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Carter's Unfocused, One-Track Mind (Carter Finally Gets It #3)
After an eventful freshman year and disastrous summer, fifteen-year-old Will Carter returns to Merrian High none the wiser. His sophomore year will present a host of new problems: the return of Scary Terry from juvie, the pregnant presence of Amber Lee, friends-with-benefits negotiations with Abby, prom night expectations, and the ever-constant harassment from his boys. Wh...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
August 7th 2012
by Disney-Hyperion
(first published June 7th 2011)
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I'm a huge fan of these books, I love Brent's writing style. Can't wait for it's release!
He did it again. I laughed out loud a whole bunch of times and had to share some passages with friends (who couldn't have cared less but also laughed because the passages were funny), as well as identifying with Carter, as Brent Crawford weaves in some fabulous insights, some universal truths that you often feel are unique to you but are in fact shared by everybody. Did that make sense?
I don't care.
I love s...more
He did it again. I laughed out loud a whole bunch of times and had to share some passages with friends (who couldn't have cared less but also laughed because the passages were funny), as well as identifying with Carter, as Brent Crawford weaves in some fabulous insights, some universal truths that you often feel are unique to you but are in fact shared by everybody. Did that make sense?
I don't care.
I love s...more
This book is obviously the third book in the Carter series. While it still wasnt as good as the first one, I can honestly say it was a Great book!! This book is definately for any teenage guy who loves a funny book or for anyone who loves stupid teenage dude humor, just as the other two are. This book was good, but some things didn't quite make sense, like how the author hardly metioned qnything about the movie Carter was in. I do love the way Brent Crawford wirtes, making it sound like an actua...more
This is the third book in the Carter series... and it might just be the best! Carter and his friends are still immature, raunchy, and hilarious. But Carter has actually grown up -- just a little bit -- since his misadventures in the first book, and he's just self-aware enough to make him the charming, sensible one in his group (although in his crowd, that's still not saying much!). This book was as cringe-worthy and funny as the other two, but a little bit touching as well, without being too dor...more
A fine conclusion to an enjoyable trilogy. This one spans Carter's sophomore year, including more shenanigans with his boyz, foolish exploits aplenty, and confusion that befits his ADD. I thought the second installment fell short of the original book, taking a turn away from reality and entertaining too much Hollywood, but this seems to return to the voice that made Carter Finally Gets It such a success. Curiously, I thought the action wasn't as prominent, but there was more character developmen...more
Carter’s girlfriend has been offered a scholarship to an art school in NYC, Scary Terry is out of Juvie and wants revenge and Carter can’t get his mind off sex. Book 3 in the Carter series has everything I like about teen books: Drama, sports, love, school, friends and everything I hate: teen alcohol use, excessive language issues, sexual references. I cannot recommend this book for a school library, too many mature issues, but it would be fine in the "edgy" section of the Public Library.
Carter and his friends are still a whole lot of fun. Plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, especially while listening to the audio version.
I just wish that narrators would do their homework: Nick Podehl, while doing a fabulous job voicing the teenaged characters, sang the wrong tunes to both Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" and Lerner & Loewe's "If Ever I Would Leave You." How hard is it to sing the songs the right way? It can't be harder than making up a melody to an extant song. Is it a copyright...more
I just wish that narrators would do their homework: Nick Podehl, while doing a fabulous job voicing the teenaged characters, sang the wrong tunes to both Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" and Lerner & Loewe's "If Ever I Would Leave You." How hard is it to sing the songs the right way? It can't be harder than making up a melody to an extant song. Is it a copyright...more
Loved this book even more than the second one...possibly more than the first! I liked Carter's Big Break but it wasn't as realistic as Carter Finally Gets It and Carter's Unfocused, One-Track Mind is completely relatable. I loved every bit of it! I also highly recommend the audiobook version; Nick Podehl is Carter, body and soul. Love it!
P.S. I am very concerned that guys were thinking about getting laid this much when I was in high school...they hid it remarkably well...or I was totally oblivi...more
P.S. I am very concerned that guys were thinking about getting laid this much when I was in high school...they hid it remarkably well...or I was totally oblivi...more
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I could not stop myself from comparing this Carter to the others in the series. As sequels usually go, it wasnt as great as the first 2. It wasnt entirely awful though. I did enjoy Carter'S querky-ness and all the mini misadventures with his crew, thats about all i enjoyed. It didnt really make me laugh though like the others did. This one kind of disappointed me.
