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Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret
by
Vicki Grant
Betsy’s life is officially over: Dumped by her boyfriend, betrayed by her best friend . . . how is she ever going to show her face again?
Determined to avoid everyone and everything from her previous life, Betsy stumbles into an unusual café and an even more unusual girl. Dolores Morris—a mouthy, green-haired outsider Betsy can’t quite remember from school—talks her into st...more
Determined to avoid everyone and everything from her previous life, Betsy stumbles into an unusual café and an even more unusual girl. Dolores Morris—a mouthy, green-haired outsider Betsy can’t quite remember from school—talks her into st...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
August 16th 2011
by HarperTrophy Canada
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It is rare that a book makes me laugh out loud, but this book did just that. Even though this book covers some serious subject matters, it is written well and twists and turns with just enough quirky situations to keep the reader guessing and turning pages. The main characters too are quirky and interesting and banter back and forth with just the right amount of angst, wit and humour. "Betsy's life is going down the drain: dumped by her boyfriend, betrayed by her best friend, shamed by the world...more
Concept/ideas: 4/5
Characters: 3.5/5
Storyline/plot: 5/5
Overall rating: 5/5
This book was so good! It was such a cute read. Very coming of age. What I noticed first, was that this book was set in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This book took place in Canada, which I loved (being Canadian, and all... haha). This book started out good from the beginning, and I didn't lose interest at all throughout the book. The characters were lovable, although I do wish that they had a little more depth to them. By the end,...more
Characters: 3.5/5
Storyline/plot: 5/5
Overall rating: 5/5
This book was so good! It was such a cute read. Very coming of age. What I noticed first, was that this book was set in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This book took place in Canada, which I loved (being Canadian, and all... haha). This book started out good from the beginning, and I didn't lose interest at all throughout the book. The characters were lovable, although I do wish that they had a little more depth to them. By the end,...more
Fall makes me want funny books. Something about the onset of months and months of cold grey weather and seven thousand layers of clothing makes me crave a good belly laugh. If it can come in the form of a YA book, even better.
Enter Vicki Grant.
Vicki Grant has been writing funny books for years now. Her last novel, Not Suitable for Family Viewing, in addition to receiving many accolades, won over the hearts of thousands of children in Ontario who voted for it and earned Grant the prestigious Red...more
Enter Vicki Grant.
Vicki Grant has been writing funny books for years now. Her last novel, Not Suitable for Family Viewing, in addition to receiving many accolades, won over the hearts of thousands of children in Ontario who voted for it and earned Grant the prestigious Red...more
Very well written and humourous young adult book. Betsy, a popular girl is dumped by her boyfriend, Nick for her best friend Carly. Betsy is humiliated and ends up finding a friend in a quirky girl who starts up a house cleaning business. Betsy learns to be independent,strong and proud of who she is, while learning to like people for who they are rather than popularity. Some very strong ideas in this book, not the least being that everyone has a secret, which of course will leave you unable to p...more
It’s pretty rare that I read contemporary, girly, drama. Some of the novel felt cliché, such as the drama at the prom. The boyfriend cheating with the best friend has been done a lot, not in things I read, but I still feel like it’s out there too much. On the other hand, Grant did make me care about Betsy, and I felt her suffering. Dolores Morris was a character that brought some life into the story. She was quirky, blunt and eccentric. I related to her the most, even when she was being over-dra...more
After getting dumped by her boyfriend and simultaneously betrayed by her best friend, Betsy is shocked and devastated. She hides out at home and cuts herself off from all her old friends. One day meets Delores, a girl who is the complete opposite of her and manages to get herself roped into starting a housekeeping service with Delores.
When the story starts, Betsy is one of the popular girls but when she catches her boyfriend, Nick, about to kiss her best friend her world suddenly comes crashing...more
When the story starts, Betsy is one of the popular girls but when she catches her boyfriend, Nick, about to kiss her best friend her world suddenly comes crashing...more
Snow Willow Nominee 2012 - I enjoyed this book, even though I am no longer a teenager! Real life teenage life issues. An enjoyable read.
I found that this book, once the main conflict took place, moved a bit slowly, and the characters were more annoying than interesting. However, I would recommend reading this simply for the second half, which involves a cute romance (put me in a romantic mood for the rest of the day), a weird and just-confusing-enough plot twist (LOVE that stuff!), and a crazy, page-turning situation (advice: just read it all in one go or feel an itch to continue reading while you're trying to do other things)....more
i reaally got ingrossed in this book and i really like it it was funny and sad and i love the character dolores then ending suprized me i thought it would have been better but i did love the book bad ending or not
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Vicki Grant was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (now NSCAD University), Dalhousie University, and Laval University. After graduation, Grant worked as an advertising copywriter in Toronto until the mid-1990s when she began writing for children's television. For the CBC, she created "Scoop & Doozie", a comedy series for pre-schoolers. Grant...more
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