to help your friends in many different ways. I think it’s a great example of learning how to help build up your friends and family.
October 11, 2024
The way Maeve and the girls of BSG rallied to get the movie theater open is one of my favorite moments!
December 24, 2012
For some reason, this series has lost a lot of appeal to me. and it started with this book.
I was so excited to read this because I had absolutely ADORED the first three. So, I picked it up at Barnes And Noble, and I began to read. But, for some reason, I didn't really enjoy Annie Bryant's style of writing anymore, (seriously, what is it with all the exclamation points after EVERY SINGLE sentence?) and I was actually a bit annoyed by the characters. I still enjoyed the book, but it wasn't the same quality as the first three were. Oh, and the cover seriously disturbs me. They should have stuck with the realistic looking cover, not the ones where the girls look like disproportionate paper dolls.
I was so excited to read this because I had absolutely ADORED the first three. So, I picked it up at Barnes And Noble, and I began to read. But, for some reason, I didn't really enjoy Annie Bryant's style of writing anymore, (seriously, what is it with all the exclamation points after EVERY SINGLE sentence?) and I was actually a bit annoyed by the characters. I still enjoyed the book, but it wasn't the same quality as the first three were. Oh, and the cover seriously disturbs me. They should have stuck with the realistic looking cover, not the ones where the girls look like disproportionate paper dolls.
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January 18, 2010I learned from this book that some people aren't exactly the nicest people on the planet, but if there is something you want soooooo bad that you just HAVE to go along. The people whom you work with might not agree with everything you say or do, or vice versa, but sometimes people are just DESPERATE. In this book, Isabel Martinez REALLY wants her father to come and visit her family. Her dad has NEVER missed a dance recital of Isabel's, so Isabel decided to join the Queens of Mean's dance group for the Abigail Adams Talent Show, the Hip Hop Honeys. Kiki, Anna, and Joline aren't exactly Isabel's "Cup of Tea", but Isabel would do ANYTHING to make her father show up.
October 7, 2012
The plot was OK, but I didn't care about the soccer games or Razzberry Pink. I did not like it because of how unrealistic it was. It barely mentioned boy and girl stuff and said that some boys were still giving each other noogies and stuff. The fact that it took a while for them to (SPOILER) get the idea to move the talent show was disturbing and to obvious. Also, why does Avery think Marty was a past circus performer??? Do they honestly think Marty can understand them? Pulling Marty out of the bag was the worst trick. Avery just pulled Marty out of a bag. Tada.
July 26, 2012
The Beacon Street Girls use their combined talents, ingenuity, and common sense to help Maeve's parents save the historical theater which they own. When the talent show that they have planned as a fundraiser is in serious jeopardy of being cancelled, they pull together and find a solution.
Beacon Street Girls #4: Out of Bounds is the continuing story of five unlikely friends, each with her own unique talent, who are loyal and empathetic. New characters are introduced, as well as the continuing appearance of the loveable mutt, Marty.
Beacon Street Girls #4: Out of Bounds is the continuing story of five unlikely friends, each with her own unique talent, who are loyal and empathetic. New characters are introduced, as well as the continuing appearance of the loveable mutt, Marty.
September 12, 2012
This book is great!!!! The five Beacon Steet Girls, Isabel, Katani, Charlotte, Avery and Maeve, are going to do an act for their school's talent show. The queen's of mean ( Anna and Joline) are also doing an act. They ask Isabel if she wants to be in their act too. Isabel accepts the request. When the other Beacon Street Girls find out, they are confused and kind of upset. Read the book to find out what happens to Isabel and the rest of the girls.
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January 27, 2013I think the Beacon Street Girls: Out Of Bounds, was really good.It had a good plot. It made good sense and it had everyone's point of the everything that was going on.It shows 5 girls who are best friends who try to save a beloved movie house and try to save the school talent show after a flood happens in their gym during a terrible thunderstorm. I would change how Annie Bryant divided the book up to show the change from one place to another. Other than that it is a really good book to read.
April 2, 2015
I really liked this book. It has a nice plot and I learned a lot from this book. I don't really like the style though. It just seems that everything is going to turn out bad at the beginning, but then afterwards, everything is fine. I thought it was funny that Marty has a crush on apink poodle. Also, I'm glad that the magic act was really good. Just imagine Marty as a bunny! I couldn't help chuckle.
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February 26, 2013
Oh my gosh. I always love the BSG books. This book really showed the inner Queens Of Mean, Isabel + her father's *relationship*, and the movie house. It also shows how people can commit to try and do something. The 7th grade commited to save the movie house. Can't wait to read the next BSG books!!! :]
July 31, 2007
From Avery reffing a soccer game, to the thought of the Movie House closing, to the seventh grade talet show, this book never gets dull! I loved this book!!!
October 20, 2008
Really good!! I am just loving this series!!!
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March 4, 2009wanna read
April 20, 2009
I AM IN LOVE WITH MR.MARTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE ROX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ANNIE SHOULD TOTTALY WRITE A WHOLE BOOK DEVOTED TO HIM!!!!!!!111
July 28, 2009
this book is cool i read it
October 3, 2009
This book could have been better
May 20, 2010
Another great book in the Beacon Street Girls Series!
February 10, 2013
Was an okay book..
December 7, 2010
cool i liked the talent show
December 8, 2010
woooow loooooovvvvve itttt
September 9, 2011
I am reading the book over for fun but it is a great book to read
January 5, 2012
Great just like the rest of Bryant's books.
August 29, 2012
This was a fun book to read. I really began to enjoy Isabel as a character.
June 23, 2011
This one is a great example of cliques
March 13, 2012
Nice work, once again by Annie Brynt.I liked it a lot.
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July 9, 2012This series pretty much sums up how I spent elementary school.
August 28, 2012
all right
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December 7, 2012Read book 1-4
June 10, 2013
I used to read this series faithfully when I was younger!
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