Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva all get mixed up with a senior boy–a cool, slick, sexy boy who can talk them into doing almost anything he wants....
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Dec 20, 2011
Jennifer
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Don't let the title of this book fool you. The "bad boy" in question is definitely bad, and the "can be good" part is more in the vein of "thank God I learned something out of this" rather than "oh, he's so gooood to me." That being said, every high-school age girl in the world needs to read this book, before they meet the proverbial bad boy who, although good at breaking your heart, isn't really good at anyth More...
Don't let the title of this book fool you. The "bad boy" in question is definitely bad, and the "can be good" part is more in the vein of "thank God I learned something out of this" rather than "oh, he's so gooood to me." That being said, every high-school age girl in the world needs to read this book, before they meet the proverbial bad boy who, although good at breaking your heart, isn't really good at anyth More...
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Jan 26, 2009
Sherylt
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A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl
Every girl in a point in time has been a teenager, and during that period of time known a little something about a Bad Boy. A Bad Boy is usually the hot good- looking guy in school that all the girls want to be with, and knows he is only after one thing, but can’t resist his charming ways. This takes place in the fictional novel A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a G More...
A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl
Every girl in a point in time has been a teenager, and during that period of time known a little something about a Bad Boy. A Bad Boy is usually the hot good- looking guy in school that all the girls want to be with, and knows he is only after one thing, but can’t resist his charming ways. This takes place in the fictional novel A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a G More...
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Jan 12, 2009
Jaemi
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Josie, Nicolette and Aviva have one thing in common. He goes by the intials T.L., and he misled them all.
Josie, who never cared much for boys or what others thought of her in the word of Middle School, finds herself slightly less certain upon entering High School. And even though she balks are her own reactions when a hot Senior jock starts paying her attention, she finds herself somehow unable to resist. But he continually pushes her boundries, trying to move beyond where she’s prepar More...
Josie, who never cared much for boys or what others thought of her in the word of Middle School, finds herself slightly less certain upon entering High School. And even though she balks are her own reactions when a hot Senior jock starts paying her attention, she finds herself somehow unable to resist. But he continually pushes her boundries, trying to move beyond where she’s prepar More...
Jun 13, 2011
Laura
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Very rarely do I not like a book. Unfortunately, this is one of those rare books. I will admit that I am biased, and I dislike girly books about boyfriends and relationships, which is perhaps why I didn't like this book from the begining. However, as I continued to read, I did not find any redeeming qualities to this book at all.
My main issue with this book was how unbelievable it was. It is basically about three girls who date the same "bad boy," and their relationship More...
My main issue with this book was how unbelievable it was. It is basically about three girls who date the same "bad boy," and their relationship More...
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May 25, 2011
Patrick
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Some people call them players
But I'm far from terrified
Cos somehow I'm drawn to danger
And have been all of my life
It feels my heart's divided
Half way 'tween wrong and right
I know I'm playing with fire
But I don't know why.
Bad Boy by Kano
Following the story of three girls, and their dealings with the same boy, I have to say that I feel sorry for them, but part of me knows in a way, they brought this on themselves. I will probably More...
But I'm far from terrified
Cos somehow I'm drawn to danger
And have been all of my life
It feels my heart's divided
Half way 'tween wrong and right
I know I'm playing with fire
But I don't know why.
Bad Boy by Kano
Following the story of three girls, and their dealings with the same boy, I have to say that I feel sorry for them, but part of me knows in a way, they brought this on themselves. I will probably More...
May 11, 2009
Jamila
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Aug 03, 2010
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This novel in verse is a powerful essay on high school pressure on girls to be sexually active. Three different girls get taken by the same bad boy who is just building his stats at their expense. The first and youngest is angry enough to start a warning/commiseration commentary in the back of the library's copy of Judy Blume's forever. Despite that fact that I'm a librarian and normally frown on marking up library books, I found this touch perfect - and the three stories interweave easily and
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Jun 06, 2009
Adele
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Not long ago I wrote a guest blog (My Square Heart) for Liz over at My Favourite Books about the impact Forever (Judy Blume) had on my in my teen years. Soon after, British author Luisa Plaja suggested I read this novel as it involves Forever. a few months later and a book swap with the glorious Alea from Pop Culture Junkie and I had this novel in my hands.
The thing is...I didn't realise it was a verse novel. I am not a great fan of this style as I have read plenty of bad verse, free More...
The thing is...I didn't realise it was a verse novel. I am not a great fan of this style as I have read plenty of bad verse, free More...
