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The Stalker Chronicles

by Carley Moore (Goodreads Author)

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Sophomore Cammie Bliss has long been labeled a stalker by her peers, but when a cute new boy named Toby arrives at her small town high school, Cammie has a chance to be "normal." Trouble is, she can't really help herself and she's up to her old tricks of "intense observation and following" pretty quick.Making things worse, her younger brother is dating one of the most popu...more

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Published March 27th 2012 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

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Apr 25, 2012 Sallie rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I won this book on Goodreads First Reads, and I thought the premise of a girl dealing with being a stalker in high school was fabulous. She not only puts herself into dangerous and embarrassing situations, she is also dealing with family issues at the same time.

Cammie Bliss is a very likable character. She’s been labeled as a stalker at her high school, but she doesn’t let it bother her too much, seeing as how she doesn’t see anything wrong with som...more Review: The Stalker Chronicles by Carley Moore

I won this book on Goodreads First Reads, and I thought the premise of a girl dealing with being a stalker in high school was fabulous. She not only puts herself into dangerous and embarrassing situations, she is also dealing with family issues at the same time.

Cammie Bliss is a very likable character. She’s been labeled as a stalker at her high school, but she doesn’t let it bother her too much, seeing as how she doesn’t see anything wrong with some of the things she does. She explains in alternating chapters about the history of her stalking and how she came to be considered one by her school/town. All of the individual experiences she “chronicles” are equally amusing and endearing. Her character develops a lot throughout the story, internally and emotionally, and is able to adapt what she knows in her everyday life. There are a few moments when I was cringing at the situations she got herself into, driven by compulsion and obsession; needing to know information about someone in ways that were unsavory.

At the beginning of the story, Cammie tells herself she wants to change, but isn’t sure how to make that change. When a new boy moves to town, she hopes that she can make progress with him as a friend and maybe more, if only her old ways don’t get the better of her. What unfolds is sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking in Cammie’s discovery of what it means to turn over a new leaf, and how she struggles along the way with impulses and family issues all rolled into one.

The setting was a small town, Lakewood, in New York and it was very close home for me because I currently live in a very small town, Block Island, RI, which is a tourist spot in the summer, but completely dead in the winter. I understood the small town gossip and how ones reputation can be made or broken with one single accomplishment or disgrace. But the characters in Cammie’s life, her friend Rosie; a Jehovah’s Witness, Toby; the new boy in town, and her family, really show what it means to be struggling in life with reputation, high school, love, marriage, and the importance of truth.

Cammie’s family was going through a rough patch during the narrative, and you really felt for each of the characters during the tough moments. Her father has to move out, yet he sits in his car outside their house each night, almost protecting and staying connected to the family even if he can’t be an immediate part of it. Cammie’s mother gets involved with another man, and Moore didn’t rush the situation, it was evident that this story was just a part of the whole picture. That after Cammie finished her story, she would continue to deal with her family’s separation and would grow to learn how to adapt to an unfavorable relationship with her parents being apart.

The layout of information Moore was presenting the reader with was also interesting. It would go in chronological order, and then jump to past memories of Cammie’s about her stalking tales, and then jump back to the present time. Only one time did it feel really abrupt and disconnected, but it wasn’t enough to derail me from enjoying the story as a whole. I read this in one sitting, which isn’t to say it’s a short book, but it’s enough to keep the reader interested, but doesn’t drag the story along. Every scene and description was important to the chronicles that Cammie was presenting to the reader, whether it was present or past recollections. Moore does a fabulous job of inviting the reader into Cammie’s strange but entertaining world and proving that labels don’t mean a thing when it comes to who a person truly is.
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Aug 26, 2011 Rachael rated it 4 of 5 stars

