false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg 295117 11 Mara Valentine is in control. She's a straight-A senior, a vegan, and her parents' pride and joy. She's neck-and-neck with her womanizing ex-boyfriend for number-one class ranking and plans to kick his salutatorian butt on her way out the door to Yale. Mara has her remaining months in Brockport all planned out, but the plan does not include having V, her slutty, pot-smoking, sixteen-year-old niece - yes, niece - come to live with her family. Nor does it involve lusting after her boss or dreaming about grilled cheese sandwiches every night. What does a control freak like Mara do when things start spinning wildly out of control? With insight, authenticity, and a healthy dose of humor, Carolyn Mackler creates an evolving Type A heroine that every reader will recognize - and root for. 843533 book 2004 Vegan Virgin Valentine total:675|5:150|4:231|3:211|2:65|1:18| 675 2455 1092 115 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 4 2 false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 13 07:55:03 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 28 01:09:02 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 858082 0763621552 9780763621551 50 7 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178941447m/858082.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/858082.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 5 1 false Wed Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 12:21:49 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 13:07:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 3 2 false Mon Jul 21 17:14:28 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 09:58:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 2 1 false Fri May 11 10:42:11 -0700 2007 Fri May 11 10:48:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 3 0 false Fri Mar 13 12:22:07 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 12:22:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 5 0 false Wed Sep 16 17:42:49 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 18:02:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 3 0 true Sat Apr 04 18:24:27 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 18:24:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 2 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 14:16:01 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 14:16:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 0 0 false Thu Nov 13 13:22:32 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 14:32:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 3 0 false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:41:06 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 12:18:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 3 0 false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 15:11:59 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 18:15:49 -0700 2009 http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local...

My response: Honestly, I didn't much notice the word that the parents were complaining about. I had a much bigger problem with the names the girls in the...more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 3 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 23:05:52 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 12:04:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 1 0 true Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 22:59:25 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 22:57:45 -0700 2009 ...
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I was excited about this book, mainly due to the word 'vegan' in the title. Also, I've got a soft spot for angsty-teen books. Plus, I basically was this girl until...more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 3 0 false Thu Jul 16 13:34:49 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 13:36:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 3 0 false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 11:31:27 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 11:31:27 -0700 2009
Mara Valentine is a classic overachiever. She is going to Yale next fall, already taking college courses, involved in a variety of extracurricular activities and is in a race for valedictorian against her ex-boyfrien...more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 2 0 false Sun Feb 15 18:48:02 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 19:03:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 0 0 false Tue Sep 08 15:17:11 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 15:17:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 2 0 false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 23 19:29:16 -0800 2009 Fri Jun 26 12:51:48 -0700 2009 The Earth, My Butt, and other BIG Round Things, so with my expectations of her other books, this is not what I expected.

The positives of this book: It's a normal teenage book that illustrates a time of growing up, letting go, and experiencing new things. Mara Valentine ...more...]]> 295117 0763626139 9780763626136 609 103 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693m/295117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295117.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 4 0 false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 04 19:54:27 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 24 20:44:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 858082 0763621552 9780763621551 50 7 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178941447m/858082.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/858082.Vegan_Virgin_Valentine 3 0 false Wed Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 17:34:42 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 20:57:18 -0700 2008 1 Vegan Virgin Valentine she did a phenomenal job (especially in the first few chapters of the book) of getti...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=295117