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Major Crush
by
Jennifer Echols (Goodreads Author)
Tired of the beauty-pageant circuit, Virginia Sauter tosses her tiara, pierces her nose, and auditions for the most unlikely of roles — drum major of the high school marching band.
Virginia wins, but is forced to share the title with Drew, whose family has held the position for generations. Sure, Drew is hot, but because of his superior attitude, he and Virginia are constan...more
Virginia wins, but is forced to share the title with Drew, whose family has held the position for generations. Sure, Drew is hot, but because of his superior attitude, he and Virginia are constan...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
August 1st 2006
by Simon Pulse
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If you're thinking that MAJOR CRUSH is another one of those "one time, at band camp" stories, then you're sorely mistaken! I have to say that this is one of the best, not to mention funniest, young adult romance stories I've read this year.
Sixteen-year-old Virginia Sauter has just gotten the job as co-drum major of the high school marching band. A position she just happens to share with her crush-of-a-lifetime, Drew Morrow. Having given up her life on the beau...more
If you're thinking that MAJOR CRUSH is another one of those "one time, at band camp" stories, then you're sorely mistaken! I have to say that this is one of the best, not to mention funniest, young adult romance stories I've read this year.
Sixteen-year-old Virginia Sauter has just gotten the job as co-drum major of the high school marching band. A position she just happens to share with her crush-of-a-lifetime, Drew Morrow. Having given up her life on the beau...more
Aug 14, 2012
Sara ♥
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August 14, 2012
So stinking cute! Loved it again!
August 21-22, 2010
I've read this book a few times, but I can't get over how freaking adorable it is!!! Squeeee!!! :) Jennifer Echols rocks my socks!
So this book, for those of you who want something more helpful than my tweeny review above... This book is about high school junior Virginia, an ex-beauty pagent girl turned band percussionist turned drum major... and popular senior Drew, last year's sole drum major who isn't so thrilled to be SHARING t...more
So stinking cute! Loved it again!
August 21-22, 2010
I've read this book a few times, but I can't get over how freaking adorable it is!!! Squeeee!!! :) Jennifer Echols rocks my socks!
So this book, for those of you who want something more helpful than my tweeny review above... This book is about high school junior Virginia, an ex-beauty pagent girl turned band percussionist turned drum major... and popular senior Drew, last year's sole drum major who isn't so thrilled to be SHARING t...more
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In brief: Girl is elected as co-leader of high school marching band. Has to share position with the boy she is crushing on. Boy seems to be crushing on her too, but is dating one of the evil, racist twins...
The good bits: The tractor ride at Drew's farm. (The boys I went to high school with were NEVER like that!) Also, the hand scene (take your minds out of the gutter). Also, Mr. Rush, the teacher in charge of the band... he's hilarious!
The bad bits: Nothing, I really enjoyed this book, and I l...more
The good bits: The tractor ride at Drew's farm. (The boys I went to high school with were NEVER like that!) Also, the hand scene (take your minds out of the gutter). Also, Mr. Rush, the teacher in charge of the band... he's hilarious!
The bad bits: Nothing, I really enjoyed this book, and I l...more
Virginia Sauter throws her tiara because she is tired of the pageant circuit. She abandons her pageant looks and joins the school's marching band. She auditions into an unlikely role as drum major. This puts her in the path of Drew who has been a drum major for years. Drew's superior attitude always sparks argument between him and Virginia. But when they were forced to get along for the sake of the marching band, what was once a fake friendship turned into something deeper than friendship.
The r...more
The r...more
This is me reading a Jennifer Echols book:
She's Ms. Chareth Cutestory. I'm waiting for her to just go ahead and title her next book "Awwwwwwww" because that's all you do as a reader.
The protagonists in this book are co-drum majors Virginia Sauter and Drew Morrow. Having just read The Boys Next Door, Virginia and Drew didn't quite measure up in the "Eeeeee!" department to Lori McGillicuddy and Adam Vader, but there were plenty of satisfying cute moments. The scene stealer in this book was new ba...more
She's Ms. Chareth Cutestory. I'm waiting for her to just go ahead and title her next book "Awwwwwwww" because that's all you do as a reader.
The protagonists in this book are co-drum majors Virginia Sauter and Drew Morrow. Having just read The Boys Next Door, Virginia and Drew didn't quite measure up in the "Eeeeee!" department to Lori McGillicuddy and Adam Vader, but there were plenty of satisfying cute moments. The scene stealer in this book was new ba...more
How did I not know Jen Echols wrote a book about marching band?! Actually, I need to look for more books about marching band... And speech/debate teams.