Cammie Bliss has a problem. She really just wants to know what’s going on with other people, but sometimes she takes it too far. She just can’t help it. Maybe that’s why everyone at her high school thinks she’s a stalker. Cammie’s not proud of the label, but she doesn’t know what she can do to change people’s minds about her. But when cute new guy Toby moves into town, Cammie realizes that this is her chance. Toby doesn’t know anything about her or her history, and if she doesn’t mess up, he nev...more Cammie Bliss has a problem. She really just wants to know what’s going on with other people, but sometimes she takes it too far. She just can’t help it. Maybe that’s why everyone at her high school thinks she’s a stalker. Cammie’s not proud of the label, but she doesn’t know what she can do to change people’s minds about her. But when cute new guy Toby moves into town, Cammie realizes that this is her chance. Toby doesn’t know anything about her or her history, and if she doesn’t mess up, he never will. Cammie can be normal for once, at least in one person’s eyes. But old habits die hard, and before she knows it, Cammie is back to her old ways. As the situation at home worsens and her social life plummets even farther, Cammie will have to figure out why she tends to act like a stalker and how to stop before her life completely falls apart.

The Stalker Chronicles is a hilarious yet thoughtful account of one girl’s more unusual high school struggles. What I loved about Cammie’s character was that she knew she had problems and was determined to work them out, even if she didn’t know how. At the same time, though, her issues were definitely not as big as she made them out to be. Cammie really isn’t your classic stalker. Yes, she does follow classmates and goes through someone’s trash in this book, but she does these things because she’s curious and, at the time of those actions, doesn’t realize that what she’s doing isn’t really acceptable. Cammie’s real problem is when it comes to filtering; her inability to determine what’s okay to say or do in social situations is really what gets her into trouble. I would have liked for Moore to be a little more specific as to whether Cammie’s “stalker” problem was just social ineptness or an actual psychological compulsion, and I think it would have made the story stronger. Otherwise, there isn’t that much point to the central focus on stalking. Aside from that, The Stalker Chronicles is a very solid debut, and I look forward to seeing more from Moore in the future.

The Stalker Chronicles will be enjoyed by fans of My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody and Paisley Hanover Kisses and Tells by Cameron Tuttle.

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Jun 10, 2013 Elizabeth rated it 5 of 5 stars

Cammie Bliss has been labeled a stalker by the students in her small town for a long time. Back in elementary, she liked a boy and stared at him and followed him around until he yelled at her to leave him alone. Her best friend, Rosie, was trying to help her have a "normal" relationship with a guy now that Cammie was a sophomore in high school. But it is a little difficult when everyone knows about you being a stalker.
One day Tobie came to school.A He had moved in to town so Cammie had a chance...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Julie (Manga Maniac Cafe) rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This is a quirky read, with a protagonist I didn't really want to like, but did. Cammie's stalker behavior is occasionally over the top, so it was no wonder that she didn't have many friends. She knows that what she's doing is wrong, but she just can't stop spying, eavesdropping, and endlessly obsessing about boys, and even her own family. When new kid Toby moves to her small town, she just has to learn every little thing about him, which takes her to new lows and threatens to derail th...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Clarissa added it

I read this mostly because I went to see the author read, at a reading that Kenny, at DDG books, sponsored. It was a great evening with both Carley and Madeline George (Looks) reading from their books. They both seem to really capture aspects of high school and teenage life, in a compelling, realistic and funny way ( I say this based more on hearing them read. Though, also I guess on my reading of Looks, which was a few years back). I bought copies of both books for me, as well as for my sister...more

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Mar 26, 2012 Estelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-new-releases, ala-2012, young-adult

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These days it is uncanny how easy it is to keep track of people. With Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, we are constantly keeping tabs on people we know (or knew). (Don’t lie. You know you do it.) But in the case of the internet, the success of your stalking depends on the person — how much they update, what they choose to share, etc. The old fashioned way though… that’s different story. It takes a little more effort, some thought.

And Cammie, the main c...more Review first posted on Rather Be Reading Blog:

These days it is uncanny how easy it is to keep track of people. With Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, we are constantly keeping tabs on people we know (or knew). (Don’t lie. You know you do it.) But in the case of the internet, the success of your stalking depends on the person — how much they update, what they choose to share, etc. The old fashioned way though… that’s different story. It takes a little more effort, some thought.

