Things You Either Hate or Love: A Novel - Softcover

Lowry, Brigid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312363087 ISBN 13: 9780312363086

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Georgia has to get to the Natural Affinity concert. She's obsessed with the lead singer, Jakob, and will do anything it takes to see him live. However, there is one major obstacle standing in her way: money. To earn some extra cash, she takes on a string of disastrous jobs, one ending worse than the next. Georgia also struggles with her weight, slipping grades, her lack of a boyfriend and the distance that seems to be growing between her and her best friend. Add to all that the tension with her mother, and life really starts to get complicated. True to Brigid Lowry's colorful style of writing, the book is peppered with lists Georgia writes in her diary, like "Ten things you can do with a sausage besides eating it" and "Great excuses for not doing my homework." Georgia is funny, honest, far from perfect, and will win the heart of every girl who has ever pined hopelessly after a rock star.

About this title

About the Author

BRIGID LOWRY is a well-known writer in Australia, where her novels Guitar Highway Rose and Follow the Blue were runaway successes with young readers.

From Booklist

Gr. 8-11. Fifteen-year-old Georgia Reeves "likes to think of herself as a brilliant creative person," but sometimes feels "like a sad lonely girl with a big bum." All she wants is to earn enough money to attend Natural Affinity's upcoming concert and see Jacob, who in her dream world is more than a poster on her wall. Georgia tries babysitting, working in a bakery, and a job at a grocery, all with mixed results. Then something happens to bring her back to the real world--to family, friends, and even romance. New Zealand author Lowry has created a wonderful character in Georgia, whose narrative ranges from hilarious to poignant as it relates familiar growing pains--coping with changing friendships and family dynamics, finding inner strength and self-appreciation. Georgia's journal entries, mainly a series of lists, enhance and extend the narrative and reveal Georgia's desire to make sense of a world where people and experiences aren't easily defined. A compelling, enjoyable read with a complex, irresistible protagonist who will engage many readers. Shelle Rosenfeld
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About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312363087
• ISBN 13: 9780312363086
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192