Karasyov, Carrie & Jill Kargman. Bittersweet sixteen.KARASYOV, Carrie & Jill Kargman. Bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. sixteen. HarperCollins. 208p. c2006. 0-060-77844-X. $15.99. JS Real-life friends Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman have teamed up to write about the private school experience of the rich, the famous and the scholarship girls of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The events center around a new girl from California, Sophie Mitchum, and a socialite from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Whitney Blake, in a fairly predictable turf war over Jake Watkins. The battle is detailed amidst New York scenery, shopping sprees and weekend trips to Europe. What keeps it from being too typical is the voice of Laura Finnegan, the scholarship student. Laura is well grounded, with solid parental support and a talent in fashion design. She is in between the two queen bees as they face off over the requisite Sweet Sixteen society bash. First she is in the loop, then she is out of the loop, and then the girls, egged on by mothers, each demand her loyalty as they square off against each other. Through it all Laura is trying to keep old friendships and open the group up to new friends and new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. . She comes to terms with her own lack of fame and fortune and sees her own family as a treasure. Teen readers will love the details and vicariously vi·car·i·ous adj. 1. Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another: read about mountain climbing and experienced vicarious thrills. 2. whirl their way through social contexts they only read about in magazines, but they will also see what it means to be true to oneself. Laura's voice mediates between her friends and grounds the story in solid social values. Janis Flint-Ferguson, Assoc. Prof., English, Gordon College There are three colleges named Gordon College:
J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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