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Nov 06, 2011

Nisha rated it:

I loved this book! i read it like atleast 10 times already and i still love it!. im hoping maybe theyll have sequal for it or atleast something close to it. fingers crossed. i thought bethany and jack made cute couple together. he was so cute. i also liked the fact that they havent said i love you like most of the books or made her populer cause she was a cheerleader either. it made the book more real by it. but in a way it made it more special. i thought the ring he gave her was a nice touch to More...

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Jan 03, 2012

Busy rated it:

Gimme an G! Gimme an E! Gimme an E! Gimme a K!

When Bethany's best friend Moni decides that the two of them should tryout for cheerleading, Bethany is less than thrilled. But this is the first thing Moni has been excited about since her parents' divorce so being the good friend that she is, Bethany tags along to tryouts. Nothing could have prepared Bethany (and Moni for that matter) for what making the cheerleading squad would do to their lives and their friendship.

When two girls who used to be s More...

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Dec 12, 2010

cecilia rated it:

The Geek Girl's Guide To Cheerleading had been on my radar, but I did not have too much desire to read it due to its lackluster cover until I stumbled across it at the new neighborhood library and thought "Why not? I'll give it a whirl since it attacked me from the shelves." And am I sure glad that I gave it a chance!

I have read the fluffy and sparkly teen books such as The Naughty List (absolutely delish by the way!) and expected this to be of similar nature. However, I wa More...

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Dec 03, 2010

Sarah rated it:

Beneath the fluffy chick lit title and cover lies a gem of a novel you will want to share with patrons and friends. Bethany is a smart girl with good friends and a good life. She’s content being in the “geek” caste of her high school, though she does pine for the seemingly unattainable Jack, star basketball player. When her best friend Moni decides they should try out for the two suddenly available spots on the varsity cheer squad, Bethany at first just goes along. But soon both girls are commit More...

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Jul 09, 2009

Heather rated it:

Rating B

Review This book was a fun, quick read that I finished in a night. And thought about for the next day. Then I added the attributes of smart and a fresh twist on a currently-hot well-worked plot trope of mixing classes.

It's fun and quick because the dialogue is funny and sounds like teenagers living their actual lives, instead of sounding like adults writing how they think teenagers talk.

It's smart because it didn't fall into the expected trap (that I f More...

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Jul 03, 2009

Melanie rated it:

Gimme an G! Gimme an E! Gimme an E! Gimme a K!

When Bethany's best friend Moni decides that the two of them should tryout for cheerleading, Bethany is less than thrilled. But this is the first thing Moni has been excited about since her parents' divorce so being the good friend that she is, Bethany tags along to tryouts. Nothing could have prepared Bethany (and Moni for that matter) for what making the cheerleading squad would do to their lives and their friendship.

When tw More...

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May 27, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com

Everyone knows there are hierarchies in high school, but what happens when you infiltrate one?

Bethany and her BFF, Moni, decide to try out for the cheerleading squad -mostly as a joke. When they actually make it, they're stunned, but no more so than their friends and family.

Cheerleading involves so many rules, but Bethany's questions aren't answered in the massive rule book. What happens when your best guy friend More...

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Jan 05, 2010

Nyasa rated it:

In the book The Geek Girls Guide to Cheerleading a girl named Bethany and her bestfriend Moni try out for cheerleading. At first it was to make a statement that if cheerleaders can do it do can geeks but things slowly start to change, and they stay the same at the same time. Bethanies dream comes true being noticed by John, one of the hottest guys in school, but does he only like her for her pom poms or for te real geek she is?
I think it's a Text-to-World connection. I think it's a Text More...

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Dec 28, 2009

Kristen rated it:

Bethany and Moni are best geek girl friends and when Moni's geek crush suddenly has an interest in cheerleaders, she decides they should try out for the team. As her best friend, Bethany goes along with it. Only, she never expected they'd make the team. Suddenly, Bethany's crush is talking to her - a jock who is more than what he seems and they start to become more popular. But when things go a bit sour, will Bethany and Moni be able to keep it together and will their friendship suffer in the e More...

