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The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay
by Rebecca Sparrow | Teens
Registered by MadamMuck of Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Friday, May 12, 2006
Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by MadamMuck): permanent collection


8 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by MadamMuck from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Friday, May 12, 2006

9 out of 10

As a fan of "The Girl Most Likely" when I saw this at Dymocks Indooroopilly I just had to pick it up (it is also a signed copy)

From the back cover:

Bubble Skirts
Transvision Vamp
Corkscrew perms.
'21 Jump Street'

It's 1989 and seventeen-year-old Rachel Hill is the girl most likely to succeed. And the girl most like to have everything under control... that is, until her dad invites Nick McGowan, the hottest boy at school, to live with them. Rachel worries, that it's Blue Lagoon waiting to happen. Her best friend Zoe is convinced it's a golden opportunity for lurve.

But sparks fly for all the wrong reasons. Nick immediately labels Rachel as a spoilt, uptight Huey Lewis groupie. Rachel dismisses him as a laxy, beetroot-loving Ramones fan. But a scret from Nick's past draws them together and makes the year Nick McGowan came to stay one Rachel will never forget. 

Journal Entry 2 by MadamMuck from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Friday, May 12, 2006

9 out of 10

Made a mistake when we went to the movies on Friday night and had to fill in two hours before the movie. I couldn't resist, so I started this book.....and finished it. Very easy quick read.

Once again Rebecca Sparrow has immursed us in 80's Brisbane. A couple of Brisvegas landmarks thrown in for good measure (Rocking Horse Records, Indooroopilly train station, Central Railway and the now defunct Shingle Inn).

Rachel is uptight, over-achieiving suck up school prefect, and like some of us eightys girl obsessed with 80's music and posters to cover the walls.

When the chocolate comes out she knows its bad news, then she finds out that Nick "has" to move in. She is bribed with the "good" room until Nick doesnt fit in her old bed, as she has to move back.

This was a very easy read with a deeper message than her previous book.

 

Journal Entry 3 by MadamMuck from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Sunday, May 14, 2006

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Offering this one up as a booking ring.

Instructions:

1. Sign up for this BookRay by sending me a Private Message. New members will be added to the end of the list.
2. Make a journal entry when received, to let us know you got it.
3. When you finish the book, make another journal entry telling us what you thought.
4. Send a Private Message to the person after you on the bookray list and request their mailing address. If the person doesn't answer within 7 days, please PM the one after, and then me.
6. Send the book on its way, and eventually back to me.

Participants:

1. Wombles
2. Aleonblue
3. Bookworm-BNE
4. Roelina
5. Luckaye
6. erino4503
7. luckydipper
8. home <----- book is here



 

Journal Entry 4 by wingwombleswing from Caboolture, Queensland Australia on Sunday, May 21, 2006

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Started reading this on the train on the way home , I didn't finish it :) but read about 80 pages but had to stop as I kept giggling out loud and people were looking at me :) Maybe it's because Rachel is in grade 12 in 1989 and so was I, but I'm really enjoying this so far. I was never a Huey fan, I was more GunsnRoses and AC/DC then The News or WaawaaNee!
 

Journal Entry 5 by aleonblue from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Saturday, June 03, 2006

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This book in now in my hot little hands. I picked it up from Wombles when we went with Tiddley to the Cloudland Memorial and left a pile of books. Look foward to reading it! Thanks MadamMuck. 

Journal Entry 6 by aleonblue from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, June 07, 2006

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Another fun light read from Rebecca Sparrow with lots of familiarity from the Brisbane setting. Going off to Bookworm-BNE at the next Brisbane meet-up. 

Journal Entry 7 by bookworm-BNE from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Sunday, June 18, 2006

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Thanks aleonblue for bringing it and MadamMuck for sharing, my turn now :) 

Journal Entry 8 by bookworm-BNE from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Sunday, June 25, 2006

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Talk about a quick read - one of two books I read during a very busy weekend! Not really my style, I read her first book when it was the Brisbane City Council book a couple of years ago. I like that they are set in Brisbane during I time I was also living here, but I find her being so neurotic a bit tiresome at times.
Thanks for sharing MadamMuck!
Book is on its way to Roelina today. 

Journal Entry 9 by roelina from Grandchester, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, June 28, 2006

8 out of 10

Very enjoyable. Reminiscent of my daughters' high school years. Arrived yesterday, and will head off tomorrow to erino. Thanks for sharing,madammuck 

Journal Entry 10 by luckaye from Logan City, Queensland Australia on Thursday, July 27, 2006

7 out of 10

Thanks!

31st July - I woke up at 5.30 this morning but it was too cold to get up, so I stayed in bed and read this book. An easy read. 

Journal Entry 11 by luckaye at on Monday, August 07, 2006

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Onwards to Erin, who got skipped. 

Journal Entry 12 by erinoc from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Thursday, August 10, 2006

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yey! it is here! I'm really excited about reading this one...going to try and put aside some time this weekend :)

thanks to Madam Muck for starting the ring and to luckaye for mailing it to me (sorry I was so unorganised!) 

Journal Entry 13 by erinoc from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Sunday, August 13, 2006

8 out of 10

This really was a quick fun read. Such a goofy look at growing up in the 80's. :) Loved meeting some of the characters from 'Girl most likely' in their youth.

To be sent on its way for this bookring! 

Journal Entry 14 by luckydipper from Coolangatta, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, August 15, 2006

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Arrive safe and sound in my mail box today thank you Erino4503, I will read it this weekend as I am not reading anything at the moment. 

Journal Entry 15 by luckydipper from Coolangatta, Queensland Australia on Friday, August 25, 2006

7 out of 10

I thought that this book was ok but not great, I was about half way through before I actually began to enjoy it, I think that the start was very slow and the ending a bit quick. The storyline was good but i did not think it did justice for what it could have been.

Thank you MadamMuck for the opportunity to read this book, it was good for filling time!

I am now sending Rachel & Nick back home to Madam Muck.
 

Journal Entry 16 by MadamMuck from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, August 30, 2006

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This little ring has come home to roost, thank you all for sharing. 



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