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July 1st 2008
by HarperTeen
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Hardcover, 272 pages
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0061128465
(isbn13: 9780061128462)
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Ordinary, boring Ed works a loser summer job at Reel Life Movies, where he doesn't even have his own name tag. He's stuck with "Sergio." Ed
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Read in July, 2008
Here's my initial review, in haiku form:
You're very wholesome
And also: Mormon. I still
Enjoyed reading, though.
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(One day later)
If you read yesterday’s haiku, you probably noticed my first mention of this book mentioned it being a Mormon book. What I didn’t explain, though, was that it wasn’t all that noticeably so - it’s just set in Salt Lake City, and a couple characters mention Mormon mission trips and the small world of ...more
You're very wholesome
And also: Mormon. I still
Enjoyed reading, though.
____
(One day later)
If you read yesterday’s haiku, you probably noticed my first mention of this book mentioned it being a Mormon book. What I didn’t explain, though, was that it wasn’t all that noticeably so - it’s just set in Salt Lake City, and a couple characters mention Mormon mission trips and the small world of ...more
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this was recommended by another Utah author (Jessica Day George) on her blog - it is way cute. A one day read - if you ignore your kids a while! It made me laugh out loud quite a bit; and I liked the switching character points of view. For my Utah friends, it is set around SLC and has some Utah culture humor mixed in.
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Read in May, 2009
ohmygosh! this book was amazing, in the fact that i related so well to it. scout by far was easiest to relate to, and Ed totally reminded me of a guy i know in osme ways. the cahracters were so fun and they all really came alive to me, which is something that doesn't usually happen. i also loved reading about the SLC setting, especially Squirrel Brothers.
also, it was hilarous! i loved cannon's wording on several things and laughed out loud at a lot of stuff. like queens waving as the...more
also, it was hilarous! i loved cannon's wording on several things and laughed out loud at a lot of stuff. like queens waving as the...more
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Read in April, 2009
I was lucky enough to win this book at a Barnes and Noble author event that I recently went to, where I met AE Cannon and had the book signed. I didn't realize until I got home and read up on her a little bit more online that I OWN one of her other books, Charlotte's Rose. And really enjoyed that, so it made me even more excited to read this one!
This was borderline 3 or 4, so I went with 4.
It is a really cute book and a really quick read. It is told from 4 perspectives...more
This was borderline 3 or 4, so I went with 4.
It is a really cute book and a really quick read. It is told from 4 perspectives...more
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The story of the four lovers from A Midsummer Night's Dream is retold here in a modern setting . . . early 21st century Utah, to be exact. Ed, Quark, Scout and Ellie are friends, acquaintances and strangers brought together during a week of hot summer nights, mostly at a movie rental store where Scout and Ed work. Ed, or Sergio as his nametag reads, is in love with Ellie, who thinks he's a suave Brazilian immigrant. Ellie is in Salt Lake to get away from a bad situation back home, and mostly ...more
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Read in March, 2009
I'm a little torn on this one. Essentially, this is a short, sweet romance, resembling Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. We see the numerous love entanglements from the perspective of Ed (self-proclaimed Loser masquerading as Sergio- a super suave Brazilian transplant); Scout (Ed's best friend and co-worker, secretly harboring a crush for Ed, but loathsome of Sergio); Ellie (the new girl in town, who falls for Sergio); and Quark (Ed's neighbor and a humble braniac who closely resembles Br...more
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Read in June, 2009
What a fun, original story. This is a re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Midsummer’s Nights Dream. It follows the story of our four main characters: Ed (Sergio), Scout, Quark and Ellie as they fall in and out of love and test their friendships along the way. It was enjoyable reading from each perspective and just how they actually view on another. It moves along at an entertaining pace and keeps you wanting more. I was entertaining seeing the different relationships evolve and I was wondering an...more
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This funny novel will delight many readers looking for a light tale of romantic confusion. The teen characters are amusing and original, too.
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Read in July, 2008
Fun story. Very enjoyable. It made me want to move back to down-town Salt Lake City. Ann is such a fun writer and a great teacher.
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HALFWAY DONE- wow. a pretty good book. i really like how it changes voice every chapter so you get an idea of Ed, Scout, and Quark's personalities and how they're the same and different. It's a really good book and there are certain passages that are just SO funny.
DONE- um. it kinda got from good to worse. i mean, the ending just happened WAY too fast and everything just went by me in a blur. It was a pretty good book though. The beginning was AAMAAZING, the ending...not so much.