This was my read (in one night--I finished at 2am) when I was distraught over the Trail Blazers being eliminated in the first round of the Playoffs, at the sixth game--AGAIN. It was just the thing, because it, like the other Jen Echols books I've read, had me grinning like a fool.
I can't peg why her books rock so much, but they just put a goofy...more
This was my read (in one night--I finished at 2am) when I was distraught over the Trail Blazers being eliminated in the first round of the Playoffs, at the sixth game--AGAIN. It was just the thing, because it, like the other Jen Echols books I've read, had me grinning like a fool.
I can't peg why her books rock so much, but they just put a goofy...more
Gone Pecan
Virginia and Drew are thrown together because their former band director didn’t think a girl could be drum major, so they get to share the responsibility. They have differing styles when it comes to how they manage the band, especially because Drew, being older and bigger, intimidates Virginia just a little bit. Also, she’s in love with him. Despite his evil girlfriend and her friends obvious crush on her. She’s got a lot going on.
This book was very cute, light-hearted and sweet. I rea...more
Virginia and Drew are thrown together because their former band director didn’t think a girl could be drum major, so they get to share the responsibility. They have differing styles when it comes to how they manage the band, especially because Drew, being older and bigger, intimidates Virginia just a little bit. Also, she’s in love with him. Despite his evil girlfriend and her friends obvious crush on her. She’s got a lot going on.
This book was very cute, light-hearted and sweet. I rea...more
Entertaining, quick read about a typical, teenage, "crush-to-relationship" story line in the setting of a small Southern town high school marching band. The comical characters (like the colorful band director) and witty dialogue are enjoyable gems I've come to expect from Echols and her peers who write for the same YA publisher. What's special about this particular novel is that it goes above and beyond the usual teen angst and drama. The author provides readers with a life lesson when the prota...more
Loved it!
In fact, since I finished it a few days ago I've been re-reading a few key moments over and over again. *winks*
Virginia is a sweet high school junior trying to be more than just a pretty face. Her crush Drew is both dreamy and a jerk, but leaning more towards dreamy (and once I learned about his life I understood the jerk moments). Their friends are great side characters who aren't just taking up space but were interesting and dealing with real life problems that made my heart hurt. And...more
In fact, since I finished it a few days ago I've been re-reading a few key moments over and over again. *winks*
Virginia is a sweet high school junior trying to be more than just a pretty face. Her crush Drew is both dreamy and a jerk, but leaning more towards dreamy (and once I learned about his life I understood the jerk moments). Their friends are great side characters who aren't just taking up space but were interesting and dealing with real life problems that made my heart hurt. And...more
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In Jennifer Echols' website, Going Too Far falls under the label of "romantic drama" while Major Crush falls under "romantic comedy". I would definitely agree with the comedy part because this book made me laugh out loud a couple of times. I haven't read a lot of teen romance books with band members in them and it was interesting to know that there's a lot going on in a school band. In a small town where the school band is a big thing, the most popular guy in school is the...more
In Jennifer Echols' website, Going Too Far falls under the label of "romantic drama" while Major Crush falls under "romantic comedy". I would definitely agree with the comedy part because this book made me laugh out loud a couple of times. I haven't read a lot of teen romance books with band members in them and it was interesting to know that there's a lot going on in a school band. In a small town where the school band is a big thing, the most popular guy in school is the...more
Virginia gave up the pageant-circuit lifestyle to become the drum major in her high school band. Make that co-drum major as she still has to share the title with Drew-the handsome, yet stubborn boy from a long line of drum majors. With two drum majors who can't seem to communicate, the high school band suffers and tanks at the first football game. The new band director decides Drew and Virginia will make it work or be replaced and that means some major changes.
Told from Virginia's first person...more
Told from Virginia's first person...more
I’m not sure why, but I tend to like Ms. Echols quirkier stuff better. Her confused and odd characters seem real to me. And Virginia was quirky. She didn’t like wearing shoes. Thought her nose earring was the epitome of wildness. And fidgeted not stop like a fourteen-year- old boy with her drumsticks. And the thing with Drew’s shoes rocked. Drew also came to life in this story. With his issues at home, he may have been a bit more confused than Virginia. And Mr. Rush, the band teacher, was just p...more
Nov 08, 2011
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I know nothing about band or drum majoring, and I ignored the band people as much as possible in high school, as they tend to be an inclusive, and odd, little social group. None of this took away from my enjoyment of this adorable, funny, romantic story. I fell in love with Virginia and Drew, and wish all books and movies labeled "romantic comedy" could nail the genre this perfectly.
