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Geek High (Geek High #1)
by
Piper Banks
At this school, everyone's a geek. And Miranda Bloom still can't fit in...
Miranda is a math genius with divorced parents, an evil stepmother, and no boyfriend in sight. She can't even fit in with the other geeks at the Nottingham Independent School for high-IQ students, because they actually have useful talents. Miranda, on the other hand, is known as "The Human Calculato...more
Miranda is a math genius with divorced parents, an evil stepmother, and no boyfriend in sight. She can't even fit in with the other geeks at the Nottingham Independent School for high-IQ students, because they actually have useful talents. Miranda, on the other hand, is known as "The Human Calculato...more
Paperback, 242 pages
Published
November 6th 2007
by NAL Trade
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On e of my favorite characters in the Geek High is the main character Miranda Bloom, having to live with her father, stepmother and stepsister unwillingly she still kept her head high. If I were to recommend this book to some I would recommend it to someone who was having a hard time in high school. While reading this book a character that I stumbled upon that was my least favorite was Hannah. Hannah is Miranda’s step sister who tortures her. Hannah makes Miranda feel like she is nothing and tha...more
A humorous and cute story that is completely appropriate for teenage girls. This story has a mix of various elements like parties, boys, evil stepmother, evil stepsister, crushes, school, friends and family.
Geek High can be somewhat clichéd and predictable at times but that just made the story more cute and enjoyable. 15 year old Miranda is a math geek, she’s nicknamed ‘The Human Calculator’ and that name has only gotten her trouble and a hard time fitting in. That is, until she moves, to a sch...more
Geek High can be somewhat clichéd and predictable at times but that just made the story more cute and enjoyable. 15 year old Miranda is a math geek, she’s nicknamed ‘The Human Calculator’ and that name has only gotten her trouble and a hard time fitting in. That is, until she moves, to a sch...more
I really enjoyed this one, but it surprised me. I thought this was going to be really heavy on the romance. I was excited for one of those nerdy-girl-wins-the-popular-guy stories. It was that, sort of. But the main character only had like 3 scenes with the main love interest in the whole book. Not near enough to satisfy me or make me really understand why they like each other. I mean I could see it, and they had great chemistry, but I felt they had zero time for anything to develop because the n...more
Miranda is known as "the Human Calculator" throughout her entire life, and that is how she is attending Geek High. Her life gets turned around when her mom tells her that she will be traveling Europe, and has to live with her dad, step mom, and stepsister, Hannah. She doesn't get along with Hannah, or her step mom, and Miranda doesn't know how she will survive the entire year living with them. On top of that, Emmett, somebody that also goes to Geek High with Miranda, and Miranda's crush, likes H...more
It's hard to find books which are simple yet likeable. I am talking about contemporary YA. Books which have nice MC , swoon worthy love interest and an awesome BFF and most importantly really irritating and bad stuff deserving negative characters. Some books have few of these and one series I read a few months back ,has all of these:) I got these by pure luck. The previous owner of the books ( Geek High and Geek Abroad) decided to exchange it for my Jeffery Archer collection (6books) but these t...more
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I had picked this book up on a whim based on the saying on the front cover, "You say nerd like its a bad thing."
To me that saying was funny and held promise of a book full of humor.
So I bought the book, and was not dissapointed.
Following Miranda Bloom through a semester at 'Geek High' as she plans the
The flow was very well written.. the story was pretty good... I only meant to just START reading the book the day I bought it.. I ended up finishing it that night...
Miranda Bloom's life consists...more
To me that saying was funny and held promise of a book full of humor.
So I bought the book, and was not dissapointed.
Following Miranda Bloom through a semester at 'Geek High' as she plans the
The flow was very well written.. the story was pretty good... I only meant to just START reading the book the day I bought it.. I ended up finishing it that night...
