My Tiki Girl
by Jennifer McMahon (Goodreads author!)
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Read in April, 2008
Maggie finds her old friendships and school don't hold much interest anymore after her mother dies in a car accident that she feels she was the cause of. She takes up with new girl and outsider Dahlia, and begins to spend lots of time with her and her wacky (read mentally ill) mother, and cute but disturbed younger brother, to the point of neglecting her schoolwork and ignoring her father. She falls in love with Dahlia, and Dahlia seemingly returns her feelings until others find out. Suddenly Da...more
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Read in January, 2008
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YA
Aside from the obligatory angst of teenage high school hell, 'My Tiki Girl' deftly explores the world of difference and the fallacies of preceptions.
There are several things I appreciate in 'My Tiki Girl': a complete cast of characters from the popular kids through a variety of 'misfits'; realistic dialogue and teenage attitudes; tough topics tackled from the impact of family tragedy to sexual identity; and the positive but non-fluff ending.
I'd definitely recommend this well-written YA novel.
There are several things I appreciate in 'My Tiki Girl': a complete cast of characters from the popular kids through a variety of 'misfits'; realistic dialogue and teenage attitudes; tough topics tackled from the impact of family tragedy to sexual identity; and the positive but non-fluff ending.
I'd definitely recommend this well-written YA novel.
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started slow and a little too convienently, got a little better as it went along. i wouldn't have finished it if i wasn't such a sap for romance. the ending made me yell, 'gah! does queer fiction EVER end without a breakup or someone dying?!'
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Read in June, 2008
This was a painful book to read. It was about a depressed girl who falls in love with another dysfunctional girl and every one around them is messed up. I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
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Read in May, 2008
Bridge To Tarabithia meets Degrassi.
I gave this a harsher review at first, but then I had to go back and think about what young adult novels are. (It'd been too long since I read one)
I gave this a harsher review at first, but then I had to go back and think about what young adult novels are. (It'd been too long since I read one)
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Read in June, 2008
I didn't like this one as much as the others. Great story, loved the charecters but I love the mystery that Jennifer does.
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Read in January, 2008
Pretty good. Made me cry on the train and everyone thought I was a nutter.
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