Even with her romantic comedies, Jennifer Echols doesn't pull punches on the realism thing, that's what I love about her books. Well, one of the things. Another is the great, vivid characters she populates her stories with. The main character here, Virginia, is spunky, vulnerable, brave and charming. Mr. Rush, the new band director, Walter, the friend who'd like to be more, and Allison, the best friend, all have unique, real sounding voices and personalities. This is a romance, and of course the...more
You know how bookstores rip the cover off unsold paperbacks before they throw them away? This is one book where that practice actually would have improved its value. Whoever designed this book apparently went out of their way to make it look like a cheap, cheesy romance novel, and not necessarily one marketed for teens - I never would have read it if 2 different people hadn't pushed me toward it.
A photographic cover might have helped me take it more seriously, because I caught some interesting...more
A photographic cover might have helped me take it more seriously, because I caught some interesting...more
Honestly, somewhere inside, my inner-nerd rejoiced at such a book. How much more do I love Jennifer Echols for placing these characters within a marching band. Embarassing confession? I always wanted to be in band. It seemed like such fun. Playing music, as a group... Never have I wanted that more since reading Major Crush. Drew and Virginia are utterly adorable and as the story progresses things really start to hot up between the two of them. There's a scene in the back of the bus that reminds...more
I'm on a Jennifer Echols kick right now, mainly because most teen fluff is so inane I feel myself getting dumber as I read them, and while Echols books are still fluff, they something big that keeps me coming back: witty banter.
Jennifer Echols is the girl I tried to be in high school. At least, I assume, since all her characters have the same quick, dry, humor mixed with a little sarcasm, a bit of quirky, just enough self-confidence and a healthy understanding of the rediculousness of her own te...more
Jennifer Echols is the girl I tried to be in high school. At least, I assume, since all her characters have the same quick, dry, humor mixed with a little sarcasm, a bit of quirky, just enough self-confidence and a healthy understanding of the rediculousness of her own te...more
Major Crush is an incredibly cute, quick read. This book has all the elements of a great romantic comedy. Though the romance is the main point of this book, there are many other things going on in the book that combine to make a great read.
The romance was so cute and fun to read about in this book. Virginia is crushing hard on her co drum major, Drew, who resents her for making him share his leadership. It's funny how girls always want what they can't have in romance books. Not only does Drew d...more
The romance was so cute and fun to read about in this book. Virginia is crushing hard on her co drum major, Drew, who resents her for making him share his leadership. It's funny how girls always want what they can't have in romance books. Not only does Drew d...more
one time... at band camp...
two awesome people were training to be the drum majoy in the school bands - Virginia and Drew.
Drew didnt like Virginia too much because she was in no position to be a drum major as it was a spot for boys and for people in his family. the new band teacher, Mr. Reach (I WANT A TEACHER LIKE HIM) told them that they had to get along... or else.
the book focuses on their relationship and how it blossoms.
i loved it, i read in on a pd day from school in about five hours sitti...more
two awesome people were training to be the drum majoy in the school bands - Virginia and Drew.
Drew didnt like Virginia too much because she was in no position to be a drum major as it was a spot for boys and for people in his family. the new band teacher, Mr. Reach (I WANT A TEACHER LIKE HIM) told them that they had to get along... or else.
the book focuses on their relationship and how it blossoms.
i loved it, i read in on a pd day from school in about five hours sitti...more
Major Crush by Jennifer Echols is a book I greatly recommend to all highschool students, especially band kids. Being a band kid myself, I found this book so relatable. Virgina Sauter, an ex beauty pageant contestant, tries out for her drum major at her local high school band.She makes it but finds out that her position is going to be shared with the incredibly gorgeous but arrogant Drew. Virgina and Drew go head to head on almost anything, until they find out they have more things in common than...more
Rating: 4.5 stars
I absolutely love Jennifer Echols! Such a rush and going too far are two of my favorite books so when I came across this one I got it without a doubt!
The story is super cute a little predictable but cute and totally worth my time. Another thing is that I don't know crap about band so it was fun to learn about something knew along the way :)
One of the things I love about Jennifer is that all her females characters (well at least from the books I've read) are witty and fun! I ca...more
I absolutely love Jennifer Echols! Such a rush and going too far are two of my favorite books so when I came across this one I got it without a doubt!