Miranda Bloom's life consists...more
The book I read was “Geek High” by Piper Banks. This is a good book for teenage girls. The book has crushes, drama, friends, pets, boys, parties, dances and loads of other stuff teen girls’ gloat over. Miranda Bloom likes this guy and starts to dare her stepsister. She has to live with her dad, step mom and stepsister because her mom has to research her next romance novel in England for 6 months to a year. Miranda goes to a school for excelled students that everyone calls geek high. She is reall...more
Have there ever been times where you felt like no matter where you went, you didn’t fit in with the people around you? Never being able to find that one place where you belong, not at school or even at home! Geek High by Piper Banks tells the story of 15 year old Miranda Bloom, a math genius, who used to always be called the human calculator. A nickname that she dislikes very much. This was all before she left public school and enrolled into Notting Hill independent School for Gifted Children, b...more
If it'd been up to me, I would not have picked this book. Not ever. I mean, the About the Author page only said something like this;
Piper Banks lives in...with her husband, daughter, and smelly pug dog. You can visit her website at...
And that's all. So you can tell she sucks. It's not that I always go for the most popular books, but this one is clearly unpopular for a reason;
The concept is too cliche', too predictable, too boring, nothing special. It made me feel like I was reading Wuthering Hig...more
Piper Banks lives in...with her husband, daughter, and smelly pug dog. You can visit her website at...
And that's all. So you can tell she sucks. It's not that I always go for the most popular books, but this one is clearly unpopular for a reason;
The concept is too cliche', too predictable, too boring, nothing special. It made me feel like I was reading Wuthering Hig...more
2 stars.
KIND OF a retelling of Cinderella's story, I mean it has some loosely elements like the mean and shallow stepmother and stepsister, the big house/palace and the handsome guy/prince, and at the beginning makes you believe (at least I know I did) this might be a retelling of the fairy-tale, but don't, just stop your hopes right there, 'cause it isn't.
This book turn out to be very predictable making emphasis in very, and I know what I was into when I start reading this (Look at the cover,...more
KIND OF a retelling of Cinderella's story, I mean it has some loosely elements like the mean and shallow stepmother and stepsister, the big house/palace and the handsome guy/prince, and at the beginning makes you believe (at least I know I did) this might be a retelling of the fairy-tale, but don't, just stop your hopes right there, 'cause it isn't.
This book turn out to be very predictable making emphasis in very, and I know what I was into when I start reading this (Look at the cover,...more
this is ridiculously FUN! i suprisingly love the characters. Miranda Bloom who is not the "so pretty" nor the bombshell type of girl. She has a freakishly large nose, a total geek that she can possibly solve all math problems by just looking at it and she DOESN'T believe on a normal girl that just shake her hair off, took off her glasses, changes her baggy clothes into a fab dress, then suddenly people will notice that she actually looked like a model and eventually got the hottest guy. i love M...more
I really wanted to like this book. There were a lot of neat things in it. Miranda is a math genius who goes to a gifted high school (nicknamed Geek High) and she has good friends. But so many terrible things happen to Miranda in this book, I had a hard time sticking with it. Her mother abandons her to move to England, leaving her with her father and truly evil stepmother, and devil stepsister. And then the popular girls (even at a geek high) torment her, she trips and falls in front of her crush...more
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Last week was more of classics week for me rather than any other genre.Exhausted but not defeated I decided I needed a change. What better than Chick Lit.I headed to my sister’s bookshelf and on her recommendation I picked up Geek High by Piper Banks.
Now , I don’t read Chick Lit very often but whenever I have read it , its been a very pleasant experience.These feel good books are like Gods gift whenever you are travelling or just want to kill time.Small and satisfying.I must say I wasn’t disappo...more
Now , I don’t read Chick Lit very often but whenever I have read it , its been a very pleasant experience.These feel good books are like Gods gift whenever you are travelling or just want to kill time.Small and satisfying.I must say I wasn’t disappo...more
I am a fan of teen lit, and normally I enjoy "silly" little 200 pager books about high school and all that good stuff.
However, I made it about 25 pages and wanted to gouge my eyes out. I'm a determined sort of person, however, and made myself finish reading it.
It's the quinessential "teen lit" novel. Geeky girl with no romantic hope? Check. Mean parent(s)? Check. Equally nerdy best friends - one of each gender - with no romantic spark between the two? Check. Evil "popular" girl who lives to make...more
However, I made it about 25 pages and wanted to gouge my eyes out. I'm a determined sort of person, however, and made myself finish reading it.
