Bad, Badder, Baddest

Bad Girls #2

by Cynthia Voigt

Mikey and Margalo are prepared for battle. Watch out, because the bad girls just got worse!; When it comes to being bad, Mikey and Margalo pretty much rule the school. But a new term has started, and things aren't quite as they should be...Mikey is trying to be nice. It's a tactic - she hopes that it might persuade her parents not to get divorced. It doesn't seem to be working. And being nice puts a lot of stress on a girl who prides herself on being anything But. Then Gianette comes along. She looks like sugar and spice and all things nice. But she's so bad, she's in a class of her own. Two bad girls were bad enough - is the world ready for three? The funny, fast-moving sequel to Born to be Bad by Newbery Medal winner, Cynthia Voigt.

Genres: Young Adult, Childrens, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Juvenile

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Cynthia Voigt is an American author of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse.


Awards:
Angus and Sadie: the Sequoyah Book Award (given by readers in Oklahoma), 2008
The Katahdin Award, for lifetime achievement, 2003
The Anne V. Zarrow Award, for lifetime achievement, 2003
The Margaret Edwards Award, for a body of work, 1995
Jackaroo: Rattenfanger-Literatur Preis (ratcatcher prize, awarded by the town of Hamlin in Germany), 1990
Izzy, Willy-Nilly: the Young Reader Award (California), 1990
The Runner: Deutscher Jungenliteraturpreis (German young people's literature prize), 1988
Zilverengriffel (Silver Pen, a Dutch prize), 1988
Come a Stranger: the Judy Lopez Medal (given by readers in California), 1987
A Solitary Blue: a Newbery Honor Book, 1984
The Callender Papers: The Edgar (given by the Mystery Writers of America), 1984
Dicey's Song: the Newbery Medal, 1983

Reviews

[Izzy H · Rating 3 out of 5]

A theme for the book is You may try hard at something and not succeed

[Cindy Dyson Eitelman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cynthia Voigt's Bad, Badder, Baddest had cover hype telling the biggest lie I've ever read. (In a cover blurb.) One of the bad girls wasn't bad at all, one suffered from poor impulse control and the normal human desire for excitement, and the third was so tangential to the story she never even got to be a "point of view" character.

So, no--the girls weren't bad. But the book wasn't bad either--IMHO Cynthia Voigt is incapable of writing a bad book.

I'd have enjoyed it more as a teenager.

[Ruby Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh again. I am not sure if it is just my mood at the moment. I think this book is a very good representation of when parents get divorced and how hard it is on the child(ren) in the process.

LANGUAGE WARNING: There is rare language (not bad) in this book.

PARENT NOTE: Some of Mikey's thoughts in this book would not be appropriate for anyone under 7th/8th grade.

AGE RECOMMENDATION: A mature 7th grader should be able too handle this book. A mid-year 8th grader would be better though.

[Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I cannot tell if I would have enjoyed this story more had I read it at 10 or 11. I had a hard time distinguishing between Mikey and Margalo for the first several pages, and I think I had the same problem years ago with Bad Girls. The girls are outwardly intent on keeping up their "bad" image and argue and act tough a lot. I found their attitudes and interactions at times forced. Other times, however, they had delightful and surprising exchanges. There's not much of a plot here, but I am determined to finish the series, as I am a loyal Voigt fan.

33/60 tbr box.

[Jayme Carruthers · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't like it. Which is unfortunate. It was definitely written for younger kids, but usually that doesn't bother me.

The entire book is about Mikey and Margalo, who are trying to stop one of their parents from getting divorced. Literally, the whole book. 80% of it is them discussing it, trying to figure out what to do. Then they actually try one thing to make it stop.

There's also a girl who is "badder" than the rest of them, but everything she does sounds made up.

I like Cynthia Voigt as an author, I really do. But this book seems forced.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not cool or anything

[Cara · Rating 2 out of 5]

The only reason I picked up this book was because when I was in school the girls in my class were head over heels for this book. We did have a better cover than what is available on the site. I must say though it showed the dynamics between girls dead on. I was into books with more excitement at the time so it didn't really strike a chord in me. Though I did enjoy it when I read it when I compaired it up with books I've read now, I just couldn't give it that many stars.

[Bethany · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rated PG-13.

I really don't care for this book. It is not much like Dicey's Song, which I love--or, for that matter, Jackaroo or even Izzy Willy-Nilly. It is just kind of odd--it reminds me of, say, Judy Blume's books or Laurie Halse Andersen's books or something--just not really in a good way.

[Donquize Barnes · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think in the book it has pros n con but at the end of the day it's not catching my eye so far but yet kinda funny because the things they do in the book is just unreal and doesn't make sense to me at all also the book jumps from setting and it's like the same 5 settings and would I recommitted this book to anyone -NO 8ts a waste of your Time

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's 6th grade now and Mickey and Margalo are back from summer break raring to go. Now, however, there's a new girl in class and there's something about her that Mickey doesn't like....

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting story, realistically portrayed and had me laughing. I was definitely reliving my childhood and what it was like to be a girl that age. It was a good read as is the whole series.

[Susannah Brogan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very good, and it shows what these bad girls feel when an even BADDER girl shows up. An adolescence book. The second book in the "Bad Girls" series.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was good. An even badder girl than Mikey and Margalo comes to town. This book is well-handled, but for obvious reasons, after it's over, the girls lose their edge.

[Kitty · Rating 2 out of 5]

Knowing Cynthia Voigt, this is a disappointing book. Nothing that captures the reader and takes you into the book.

[Jordan]

It just wasnt my kind of book !

[Bella · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought that this book was very silly and unrealistic. Kids would never act that way. It was fake to the binding.

[A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I generally felt the same about this one as I did the first one.

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 25232 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, VP

[Susan Phelan]

Bored and felt dated (in a bad, badder, baddest way). Did not finish and don't plan to finish.

[Grace · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story should be about Gianette. She was the only interesting thing in this whole book.