The story is super cute a little predictable but cute and totally worth my time. Another thing is that I don't know crap about band so it was fun to learn about something knew along the way :)
One of the things I love about Jennifer is that all her females characters (well at least from the books I've read) are witty and fun! I ca...more
Aug 03, 2011
Kassandra
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Comedy Romance Lovers
Recommended to Kassandra by:
Myself
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Apr 17, 2010
Jessica
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone in the Marching Band that loves romance
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Amazing! I used to be in the Marching Band, and this one was just so fun for me. I mean, everything, except for some of the lingo that she used for band terms, was totally relatable. The flutes are villians, brass boys are loud mouths, and it was just so awesome. Although, the constant jabbing at trumpets was not my style, since I played trumpet.
The characters actually grew in their personalities. The drum majors go from loathing to loving so nicely. And I loved the part at Drew's farm. Phew, t...more
The characters actually grew in their personalities. The drum majors go from loathing to loving so nicely. And I loved the part at Drew's farm. Phew, t...more
Virginia Sauter is a beauty pageant retiree and her high school’s first ever female drum major. However, she has to share that leadership position with Drew, super-hot senior whom she has a crush on. It’s too bad he has a stick up his you-know-what and has bad taste in girls, as seen by his girlfriend, the Evil Twin.
When Mr. Rush, their young and new band director, threatens them with removal from their drum major positions, they are forced to get along—or at least pretend to. Quite surprisingly...more
When Mr. Rush, their young and new band director, threatens them with removal from their drum major positions, they are forced to get along—or at least pretend to. Quite surprisingly...more
This was a cute FUN book. YA reads are awesome! This one takes place with two people who are fighting because they were both voted to be the drum major of their high school marching band. The cute thing for me is that my hubby was the drum major of his High School marching band. They were actually awesome and competed in national events and won:)(okay I am bragging about my honey a little).
The two characters who won the most votes were a boy and a girl. This book takes place in the south and sti...more
The two characters who won the most votes were a boy and a girl. This book takes place in the south and sti...more
When I saw this book in the bookstore, I embarrased my family. But come on! A book about band, of course I'm going to squeal and yell. The best think about the book was the fact that, while it was "a light hearted romantic comedy", their were elements of seriousness to it. The characters were great and believable. All the band scenes were great and, while there was no singular plot other than the romantic one, the book didn't suffer from it. Any band member (former or current) will enjoy this bo...more
Wow! What a surprise. After reading all other Jennifer Echols books I didn't have high expectations for Major Crush. However, I have to say that Major Crush is the only book by Jennifer Echols worth of 4 stars. And it was her first book! Usually authors improve throughout the years, not in Jennifer's case. It was all downhill after this one.
I think that Major Crush's charm is that there isn't any high drama to make my skin crawl, or main characters that are dumber than a door. Maybe because is b...more
I think that Major Crush's charm is that there isn't any high drama to make my skin crawl, or main characters that are dumber than a door. Maybe because is b...more
Jennifer Echols has officially become one of those authors that I will read purely because her name is on the book. I haven’t read a book of hers yet I haven’t really enjoyed.
Major Crush has all the things I’ve come to expect from her writing. The characters had that added spark that made them just that little bit more interesting. They were dealing with some real issues and there was some fun along the way – the band teacher was hilarious! It was also really sweet and romantic.
I can’t wait unti...more
Major Crush has all the things I’ve come to expect from her writing. The characters had that added spark that made them just that little bit more interesting. They were dealing with some real issues and there was some fun along the way – the band teacher was hilarious! It was also really sweet and romantic.
I can’t wait unti...more
jennifer echols has done it yet again!!! she takes a plot that seems simple enough and turns it around. i love how every character she writes about has depth. i love the way she described every character and how i was able to see visual pictures of said character. whenevr it was a guy speaking or whatver i truly felt like it was a guy. i didn't feel like it was an un-experienced female making the boy sound as lovable as possible. the voice of every male character was clear and genuine. and also...more
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Jennifer Echols was born in Atlanta and grew up in a small town on a beautiful lake in Alabama—a setting that has inspired many of her books. She has written nine romantic novels for young adults, including the comedy MAJOR CRUSH, which won the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the drama GOING TOO FAR, which was a finalist in the RITA, the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the Book Buyer’s Bes...more
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