It's the quinessential "teen lit" novel. Geeky girl with no romantic hope? Check. Mean parent(s)? Check. Equally nerdy best friends - one of each gender - with no romantic spark between the two? Check. Evil "popular" girl who lives to make...more
Not even close to a literary masterpiece... yet completely entertaining in a strangely satisfying way. Character development of the main character is excellent. And I relate waaaaaay too much to her! Early on we learn that she gets in trouble for correcting others' spelling (happens to me to this day... didn't go over too well when it was my boss I corrected, tee hee), is a complete geek, yet doesn't really fit in with the other geeks (happens to me more as time goes on) and makes a fool of hers...more
Miranda Bloom is a geek. The Human Calculator to be exact. Miranda can do all sorts of super fun (not) math problems in her head, and never get them wrong. Some would call it math genius. Miranda just calls it annoying.
Aside from being a math genius (which she hates), her mom is up and leaving her to live in London, and making her stay with her father whom abandoned her 3 years earlier to marry the demon. And the demon has a demon spawn. Joy. Add to that Miranda's long-time crush falling for he...more
Aside from being a math genius (which she hates), her mom is up and leaving her to live in London, and making her stay with her father whom abandoned her 3 years earlier to marry the demon. And the demon has a demon spawn. Joy. Add to that Miranda's long-time crush falling for he...more
Primero que nada, duré 2 semanas leyendo este libro. Leía 10 páginas y lo dejaba, y al día siguiente hacía lo mismo. Según mi humilde parecer, el inicio del libro es muy aburrido. Pero desde que le asignan a Miranda la gala "Copo de Nieve" la trama se torna mucho mas interesante. Leer como Miranda maneja toda la realización del baile, los problemas con su madrastra, sus sentimientos para con Dex y Emmet es bastante entretenido. Le doy un 4 porque, aunque he tardado demasiado tiempo para leerlo,...more
Miranda is smart and incredibly gifted in maths. Too bad she doesn't like it that much. Her life changes when her mother moves to London and leaves her with her father, evil stepmother & stepsister. And then the principal of her school (Geek High) ropes her into organizing the Snowflake dance. Good thing she doesn't scare easy.
It was a decent read, but nothing impressive. Miranda was OK, but again I didn't like her that much. But her friend Finn was great and Dex was yummy.
I will be reading...more
It was a decent read, but nothing impressive. Miranda was OK, but again I didn't like her that much. But her friend Finn was great and Dex was yummy.
I will be reading...more
So, strangely - even though I am nowhere near this book's target audience - I kind of liked this one. It was full of the same tropes you read over and over - geeky girl likes hot guy that realizes she's awesome underneath her unfashionable exterior before anyone else does - but in spite of it being terribly clichéd, it was an enjoyable read. I love the voice that Piper Banks has given Miranda. Even though she realizes she's living a cliché, it's all a surprise to her when it actually happens. Sh...more
I almost stopped reading this book at the beginning. Miranda's mother basically dumped her on the stoop of her father/step-mother's house, the step-mother was mean, snobby and cold to her, her father distant, her step-sister same as the mother, people at school seemed to use her talents for their own gain and basically used Miranda as a doormat. But once I got into the story I got caught up in Miranda's personality and her up-beat outlook on life, her supportive friends and the eventual melting...more
This is more of a 3.5 star rating for me. I thought it was a quick read - cute & light. I have always been a big bookworm, and have thought of myself as quite the "geek", so I can relate to Miranda on many levels (however, I SUCK at math... just looking at the math formulas at the beginning of each chapter had a knot forming in my stomach!).
I down-graded this slightly because there were a lot of things that happened in the book that I figured would happen, even before reading it. (view spoi...more
I down-graded this slightly because there were a lot of things that happened in the book that I figured would happen, even before reading it. (view spoi...more
Miranda is a math genius who goes to a special "gifted" school. Her mother throws her life for a loop by deciding to move to England during Miranda's Sophomore year, forcing Miranda to move in with her father, evil stepmother and vapid stepsister. Things go from bad to worse when her crush for the past couple of years asks for her help in asking out her step-sister, and then her friends at school pull a prank that lands Miranda planning the Snowflake Gala. Light, fun, geeky girls and cheesy roma...more
Geek High was a book full of clichés and predictable situations. Yet, this book was funny, sweet and enjoyable to read.