And Cammie, the main character of The Stalker Chronicles, is pretty talented and relentless when it comes to that old-fashioned way of doing things. It’s not because she wants to hurt anyone or publicize someone’s private life or anything. Deep down, she really wants people to like her. She really wants to know things about people. So she takes a leap and in the past, landed on her face. So many times that she is sweetly known as the “stalker” in school. She can’t seem to get people to forget all she has done (photos, notes, phone calls, trash cans, etc.) and at the same time, can’t stop doing it. It’s like an addiction.

Then new boy Toby shows up. Finally! Someone who may not know the total truth about her. And she makes him a challenge for herself. Can she get him to like her without overdoing it like she’s done in the past? But when he starts missing school and ya know she walks in the boy’s restroom to find him (ha), she discovers Toby may have his own secret past and Cammie sort of reverts back into her stalking ways.

I liked Cammie as a character a lot. In ways, the books reminded me of Various Positions (review to come) and not in the overly sexualized way. But in the way that author Carley Moore gave us a glimpse into the inner workings of a young girl, the crevices no one cares to admit because it’s too shameful. With Cammie, there is nothing left unspoken. She is blatantly honest. Matter of fact. You are able to establish a relationship with her, experience her mistakes, and root for her along the way.

Family also plays a HUGE part in this story. While Cammie is dealing with her own demons, her parents’ marriage is beginning to deteriorate and we see how Cammie’s stalking plays a part in how she deals with this shift in her household. In a lot of the young adult books I’ve read, parents are already divorced and the process of separation rarely takes centerstage. I thought this element of TSC was very strong and true to life. I also enjoyed Cammie’s relationship with her brother. I like siblings who are different but nice. (Cammie and her brother are only a year apart but their age difference seems much larger… you’ll see.)

There are many funny and cringe-worthy moments in The Stalker Chronicles. In the end, it’s the portrait of a girl who wears her self-consciousness on her sleeve. While she displays a certain awareness of all that goes on with kids her age, she does act younger than a typical sophomore in high school. Her immaturity is due to lack of experience and the lack of experience is due to her tendency to blurt out whatever pops into her head and her desire for people to like her and accept her. Who can’t relate to those feelings? I know that I certainly can.(less)

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Jun 05, 2013 Loren rated it 3 of 5 stars

From the opening line, Carley Moore grabs you with her confessions of her "stalker" tendencies. You are immediately transported into her world. It's a story about overcoming social adversity in the most comically light sense. It embraces teen melodrama and the deteriorating nuclear family. It is rather entertaining.
Although the adults appeared to be more like concepts than people its excusable when it's our protagonist's perspective. Unfortunately in this case Moore neglects the opportunities t...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Eliana Cohn added it

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The book I am currently reading is called the Stalker Chronicles by Carley Moore. I just started reading the book and it seems like I am already going to love it! I feel like that because Cammie the main character seems like a regular girl that doesn't like being the different ways that she is. I also think this book is really about a girl who wants to change her life and try not to be a stalker anymore. Cammie is at sophomore in high school and only has one friend that doesn't see her as a sta...more

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May 27, 2013 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Cammie Bliss is trying to overcome her reputation as a stalker. She’s not like a crazy, dangerous stalker. She just has a tendency to go a bit overboard with her attention. Like slipping notes into lockers. Calling a lot and pretending to need homework help. Taking a few – ok lots – of photos of the boy. But that is all behind her. She is a sophomore now and oh so much more mature. But then she meets Toby. He’s the new boy in school and he seems to like Cammie. Will she end up going overboard ag...more

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Aug 25, 2012 luhvBOOKS ♫ I'm fighting for you ♫ ♪The battle is already won♪ rated it 1 of 5 stars

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Title: The Stalker Chronicles