Will Carter is back in this third installment. Lots of laugh-out-loud moments.
Summary: Fifteen-year-old WIll Carter's sophomore year at Merrian High presents new problems, from the return of Scary Terry to friends-with-benefits negotiations with Abby, but when Abby considers transferring to a New York arts school Carter's world is turned upside-down.
Summary: Fifteen-year-old WIll Carter's sophomore year at Merrian High presents new problems, from the return of Scary Terry to friends-with-benefits negotiations with Abby, but when Abby considers transferring to a New York arts school Carter's world is turned upside-down.
Obviously this book could not have been as good as the first but it was much better than the second. I never thought I would laugh out loud while reading a book, but this series has totally changed my mind. I laugh all the time and can totally get how Carter thinks. READ THESE BOOKS
Oct 05, 2012
Brandy
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You know what? I really, really loved this one. Carter is a fantastic character, very real and true and he's really grown up and matured through the series. I love him.
And I don't know why Nick Podehl won't narrate my life, dammit.
And I don't know why Nick Podehl won't narrate my life, dammit.
I really enjoy these Carter books - they are just too darn funny to pass by! They're not for everyone, because they feature quite a bit of bad language and bad behavior, but for more mature teens looking for a laugh-out-loud read, this is it.
I'm generations beyond the demographic for these novels, but enjoy the humor and insight on contemporary adolescence. A fun (and maybe frightening) way for teen girls and parents to learn what makes teen boys tick.
Carter provides a unique, and probably more honest than I'd like to believe, viewpoint of the high school male mentality. I like seeing that he has grown some: a mature relationship with Abbey and Amber Lee, applying himself some in school and the like. I also like that Crawford hasn't "grown him up" entirely over the course of one year. He still says bonehead things to the girls and is a total jeuvinile delinquent with his friends. Go Carter! Go Crawford!
The third in the series and Crawford is definitely starting branch out some more with his writing and this character. Funny and enjoyable. Stupid cover art however.
I like Carter being a dork. I just don't like sex-obsessed Carter being a dork. Reminds me of all the guys I want to keep away from my daughters.
Laughed til I cried! Which goes to show I've got the emo of a 15 year-old horny teenage boy up to no good
Funniest Carter book yet! and Nick Podehl was awesome, as always.
These books make me laugh out loud. A lot! I always love BPOV. These are actually written by a guy, which is awesome. There is nothing forced about Carter. He is just...everything you want a teenage boy to be basically. There's no doubt about what he's thinking, ever. His ADD is absolutely hilarious. I love the way they're written. I love the heart of this character. I want so badly to be a 15 year old girl again just so I can find a guy like him and help him out! :D I truly, truly hope there ar...more
This series is got to be the best I've ever read. They are so funny ..like there was something to laugh about on every page funny. Whether it was something dumb that he did or just something funny he said and I enjoyed all the stupid but entertaining things Carter did with his friends. It's also great to read something in a guy’s perspective too, normally I have a hard time finding good books written by guys that don't make the guys sound like total jerks or make the girls sound too dramatic. Ho...more
This book series constantly leaves me laughing out loud and thou you sometimes cringe at the main character and his choices it flashes me back a bit to high school.
For any high school guy who hates to read or just wants a hilarious read! All Brent Crawford's reads are great. Great playaway purchase, but not a class audio read.
Loved it! Hilarious!
Carter and Abby are finally getting back on speaking terms, and while they're still on-again-off-again, they're getting more "on" than "off" times. But then Abby is accepted into the New York School of Drama--and she's encouraging Carter to apply. Which means Carter needs to apply himself and raise his GPA, which means overcoming his severe ADD.
Carter is back in a third book, and he's still a loveable, good-natured screw-up. He's funny and cringe-inducing, and you don't want to miss this one!
Carter is back in a third book, and he's still a loveable, good-natured screw-up. He's funny and cringe-inducing, and you don't want to miss this one!
Ugh!
Carter is such a great character to follow. I cant wait for junior year!
I heart ALL of the Carter books! ! ! Funniest things I've ever read!
Still awesome - mostly due to the brilliant reading of the audio book by Nick Pohdehl. Also I am glad this book got away from the Hollywood movie story line and got back to just regular school stories.
great ending THE FINALLY DID IT WOo
Hope there is more Carter in the future.
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