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“Recommend A…” will have a new prompt every week, which Shanyn will have posted ahead of time on the Recommend A… page.
All you have to do is Recommend with Chick Loves Lit on Mondays, following the
prompt, and link up so Shanyn (and everyone else) can see what you’ve
recommended!
This week's prompt:
book you thought was funny
Kelsey Finkelstein is
fourteen and FRUSTRATED. Every time she tries to live up to her awesome
potential, her plans are foiled – by her impossible parents, her
annoying little sister, and life in general. But with her first day of
high school coming up, Kelsey is positive that things are going to
change. Enlisting the help of her three best friends — sweet and quiet
Em, theatrical Cass, and wild JoJo — Kelsey gets ready to rebrand
herself and make the kind of mark she knows is her destiny.
Things start out great - her arch-nemesis has moved across the country, giving Kelsey the perfect opportunity to stand out on the soccer team and finally catch the eye of her long-time crush. But soon enough, an evil junior’s thirst for revenge, a mysterious photographer, and a series of other catastrophes make it clear that just because KELSEY has a plan for greatness… it doesn’t mean the rest of the world is in on it.
Kelsey’s hilarious commentary throughout her disastrous freshman year will have you laughing out loud—while being thankful that you’re not in her shoes, of course…
Things start out great - her arch-nemesis has moved across the country, giving Kelsey the perfect opportunity to stand out on the soccer team and finally catch the eye of her long-time crush. But soon enough, an evil junior’s thirst for revenge, a mysterious photographer, and a series of other catastrophes make it clear that just because KELSEY has a plan for greatness… it doesn’t mean the rest of the world is in on it.
Kelsey’s hilarious commentary throughout her disastrous freshman year will have you laughing out loud—while being thankful that you’re not in her shoes, of course…
(from Goodreads)
Freshman Year and Other Unnatural Disasters by Meredith Zeitlin is one of the funniest books that I've read so far this year. (From my review): "I loved this book. I loved Kelsey
- she was real, fun, had a lot of heart, and could make fun of herself.
Reading Kelsey, I was reminded of Jessica Darling from Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty and Ruby Oliver from The Boy Book by
E. Lockhart - both characters that I love from books that hold a place
in my heart because they take me back to that awkwardness of high school
which, for me, really wasn't all that bad. I hope to read more about
Kelsey in future books. I can't wait to know what happens her sophomore
year."
I totally agree! I laughed a lot while reading this one - great rec!
ReplyDeleteYou referenced Jessica Darling AND Ruby Oliver?! Sold on the book and sold on your. Reviews now too!!!
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