Author: Carley Moore

Series: N/A

Rating: ★

Summary: Sophomore Cammie Bliss has long been labeled a stalker by her peers, but when a cute new boy named Toby arrives at her small town high school, Cammie has a chance to be "normal." Trouble is, she can't really help herself and she's up to her old tricks of "intense observation and following" pretty quick. Making things worse, her younger brother is dating one of the most popular girls in the school, her parents have sepa...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Kai (Amaterasu Reads) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-tbr-pile, arc, for-review, teens

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I prefer to define 'stalking' as 'intense observation', or substitute that with the other phrase. Because really, would you want to be labeled as a 'stalker'? The word has such a negative connotation that the way we see someone called as such changes dramatically. And in Cammie's case she is one, but she's not afraid to admit it.

I didn't quite understand how Cammie can call herself a stalker at first. I felt like everyone had wronged her. The whispers in the corr...more Review posted at Amaterasu Reads

I prefer to define 'stalking' as 'intense observation', or substitute that with the other phrase. Because really, would you want to be labeled as a 'stalker'? The word has such a negative connotation that the way we see someone called as such changes dramatically. And in Cammie's case she is one, but she's not afraid to admit it.

I didn't quite understand how Cammie can call herself a stalker at first. I felt like everyone had wronged her. The whispers in the corridor, the snide remarks, the laughter from the cheer leaders and the popular kids all because of one reason: she is a stalker. How did she become one? Why? When Toby came into the picture, that's when I finally understood. Cammie is, indeed, a stalker. But don't they have feelings too? Don't they get hurt? Don't they get worried? It felt like exploring an unfamiliar territory while I was reading about Cammie. There were moments I felt like it was all a joke, then I felt like it was so ridiculous, and then I felt afraid. There are things that were wrong with Cammie, but they were not all bad. Cammie's 'problem' was brought on by a dysfunctional family and growing up in a very different environment where feelings are rarely showed and she was rarely appreciated. That was all she wants, attention and love. To be liked.

But let me emphasize one thing: there's a fine line between observing people and invading their privacy. When you cross that line, that's when it becomes scary and dangerous. But this is a Young Adult book, and everything is downplayed. Toby, the object of Cammie's affection, understands a person who needs help because he used to need it. It hurts to think that the one thing Cammie and Toby had in common was because they were both different, that they were outcasts, that something is wrong with the both of them. Toby, despite being the cute boy with green eyes, went through depression and was called crazy by everyone. What made me finally love both characters were how they tried to be better. Toby became Cammie's anchor and Cammie was the one person that made Toby feel normal again. Romance be damned (at first), but there's something about those moments between them where they just shared what they felt, talked about things they liked and bonded over an abandoned theater. Simple things like that can lead to building strong friendships and maybe something more.

Yes, dear readers, do not be fooled by the pink, overly happy looking cover. The Stalker Chronicles deals with a theme far more deeper than what made it look, and that's what made me like this book, the way it had surprised me. I've expected it to be a light, fluffy, hilarious tale but I got so much more. The author did such a fantastic job of showing what was beyond Cammie's notorious persona as a stalker, that she's so much more, that she can also be a girl whose parents are getting divorced, who worries if the guy she likes will like her back, and is ultimately tired of being the 'stalker' everyone thinks she is.

Cammie's witty voice all throughout the novel is another part that I liked. It's like diving into the mind of a girl who obsesses with something she likes, but in all the wrong ways. It makes you think just how much family dynamics, school environment, friends influence you. And just when you think everything in this book is all cute and fluffy if you judge it by its cover, you'll be delighted to know just how much depth each character has with their back stories. It wasn't just about Cammie, as the story moves forward along with the rest of the characters, although it could have been better if there was more tension and a lot more conflict that can drive the story forward.