May 04, 2010
I read A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl. This book was pretty interesting actually. I thought I would have not liked it, but turns out, I loved that book. I only checked it out because i had to choose a book, and it was worth checking it out. Anyways, this book is about this girl named Josie, she's a freshman in high school. she met this guy named t.l (they dont say his real name in the book, so those are his initials.) anyways, they start hanging out, kissing and everything.. his friends would
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May 29, 2011
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Nov 02, 2011
Cynthia Benin
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Hmmm... so you are thinking that that the hot, popular senior in your school is over the moon about you and can't get enough of your wit and charm mixed with a bit of sexiness? Well join the club! Because chances are if he is romancing you, he has romanced others and you won't be the first or last! Join the "broken hearts club" ladies because some guys just want you as a trophy- and the game they are playing is you.
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl is the terrific story of More...
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Jun 05, 2011
Alison
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This one was really hard to rate, because I'm not quite sure what I think of it. First off, I have a slight problem with the phrase "bad boy" used to describe the slimeball (called T.L.) our three female protagonists all fall for. "Bad boy" brings to mind a leather-jacket-wearing, cigarette-smoking, blue-streak-swearing punk from a few decades ago who corrupts the ponytailed, cardigan-wearing, nice girl. The one in the book is a popular, attractive, manipulative jock who uses
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Jun 02, 2011
What if you find these thoughts in your teen daughter's text messages or on her Facebook wall?
"but then he walked right over and fit himself right into my puzzle."
"I hope I remember these feelings forever: stupid, humiliated, foolish, stung, heartbroken, pissed off, and a little bit wiser. I hope I remember forever, so I never fall for this kind of boy again."
"Nobody calls boys whores. Why is that?"
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"but then he walked right over and fit himself right into my puzzle."
"I hope I remember these feelings forever: stupid, humiliated, foolish, stung, heartbroken, pissed off, and a little bit wiser. I hope I remember forever, so I never fall for this kind of boy again."
"Nobody calls boys whores. Why is that?"
"The phrase "n More...
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Apr 15, 2010
Adriana
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3.5 stars. Read this in about an hour. Three stories told in verse from the points of view of three different girls at the same high school who all go out with one bad boy. I thought the format worked exceptionally well for the story. Although the topics that are explored are very sensitive (sex, love, virginity), I thought they were treated in a realistic way and in the end all the girls learned a lesson, which all relates back to the title. There was one moment in particular that stood ou
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Dec 18, 2008
Smaileh
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Josie is a freshman when HE notices her. HE tells her she's the only one that HE can open up to, the only one HE can tell his reveal his deepest, truest feelings to. Nicolette is older, more experienced (though she mostly hooks up with guys from another school so she doesn't get a reputation) when she meets HIM and breaks her own rules. Aviva, too, falls under HIS spell. And each of them discovers that HE was just playing them, racking up points.
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The girls do get a bit of revenge More...
Apr 16, 2008
Stacy
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I read this book in an hour. It was a very easy read and I could see why teens would love it. It is full of sex and teenage jargon. I didn't like the message that it sent to young girls though and I think the girls would have been a little better off had they not had that encounter with the "bad boy." He is more like every boy out there!
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Oct 24, 2009
Alanna
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Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva are three young High school students from point beach high. They all have had sexual actions with the same guy T.L one of the hot senior jocks at there school. He is blonde and full of muscles and the girls can't resist all his charms and he can't resist there. T.L is hot on the outside but on the inside he is a player looking for the next girl to have sex with and most of all he's a bad boy. The three teens are faced with major drama when T.L has them on his side. Th
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Sep 01, 2008
bjneary
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Loved this free verse novel that explores how one guy in his quest to conquer as many girls as he can effects love and sex with 3 high school girls. What did I learn- this is a good book for girls to read so they can see how a guy can make you do things you don't want, but also how the girls can ignore all the signals.....
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Jan 07, 2012
Ms Anderson
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I thought this book had an interesting premise, but the follow-through could've been better. I had a hard time telling some of the voices apart (usually, I had to rely on clues like "Oh, this character's personality is based only on music, so she must be talking"), and I didn't particularly care for any of the narrators as they got themselves in deep with this jerk of a guy. Also, there was one stray "Nicolette" bit in the middle of Aviva's section, and that threw me off beca
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Feb 22, 2011
Clover (Fluttering Butterflies)
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Without a recommendation from a friend on this one, I probably would have never picked up this book. And that would have been a shame. Even though it's quite a slim book and made for a quick read due to the way it's written in verse, A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl by Tanya Lee Stone is really powerful look at relationships in high school, with a specific focus on three girls and the same boy they each fall for and deal with the pressures of a sexual relationship.
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Feb 25, 2011
April Marie
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A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl was a very easy read for me! It took me only one night to start and finish the book. I liked this book because it was very persistant, it got straight to the point. The topic was very realistic in today's world for teenagers.
