Preble, Laura. The Queen Geek Social Club.PREBLE, Laura. The Queen Geek Social Club. Penguin, Berkley. 319p. c2006. 0-425-21164-9. $9.99. JS Ninth-grader Shelby Chapelle is used to living a solitary existence. She's never really had a best friend, or any real friends, for that matter. Her mother is dead and her father is a reclusive re·clu·sive adj. 1. Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation. 2. Providing seclusion: a reclusive hut. inventor who spends most of his life in his mad scientist lab. The nearest thing she has to a friend is Euphoria, a robot her father created to act as mother, housekeeper HOUSEKEEPER. One who occupies a house. 2. A person who occupies every room in the house, under a lease, except one, which is reserved for his landlord, who pays all the taxes, is not a housekeeper. 1 Chit. Rep. 502. , babysitter babysitter A person, often an intelligent family member, who stays by the bedside of a Pt requiring mechanical ventilation, and guards for equipment malfunctions or other problems , and confidant. But when Shelby meets Becca, the tall, tattooed, and opinionated o·pin·ion·at·ed adj. Holding stubbornly and often unreasonably to one's own opinions. [Probably from obsolete opinionate : opinion + -ate1. new girl, she finds a true friend. The girls quickly bond over their outsider status (something they both relish and champion). They both like reading and SF movies, and are exasperated by most of humanity. Becca decides they need to seek out more of their kind, so they start the Queen Geek Social Club. No longer invisible on campus, Shelby finds herself involved in crazy schemes to promote the Geek cause. As the girls plan National Invisible Boy Day, a day dedicated to ignoring boys, Shelby is annoyed to find herself growing increasingly intrigued with Fletcher, an intelligent, persistent, and popular sophomore. Preble has successfully created a thoroughly enjoyable story. The vibrant and out-of-the-ordinary characters keep the plot moving with their endless scheming and plotting for the Geek revolution. Though the Social Club is focused on tackling social issues and activism, Becca and Shelby also honestly address popularity, parental relationships, romance, and friendship. Readers will be inspired by their antics antics Noun, pl absurd acts or postures [Italian antico something grotesque (from fantastic carvings found in ruins of ancient Rome)] antics plural noun and wish to befriend be·friend tr.v. be·friend·ed, be·friend·ing, be·friends To behave as a friend to. befriend Verb to become a friend to Verb 1. the Queen Geeks. Amanda MacGregor, St. Cloud, MN 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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