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Rennison, Louise._On the bright side I'm now the girlfriend of a sex god._ HarperCollins, 2001 [0-06-028813-2] Georgia Nicolson is back in this second book. Here we have the British version of a Valley Girl dealing with the problems of growing up. There is a great introduction explaining some of the British language for example "In England a fag can mean cigarette also.. hence lighting a fag is not the cruel act you might think." The story opens up with Georgia bemoaning that her family will be moving to New Zealand to see her father and she will miss out on her sex god who she has been trying to catch. We then deal with her situations involving snogging (kissing) and breasts (and the pencil test) along with other teenage girl concerns. No, this 243 page book is not "To catch a mockingbird" and yes there are some sensitive (but not very descriptive) sexual references but... you will not see this book on your shelf as your Jr. High girls fight over it along with the other books about Georgia. This series is definitely (in my eyes) for 7th grade and up. ----------- Frederick Muller Halsted Middle School Library 59 Halsted Street Newton, NJ 07860 voice (973) 383-7440 ext.228 Fax (973) 383-7432 My Book reviews are compiled at: http://www.halsted.org/br.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------