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Jul 09, 2009
Joanne
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Josie, Nicolette and Aviva, all ranging between 14 and 18-years-old, are three strong bright girls, but when the same guy enters their lives at different times, he worms his way under their skin and into their hearts and they ignore their gut instincts warning them against him. Everyone gets hurt. Josie is first, and decides to do something about it. She checks out Forever by Judy Blume from the library, and writes a warning to all girls in the back of the book, and tells every girl she meets to
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Jun 14, 2011
Jill
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I hope next time (because, unfortunately, you know there’s going to be a next time), I’ll be smarter. Oh god, please let me act as smart as I am. (p.67)
Girls are driven by emotion. In this book, girl after girl-however different they may be, gets trapped in the emotional rollercoaster. Each girl in this story find interest in this boy and girl after girl gets hurt by this boy. Even though Josie tries to warn others of this boy, her attempts seem to fail when the countless girls make t More...
Girls are driven by emotion. In this book, girl after girl-however different they may be, gets trapped in the emotional rollercoaster. Each girl in this story find interest in this boy and girl after girl gets hurt by this boy. Even though Josie tries to warn others of this boy, her attempts seem to fail when the countless girls make t More...
Dec 16, 2010
Ally
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this book is a definitely a book that speaks to girls everywhere and teaches you a much needed lesson. 3 very different girls all for the same guy we have the floater, the slut and the confident girl we all have a bit of each of them in us that makes it easier for us to relate each character.
if you dont need a guy to complete you this book will definitely strengthen that and if you do this book will teach you not to aviva, josie and nicolettes story stir your emotions and show you the More...
if you dont need a guy to complete you this book will definitely strengthen that and if you do this book will teach you not to aviva, josie and nicolettes story stir your emotions and show you the More...
May 02, 2010
Sarah
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It was a quick read with some fairly good poetry, but the message wasn't really all that good. I picked up this book expecting the "bad boy" to be a rough seeming guy who turned out to be an okay boyfriend not a man-whore who made girls feel like crap for dating him. Yeah, I understand that this guy helped the girls learn a valuable lesson about how to choose boys that didn't just want sex, but that still isn't really being good for a girl. In fact, the girls turning out stronger after
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Nov 03, 2011
Toliveri
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Absolutely loved this. I'd picked it up before among the stacks and then for some reason put it down without really looking at it. But I knew, oh I knew, it would somehow find me again. And this time, there was no looking back.
Written in verse, this little treasure was especially appealing to me. That, and the excellence of the girls' voices, and before I knew it, it was coming to an end. I wish there were more. Though it was it was still very much a perfectly satisfying read in i More...
Written in verse, this little treasure was especially appealing to me. That, and the excellence of the girls' voices, and before I knew it, it was coming to an end. I wish there were more. Though it was it was still very much a perfectly satisfying read in i More...
Jun 19, 2011
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This was my first book remotely about sex. The only reason I remember it was because this was the first book that I had read with actual sex in it. Sure, details are kept to a minimum but I guess I was a 'book sex virgin' at the time.
Anyway, this book was not the best. It was short, sweet and memorable. I mean, the characters were just there own pieces of work pulled into, meshing all because of one guy. I remember getting this out from the library and being bored at one a.m. so I just re More...
Anyway, this book was not the best. It was short, sweet and memorable. I mean, the characters were just there own pieces of work pulled into, meshing all because of one guy. I remember getting this out from the library and being bored at one a.m. so I just re More...
Jul 27, 2009
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Summary: Josie, Nicollete, and Aviva.
Three girl who couldn't be more different.
But they all have one thing in common. A Bad Boy.
Each girl allows him to get under their skin.
They all wonder why he chose them.
What they don't realize is that he's really only after one thing.
Can each girl choose the right path to go down?
Can they realize and protect themselves before it's too late?
Rating: 5 Stars
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Three girl who couldn't be more different.
But they all have one thing in common. A Bad Boy.
Each girl allows him to get under their skin.
They all wonder why he chose them.
What they don't realize is that he's really only after one thing.
Can each girl choose the right path to go down?
Can they realize and protect themselves before it's too late?
Rating: 5 Stars
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Feb 01, 2012
BookChic
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In Tanya Lee Stone's winning debut, she tells the tale of three girls who all fall for the same "bad boy", and all come out differently from this situation, but with a newfound solidarity with each other, as they've all been through the same thing. This book is a quick read, but packs a powerful message, told expertly through verse. One of the best debut novels to come out in a while, and should be read by fans of Judy Blume, whose book "Forever" is mentioned several times th
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