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When Miranda Bloom is sent to live with his absent-since-divorce father, the Devil -her father's wife- and the Devil Spawn -her gorgeous step-sister Hannah- she thinks things can't possible go worse.
She can't be more wrong about this.
A new web site -GeekHigh.com- seems to be causing troubles with its shameless and harsh sincerity.
So, when Headmaster Hughes thinks Miranda...more
***
When Miranda Bloom is sent to live with his absent-since-divorce father, the Devil -her father's wife- and the Devil Spawn -her gorgeous step-sister Hannah- she thinks things can't possible go worse.
She can't be more wrong about this.
A new web site -GeekHigh.com- seems to be causing troubles with its shameless and harsh sincerity.
So, when Headmaster Hughes thinks Miranda...more
Miranda's life has been controlled by her intellect. She can do complicated math in her head. Her (unwanted) nickname is the human calculator. Miranda has plans to change that this school year. Her plans are more than a bit upset when her mother moves to London and leaves Miranda with her dad, stepmother, and stepsister. Through no fault of her own, she becomes responsible for revamping her school's Snowflake Gala. The principal also blackmails her into rejoining the math club. Miranda wanted to...more
Geek High was cute and a fun read.
What I liked best about Geek High was the witty plot. Miranda is a math genius who ends up going to Geek High, a school for gifted students. They, on the other hand, had useful gifts instead of just being able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in their head. I loved how Piper made it seem like math geniuses are just normal students – kids with feelings and imagination – that even though they are special, you should treat them like…normal kids. I believe that...more
What I liked best about Geek High was the witty plot. Miranda is a math genius who ends up going to Geek High, a school for gifted students. They, on the other hand, had useful gifts instead of just being able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in their head. I loved how Piper made it seem like math geniuses are just normal students – kids with feelings and imagination – that even though they are special, you should treat them like…normal kids. I believe that...more
Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
Miranda Bloom can be described in one word: Normal. Or maybe two: Slightly Normal.
Her life consists of a laid-back mother, an absentee father who just married a demon (more on that later), two pretty sane friends, a dog who loves her dearly, and no boyfriend (which she hopes will change in just a matter of time). She isn't the prettiest, or the ugliest, and she doesn't have a major talent. She can do an equation before you can...more
Miranda Bloom can be described in one word: Normal. Or maybe two: Slightly Normal.
Her life consists of a laid-back mother, an absentee father who just married a demon (more on that later), two pretty sane friends, a dog who loves her dearly, and no boyfriend (which she hopes will change in just a matter of time). She isn't the prettiest, or the ugliest, and she doesn't have a major talent. She can do an equation before you can...more
Miranda Bloom’s world has been turned upside down. Her mother, a famous romance author, has decided to move to England in order to research her next book, but isn’t planning on taking Miranda. Instead she has to move into her father’s house and live with her step-mother, Peyton, and her step-sister Hannah - neither of which want her around EVER.
Miranda attends Notting Hill Independent School for Gifted Children a.k.a Geek High. She is the most gifted math student at school and is known as The Hu...more
Miranda attends Notting Hill Independent School for Gifted Children a.k.a Geek High. She is the most gifted math student at school and is known as The Hu...more
I loved this book! I finished it in 2 days. It's about a girl named Miranda who lives with her mother, Sadie, and attends a high school for academically gifted kids which everyone calls Geek High. Her mother moves to London to do research for her upcoming novel, causing Miranda to live with her father, evil stepmother, Peyton, and her evil stepsister, Hannah. Miranda has a huge crush on Geek High's hottie, but he decides to go after Hannah. And now Miranda has to plan the Snowflake Gala, the dum...more
Not as clever as the Sloppy Firsts series, but a fun read. Great for tween girls as there is only kissing and minimal at that. The narrator is a strong character sure of who she is, but with the requisite teen self-esteem issues. One of the better tricks for getting rid of a parent in this one-Mom is a romance writer who has to do a years worth of research in London for her next novel-Miranda much go live with her formerly deadbeat dad and evil steps. Will definitely buy these for LMS library.
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Growing up, Whitney Gaskell always wanted to become a writer. Then for some unkown reason, she went to law school. Whitney then decided to write under a pen name, Piper Banks, but also is now known as Whitney Gaskell.
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