Voigt, Cynthia. Bad girls, bad girls, watcha gonna do?VOIGT, Cynthia. Bad girls, bad girls, watcha gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. do? Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , Atheneum ath·e·nae·um also ath·e·ne·um n. 1. An institution, such as a literary club or scientific academy, for the promotion of learning. 2. A place, such as a library, where printed materials are available for reading. . 448p. c2006. 0-689-82474-2. JS Voigt's latest novel in the series that started with Bad Girls, when Mikey and Margalo were in the 5th grade, follows the 9th-grade experiences of the two friends. In this novel they find themselves entering the world of high school, complete with bullies, beauties, jocks and geeks. Mikey has carefully calculated the number of days and weeks they have until the end of their first year, and throughout she reminds Margalo and the students gathered at their lunchroom table just how many days are left. The story follows the girls as they first address the bullying their friend Hadrian Klenk endures. Margalo is sure that if he could find a place for himself in the drama club, eventually the high school juniors who terrorize ter·ror·ize tr.v. ter·ror·ized, ter·ror·iz·ing, ter·ror·iz·es 1. To fill or overpower with terror; terrify. 2. To coerce by intimidation or fear. See Synonyms at frighten. him will disappear. Which is what happens--but with the unexpected outcome that Hadrian is very good on stage. When Margalo has money stolen from her backpack, the girls take on a problem of a different sort. And then there is Mikey's battle to make the varsity tennis team. When she openly defies the coach's suggestions, she is benched and then dismissed from the team altogether. It takes much work to be reinstated and the result is a bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. victory. Through it all the girls count on each other. YA readers will appreciate the enduring friendship that pervades the novels in the series, and may also relate to the problems the girls experience. 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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