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On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God: Summary and book reviews of On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God by Louise Rennison, plus links to an excerpt from On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God and a biography of Louise Rennison.
On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God Further, Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
by
Louise Rennison
Hardcover: Apr 2001,
256 pages.
Paperback: May 2002,
272 pages.
Georgia Nicolson is back! The irrepressible heroine of Angus,
Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging has just started dating the Sex God (aka
Robbie). So life should be perfect .... except in Georgia's life, nothing is
ever perfect. Readers will be laughing (and groaning!) out loud all through
this "fabbity-fab-fab" sequel!
First published in the UK as Dancing In My Nuddy Pants.
Book Reviews
Children's Literature - Beverley Fahey
Short on plot but long on appeal for the middle school set, kids will eagerly devour Georgia's hilarious misadventures. A glossary of British slang written in Georgia's inimitable style will clear up any confusion with Britshisms. Ages 12 to 14.
Publishers Weekly
A hilarious sequel. Georgia Nicolson’s laugh-a-minute narration picks up right where Angus left off.
Voya
Irrepressible…sure to ring true for many readers.
School Library Journal - Mara Bright
A funny romp through the intricacies of one especially explosive period of growing up and will be devoured by girls on the brink of becoming teenagers and those who are living in the thick of it now. (Grades 7-9)
Sunday Times (UK)
Funnier than the first book. Rennison has got into her stride.
Sunday Telegraph (UK)
A fabbity fab holiday read
Sunday Mirror (UK)
This is laugh-out-loud stuff for adolescent girls and anyone worn down by adult life who needs reminding that being young isn't all good fun.
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Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
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