Journal Entry 1 by alsgal from Lewes, Delaware USA on Tuesday, September 20, 2005

From Publishers Weekly:
Cabot (The Princess Diaries) presents another teen-pleasing novel and another likable heroine in this story set in Washington, D.C. Feisty, red-haired Samantha, a self-described "urban rebel" who has dyed all of her clothes black, is a 15-year-old middle child, uncomfortably wedged between her popular, cheerleader older sister, Lucy, and her brainy 11-year-old sister, Rebecca. And she has a major crush on Jack, Lucy's nonconformistartist boyfriend, whom she feels is far better suited to her than to her rather vacuous sister. The entertainingly opinionated narrator's wry top-10 lists add considerably to the tale's charm and speedy pacing, among them, the "top ten reasons why I can't stand my sister Lucy" and the "top ten signs that Jack loves me and not my sister Lucy and just hasn't realized it yet." Sam's life suddenly changes dramatically when, while standing on the sidewalk one afternoon, she foils an attempt to assassinate the President. She becomes a national hero overnight, is named teen ambassador to the United Nations and eventually lands the president's son as her beau. Despite these rather unlikely plot twists (in a comic coincidence, the president's son also happens to be a fellow student in her art class whom she finds attractive), Sam's spunky and intermittently affecting narrative, as well as the true-to-life voices of the supporting cast of characters, make this a convincing and diverting tale. As Sam learns important truths about herself, Cabot interjects a worthy message into her comedic caper. Ages 12-up.
 

Journal Entry 2 by alsgal from Lewes, Delaware USA on Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Sending to SpikesMom to include in CandyDarling's M-bag. 

Journal Entry 3 by CandyDarling from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Thank you so much for the RABCK, alsgal! I love Meg Cabot! 

Journal Entry 4 by CandyDarling at Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Tuesday, October 11, 2011

I love this book, perfect light reading but with an interesting and meaningful story. I love how Sam grew up as person and learned to stand up for herself. Everything else I wanted to say about this book is pretty much already said in the Publishers Weekly review above. 

Journal Entry 5 by CandyDarling at Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Nobody picked up this book from the meet-up, so I took it back home and will try to find a new reader for it some other way. 

Journal Entry 6 by CandyDarling at Kaapelitehdas / Cable Factory, Tallberginkatu 1C in Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Released 3 wks ago (5/5/2012 UTC) at Kaapelitehdas / Cable Factory, Tallberginkatu 1C in Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Releasing this book at the Recycling Factory event.

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