I ...more
DONE- um. it kinda got from good to worse. i mean, the ending just happened WAY too fast and everything just went by me in a blur. It was a pretty good book though. The beginning was AAMAAZING, the ending...not so much.
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06/29/09
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A pretty standard teen book, based just a bit on A Midsummer Night's Dream, told from the point of view of four teens over the course of the two weeks leading up to the Summer Solstice. I wasn't sure I was going to get into it, but little details kept pulling me in- the main protagonist, Ed, is stalked by his next-door neighbor's cat; Scout, a sporty kind of girl who wants to be tough, secretly reads regency romance novels; Quark, a science guy, finds ways to weave the moon into his story over...more
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Read in December, 2008
recommended to Candi by:
Wendy Jonesrecommends it for: Marie Livsey
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. This is the second book by Ann Cannon that I have read and it is by far my favorite. The story is a modern day teenage retelling of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" without any fairies. The story follows four different teenagers over two weeks of time; it is fun, witty, and endearing. "Charlotte's Rose" the other Cannon book I have read was disappointing in the characters which I thought never felt like real people, in "...more
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This is a contemporary adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. I thought it was a fun, quick read, especially being a Salt Lake local. It is fun to picture all the places they go and talk about that I have known all my life. For example, Liberty Park, the old Villa Theater, and Hires big H. The local places and slang were the best part about the book in my opinion. It was a very easy read as it is tailored to teens & can be read in a couple hours. I liked how the story was told from three...more
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Read in November, 2008
Cute, but nothing to write home about.
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Read in October, 2008
This young adult book is a a lot of fun, partly because it reminds me so much of some of the columns written for the DESERET NEWS by its author, Ann Edwards Cannon, and partly because I recognized the story as a take-off on the crazy romantic quadrangle of Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
The story is a lead-up to a midsummer night's party being held by the owner of Reel Life video rental store and employer of two of the main characters. It's told from the points of view of...more
The story is a lead-up to a midsummer night's party being held by the owner of Reel Life video rental store and employer of two of the main characters. It's told from the points of view of...more
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Reviewed by Steph for TeensReadToo.com
Ed McIff works at Reel Life Movies where he has to dress in frilly shirts and wear a name tag that doesn't even say his own name, but that of Sergio.
Often, to pass the time, Ed and his best friend, Scout, like to imagine who the mysterious "Sergio" really is. One day, when a beautiful girl comes in named Ellie, Ed pretends to not be his loser-self, but the super-cool and suave Brazilian Sergio.
While pursuing El...more
Ed McIff works at Reel Life Movies where he has to dress in frilly shirts and wear a name tag that doesn't even say his own name, but that of Sergio.
Often, to pass the time, Ed and his best friend, Scout, like to imagine who the mysterious "Sergio" really is. One day, when a beautiful girl comes in named Ellie, Ed pretends to not be his loser-self, but the super-cool and suave Brazilian Sergio.
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At Ed’s summer job at a Reel Life Movies, he is required to wear a very odd-looking uniform and a name tag which indicates that his name is Sergio. But things aren’t as bad as they could be. He gets to hand out with his two best friends, Scout and Quark, and a very beautiful girl named Ellie might be interested in him. The only problems are that Ellie thinks Ed is a Brazilian guy named Sergio, Scout likes Ed, and Quark likes Scout. It’s a complicated love tangle that will test friendships ...more
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Read in April, 2008
recommended to Laura by:
HarperTeenrecommends it for: all my friends
When I first started reading this book, I'll admit I wasn't enamored by it. Over zealous pop-culture references which were surprisingly not lost to me, weighed me down at first, but once I got through more of this story that changed. It was only one character whose story was riddled with these, and even if he was the main character, it was well done. I feel the story should have gone on for much longer once it started rolling - I read the most of this book in a period of 24 hours - and I found t...more
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Read in March, 2009
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This was a really cute YA book. It's a contemporary twist on William Shakespeare's "Midsummer Nights Dream." Ed works at a movie store with his best friend Scout and has to wear a nametag that says Sergio. Things get confusing when a beautiful girl walks into the store and believes he really is Sergio. Life gets crazy when he starts pretending to be someone he's not. You will cheer for Ed, Scout, Elle, and Quark throughout the whole novel. I will definitely be reading more books ...more
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Read in April, 2009
I loved this book. It's highly entertaining, and it's hilarious. Not to mention, I loved that Quark went to a school where I know people from, or knew people from back when I was in high school. And trust me, the kids from that school really are like him. At least all the ones I knew. And I don't agree with some people calling it a "Mormon" book. Cause you know, I've read those before, and they're preachy and tend to have church going people in them. This was just a book in SLC, where ...more
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