false 19062 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg 19062 6 878366 book 2001 Getting the Girl total:352|5:9|4:10|3:9|2:5|1:1| 352 1279 916 78 11466 4.32 43538 12832 20260164 872700 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.62 333 2001 3 2 false Tue Apr 15 18:56:09 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 19:20:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 24366267 542037 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 4 2 false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 17:55:12 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 16:41:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 13097910 129682 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 3 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 21 16:54:43 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 16:58:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 29869830 118095 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 5 2 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Aug 11 13:18:52 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 13:22:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 65456708 155288 893134 0439389496 9780439389495 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179247209m/893134.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179247209s/893134.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/893134.Getting_the_Girl 3.60 10 that sense too, but also to understand her, to hear her, to know her.) She's got class, kindness, pride, a sense of humor. She can make a harmonica howl, and then smile with straight white confidence. Her name is Octavia. And she's even willing to talk to him. WHen she's over at the house. Visiting his brother, Ruben. Her boyfriend.

Yes, it's a problem.

Maybe the first one ever between two brothers who've always been thicker than blood. Cam never really minded living in the shadow of Fighting Ruben Wolfe — a talker, a natural, an instant favorite with every woman he meets. But now Cam wants something that his brother already has. And he doesn't know how to make it his, or what it will cost.

To get the girl, he's going to have to find out.]]> 2001 4 0 false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 15:45:28 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 01:55:00 -0700 2009 1
I liked this book a lot. I'm really glad that Markus Zusak expanded on Cameron's character more. Like the prequel (Fighting Ruben Wolfe), the book just isn't very long... and not necessarily as detailed as I would have liked, but it was a definite improveme...more...]]> 8186977 575513 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 5 2 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 12:09:06 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 13:58:29 -0700 2007
My favorite line:
I shiver even now as I remember the feeling of her cool hands on my neck, and th...more...]]> 51032695 841652 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 4 1 false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 09:58:56 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 10:05:36 -0700 2009 I Am the Messenger or The Book Thief, but I believe this one was written before those. I am completely drawn to Zusak's writing style and this book was definitely not a disappointment. His writing is what I can only describe as be...more...]]> 65559479 1529563 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 3 0 false Thu Jul 30 12:30:34 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 15:37:22 -0700 2009 Octavia Ash is special--beautiful inside and out. She and Cam are sensitive romantics.

Cam instigated memories of the many girls I w...more...]]> 65074684 2385251 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 4 0 false Sun Jul 26 19:41:41 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 20:38:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 69843895 2551271 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 4 0 false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 14:25:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:40:47 -0700 2009
Not only is Cameron a bit of an oddball, a sometimes-loner who likes to walk around town at night and a sensitive writerly dude unlike his more athletic ...more...]]> 80557838 1372540 893134 0439389496 9780439389495 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179247209m/893134.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179247209s/893134.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/893134.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 that sense too, but also to understand her, to hear her, to know her.) She's got class, kindness, pride, a sense of humor. She can make a harmonica howl, and then smile with straight white confidence. Her name is Octavia. And she's even willing to talk to him. WHen she's over at the house. Visiting his brother, Ruben. Her boyfriend.

Yes, it's a problem.

Maybe the first one ever between two brothers who've always been thicker than blood. Cam never really minded living in the shadow of Fighting Ruben Wolfe — a talker, a natural, an instant favorite with every woman he meets. But now Cam wants something that his brother already has. And he doesn't know how to make it his, or what it will cost.

To get the girl, he's going to have to find out.]]> 2001 4 0 false Wed Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 11:47:25 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 11:54:56 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 73079124 2706962 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 3 0 false Sun Oct 04 18:30:13 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 04:48:11 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 18:30:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 69810806 1735561 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 5 0 false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 09:51:41 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 17:19:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 69115719 682023 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 4 3 false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Aug 27 12:45:28 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 14:07:54 -0800 2009 1 Was empty.
She broke into me.
The city was swollen. The sky was numb.
His voice clung strangely to his mouth.
The moment was cut open. It fell in pieces all around me, and I had no idea what would happen next...
My heart threw itself to my throat.
I clo...more...]]> 63698719 1671304 893134 0439389496 9780439389495 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179247209m/893134.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179247209s/893134.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/893134.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 that sense too, but also to understand her, to hear her, to know her.) She's got class, kindness, pride, a sense of humor. She can make a harmonica howl, and then smile with straight white confidence. Her name is Octavia. And she's even willing to talk to him. WHen she's over at the house. Visiting his brother, Ruben. Her boyfriend.

Yes, it's a problem.

Maybe the first one ever between two brothers who've always been thicker than blood. Cam never really minded living in the shadow of Fighting Ruben Wolfe — a talker, a natural, an instant favorite with every woman he meets. But now Cam wants something that his brother already has. And he doesn't know how to make it his, or what it will cost.

To get the girl, he's going to have to find out.]]> 2001 4 0 false Thu Jul 16 05:20:43 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 14:30:35 -0700 2009 Getting the Girl
By Markus Zusak
259 pp. New York, NY.
Scholastic Press, $16.95
ISBN: 0-439-38949-6

Although I didn't read the prequel to Getting the Girl (Fighting Ruben Wolfe), I didn't need any background information to understand the touching plot Getting the Girl ...more...]]> 56730885 1866067 4417044 1417754893 9781417754892 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4417044.Getting_the_Girl 5.00 1 </div>]]> 2001 5 0 false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 07:30:06 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 21:08:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42481280 1300229 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 2 0 false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 12:00:59 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 12:17:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 40148145 1553171 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 15 09:37:07 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 07:30:47 -0800 2009 Fighting Ruben Wolfe), Zusak brought back the same characters. I particularly liked that because I didn't feel like I got to know the characters in Fight Ruben Wolfe enough. As I said in my Fighting Rube...more...]]> 32893617 847802 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 4 0 false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 14 20:35:23 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 29 20:18:57 -0700 2009
Apparently this is the sequel to Fighting Rueben Woolf--a book I haven't, ...more...]]> 44177773 195737 19062 043938950X 9780439389501 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036s/19062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19062.Getting_the_Girl 3.63 352 2001 3 1 false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 10:20:09 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 10:20:09 -0800 2009 The Book Thief and was eager to read some of Zuzak's other work. (I also tend to love Aussie y/a authors.) This was an odd read -- like TBT, the beginning was a bit messy, but it did come together, and it felt like an honest story of a sensitive, romantic young guy learning to express himse...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=19062