The Stalker Chronicles is a heartfelt tale of one girl's life as a stalker, and who she is behind that label. Sometimes there's a reason why people act the way they do, and people need to take a step back and see someone beyond what people label them as. Thoroughly entertaining with quite a few bursts of wit and flashes of humor, The Stalker Chronicles is a good read! If you want a book that will surprise you, get this one! I tell you, there is more to this book than that cute, flashy, pink cover.(less)

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Aug 01, 2011 Mrs. Nelson's rated it 3 of 5 stars

Moore's hilarious debut serves as both entertainment and warning to nosy girls everywhere: a stalking reputation is hard to shake! Teens will enjoy reading about Cammie's (the stalker in question) escapades and attempts at redemption - will her classmates ever forget her past? If you've ever been in high school, I think you know the answer to that - but read it anyway, you won't be sorry!
--Review by Lauren

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Aug 01, 2011 Lauren rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Oct 04, 2012 Sandy rated it 2 of 5 stars

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In this coming-of-age novel, 15 year old Cammie has been labeled a stalker because of her over-involvement in people's lives. Enter Toby, the new boy in school, and she insists on finding more about him despite her best friend's warnings to leave him alone. Accusations and misunderstandings abound and it has a rather pat ending.

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Apr 21, 2013 Alesia rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was entertaining to read, though written in a style I wasnt too found of. I like the main character and the plot. My favourite part is when she'digging through the guy she liKes garbage, it made me laugh and be all "I can not believe she just did that!". Anyhow it was a good book.

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Nov 10, 2012 Paul rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary

This was kind of a weird read for me. The protagonist in this story had a stalking problem, and although she didn't delve in deep about why she did much of her earlier stalking. I thought it would have been good insight into her mind if she explained the urge of why she might have been stalking as opposed to condensing in all in one word (and then moving on from it and never really touching on the word again). However with that said the story was okay and cut short in my opinion as everything in...more

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Oct 24, 2012 Jensen rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a really good book I needed to read one and I choose this one and it was a very well thought out desicion if u haven't read this u definitely should!

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Oct 09, 2012 Rhavan added it

I loved it. It reminded me of Rachel Vail's "If We Kiss" just a little. But turned into something more. It was funny, weird and just plain beautiful.

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Apr 18, 2013 Mia rated it 4 of 5 stars

such a great book! i kind of related the girl to me..it's just a girl with a little problem lol and trying to make it through high school!

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Feb 12, 2013 Hachton rated it 4 of 5 stars

It was good i guess. I liked it and it was really original from all the other books I've read like manga and other YA novels.

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Mar 26, 2013 Leila Roy rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Sep 28, 2012 Bailey rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, young-adult, romance

All a little too meta for an unreliable sixteen-year-old narrator obsessed with boys (not romance).
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May 07, 2012 Jennifer rated it 2 of 5 stars

Not bad! I think this was pretty much a typical teenage novel in a lot of ways, although Cammie was certainly not your typical protagonist. I liked the ending, though!

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Sep 20, 2012 Catherine rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-and-chick-lit

Ummm... I don't really know what I was expecting, but I do know it was an okay book that had a sort of weird concept.

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Nov 17, 2012 Amber Hartley rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked the concept and it was a nice read but I was disappointed in the ending. I wanted to know more. It wasn't really a cliff hanger, just a dead end.

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Apr 26, 2012 Taylor rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This book was good. It was a quick read, and I finished it way faster than I thought I would. It had short chapters, which was pretty awesome, so I read it even faster. I'd recommend it to all girls.

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Mar 14, 2012 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars

Very odd little story. Nothing awful but just... Weird.

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Aug 14, 2012 Alice Of Wonderland rated it 4 of 5 stars

cute. picked it at random

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Jun 05, 2012 Dutchbaby marked it as to-read

Shelves: selling-it-2012

realistic; dark chick lit

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Mar 27, 2013 Lorena rated it 3 of 5 stars

funny. Made me laugh alot

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Carley Moore grew up in Jamestown, a small, snowy city in upstate New York. She is the author of the young adult novel, The Stalker Chronicles, which is forthcoming from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in March 2012. Carley is also a poet, whose work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Aufgabe, The Birdsong Collective, The Blue Letter, Coconut, Conduit, Connotation Press, Fence, Linebreak, and Pain...more

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