Haters
by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (Goodreads author!)
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Reviewed by Jocelyn Pearce for TeensReadToo.com
HATERS is the first young adult book by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, but anyone who reads this book (myself included) is sure to hope it's not her last! In the novel, readers are introduced to Paski (her full name is Pasquala Rumalda Quintana de Archuleta, but that's way too much of a mouthful). She's a New Mexico teenager who, because of her father's new job, moves to Orange County, California. Yeah, the O.C. And it seems a lot like the television s...more
HATERS is the first young adult book by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, but anyone who reads this book (myself included) is sure to hope it's not her last! In the novel, readers are introduced to Paski (her full name is Pasquala Rumalda Quintana de Archuleta, but that's way too much of a mouthful). She's a New Mexico teenager who, because of her father's new job, moves to Orange County, California. Yeah, the O.C. And it seems a lot like the television s...more
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Read in December, 2007
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Pasuala Rumalda Quintana de Archuleta, otherwise known as Paski, moves with her dad to LA when her father wins a deal witha major production company. Paski finds it difficult to adjust to her new lifestyle.
It was very difficult to finish this book because it's filled with so many inconsistencies. I really wish the author had done more research into the Japanese language. There is a scene in the book where a Japanese woman in an American is raped by a man who is "politely" asking (...more
It was very difficult to finish this book because it's filled with so many inconsistencies. I really wish the author had done more research into the Japanese language. There is a scene in the book where a Japanese woman in an American is raped by a man who is "politely" asking (...more
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Read in December, 2007
While I think this is a cut above the typical "outsider vs the popular kids" story it still basically boils down to the question of what it means to be "popular" in high school. Paski is moved from her comfortable life in Taos, where she is popular and has two best friends, to Orange County CA, where not only is she the "new girl" but she is also forced to watch her father transform from a quirky artist to a "with it" Hollywood type. Paski has some funn...more
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Read in August, 2007
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smart girls who see through cliques
So this girl Paski has grown up with just her father in Taos. He's a comic book writer who created Squeegee Man. (That in and of itself should be enough for you to want to read more about him.) At the beginning of the book, he's off in LA talking to the people who want to turn it into a movie and make him the most well paid Latino comic book writer in the states. So, they have to move to LA and Paski (Pasquela) has to adapt from being a beautiful (in both senses) mountain biker to living in ...more
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Read in April, 2008
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fans of Meg Cabot's Jinx and Mediator series
The author's first foray into young adult fiction is a mostly strong one. Pasquala aka Paski is moved from her life in Taos by her soon-to-be-famous cartoonist father to Orange County. In addition to not being able to fit in with the uber-rich crowd, Paski is psychic, and can forsee a terrible thing happening to the most villainous popular girl in school.
Putting aside the psychic thing, this book is mostly realistic about being the new kid and trying to fit in. However, the actions of the an...more
Putting aside the psychic thing, this book is mostly realistic about being the new kid and trying to fit in. However, the actions of the an...more
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Read in December, 2006
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Unbelievably, a professor from BYU
I'm a junior high school teacher and thus feel "highly qualified" to review such a book. And as one who is uniquely aware of the social challenges and "games" adolescents play, I can say this book is a terrible picture of what life is really like for these kids. Unfortunately, I think this book would give teenagers ideas for what rude and mean and down-right cruel things they think they should be doing to one another. I really did not enjoy even one page of this book.
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Read in August, 2007
I've read all of Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's books, and I've loved them all. This is actually a YA novel, but I wanted to read it anyhow. I enjoyed this one too. It seems to be a slightly different style from her other books, but not in a bad way. Anyway, I think for people that like to read YA books, give this one a try!
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Read in June, 2006
One of my best unknown finds at BookExpo 2006 -- I saw very little critical press for this one, but I found it an absolute delight. Another book in the style of "Mean Girls", Valdes-Rodriguez writes spectacularly and her narrator is a funny, sharp, sympathetic girl. More people should read this one!
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This is a YA novel, but I have seriously been reading it for about three months.
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Read in April, 2007
Fun older teen fiction book with simple plot and great father character.
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A good "easy" read that touches on about every teen subject imaginable.
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Read in January, 2008
i dont no i did not read dis book yet lol..........
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This book looks really moving and inspiring.
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