Rennison, Louisa. Away laughing on a fast camel; even more confessions of Georgia Nicolson.RENNISON, Louisa. Away laughing on a fast camel; even more confessions of Georgia Nicolson The "Confessions of Georgia Nicolson" series is a popular Chick lit series for teens written by Louise Rennison. It features the life of a young teenage girl, Georgia, as she complains about school, is attracted to good-looking boys and is frustrated with the strangeness of the . HarperTempest. 276p c2004. 0-06-058934-5. $15.99. JS* Oh, the "heartbreakousity"! Georgia's boyfriend, also known as the Sex God has gone off to "Kiwi-a-go-go-land" (New Zealand), and she is miserable--that is, until she lays eyes on "really really gorgy [gorgeous]" Masimo, the new lead singer for the Stiff Dylans. Unfortunately her false eyelashes (aka "boy entrancers") become stuck together when she goes to one of Masimo's performances, and he thinks she is stuck up when she is merely temporarily blinded, but in the end they go out together. That's pretty much the main plotline in this piece of inspired silliness, but as all Georgia's fans know most of the fun is in the telling. Georgia's adventures, as related in her diary entries in Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging Noun 1. snogging - (British informal) cuddle and kiss caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, petting, smooching, snuggling, necking - affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) , its three New York Times best-selling sequels, and this latest volume, are full of her unique argot ar·got n. A specialized vocabulary or set of idioms used by a particular group: thieves' argot. See Synonyms at dialect. [French. and take on the world. From her trials at school (aka "Stalag 14"), where they are studying "Blithering blith·er intr.v. blith·ered, blith·er·ing, blith·ers To blather. [Probably blend of blather and dither. Heights" by "Emily Brontechitis," to her "furry psychopath psy·cho·path n. A person with an antisocial personality disorder, especially one manifested in perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior. " cats, the "high loon loon, common name for migratory aquatic birds found in fresh- and saltwater in the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Its strange, laughing call carries for great distances. Like the grebes, loons float low in the water and their legs are placed far back. count" at home, and her friends and their escapades, reading about the highs and lows of Georgia's life is a giddy delight. She may be boy crazy, but "snogging" (kissing) is pretty much the limit here. Georgia's funny glossary at the end explains British slang for the benefit of American readers. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT |
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