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Jun 12, 2009

Julia rated it:

At Prarie Stone High School, Bethany and her friend Moni usually navigate the halls and gauntlet of popular kids and cheerleaders holding their breath. When Moni's "geek" friend Brian makes is so apparent that anything in a cheerleading uniform is worth watching, Moni "encourages" Bethany to try out for the winter varsity squad. Bethany never dreams they will actually make it, but of course, they do. From Coach Shelia's surprise help, to learning how the other half lives, thi More...

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Jan 29, 2012

Mary rated it:

All best things I loved in a teen story are in this book. It's fun, fresh, and entertaining.

Bethany represent all good things I adore on a teenager. She's smart, good looking, low profile and a little bitchy. She is a great loyal bestfriend ever, I'd want one like her for me either. When her bestfriend's family went crash, she made a vow to herself to always support Moni in every way. So she went along when Moni ask to join her in cheerleader tryout this year, and surprisingly they m More...

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Sep 07, 2009

Kathy rated it:

Was this that original? No. Was it predictable? Yes. Was it fun? Yes. So, this wasn't the most orignial story but it was still entertaining. Bethany is a good friend who goes along with her friend Moni to cheerleading tryouts. Both are stunned when they actually make it. Life doesn't get easier, actually it gets more complicated. I thought it was a fun read, Bethany was a likable character. I was surprised with all the Jane Austen refrences throughout the book, I think it made me like it a littl More...

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Aug 13, 2009

Cathleen rated it:

When brainy Bethany and her equally brainy BFF Moni make the cheerleading squad, it sets off shockwaves throughout their school. Their "geek" friends feel betrayed and the popular clique does not exactly welcome them with open arms. To add to the drama, enter Jack Paulson - basketball hero. What's a girl to do when the guy she's been friends with for years no longer speaks to her because he thinks she sold out and the hot, super-sexy basketball stud she's been in love with since 8th More...

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Jan 08, 2012

Kara rated it:

This book is a perfect example of a novel having a trite and fluffy cover and title, with a compelling story and amazing insight underneath it. Picking up the book at the library, I decided to give it a try, especially because I used to be a cheerleader. And I am so happy that I did.

In The Geek's Guide to Cheerleading, Bethany Reynolds is your average high school nerd. She's got the honors classes, the glares from Prarie Stone High School's social elite, and even attends More...

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Jan 02, 2012

Turtles rated it:

I read this as a lark, I thought the premiss of the book was fun, two geek girls go into cheer leading, just to see if it can be done. They are stunned when they make the team and they get a tenuous pass through the high school gauntlet. I thought the writing was solid but little in the book held my interest, there was no suspense or tension. I ended up not liking a lot of the characters by the end... <spoiler>such as the boyfriend's causal beer drinking with his Dad, and inability to stan More...

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Mar 06, 2010

Cherie rated it:

I loved this book. Bethany is one of the Geek crowd and has had a crush on the star school basketball player, Jack Paulson, for a long time. Her friend Moni talks her into trying out for cheerleaders. To their own personal amazement they make it. Bethany ends up dating Jack soon afterwards and Moni starts seeing Rick Mangers, a popular senior. Moni believes the cheerleader thing has paid off for them but things are not always as they seem as they both eventually find out. A very engrossing More...

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Jan 15, 2010

Carrie rated it:

I read this book in 2 days or less. I couldn't put it down. My sister read it and recommended it, and now I know why! I love how it's written from a teenager's perspective, yet not over the top and trying to hard to have teenager lingo. It was really clever and I went from laughing to just feeling horrible for the girls. I loved how Bethany stuck up for things and people and believed that you can be friends with anyone-- no matter their social standing. I LOVED the relationship that develops wit More...

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Jun 12, 2009

Melinda rated it:

Okay, this book was a riot. I laughed out loud several times. I started reading it yesterday at Evelyn's dance class and finished it before I went to bed. Fun, fun, fun. It helps that it's opening line is "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a high school boy in posession of great athletic ability must be in want of..." Super cute.
The story behind how it was written endeared it even more. The woman who started writing it gave it to her friend whose son was going thr More...

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Feb 07, 2012

Marilou rated it:

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Gosh!!!! I am so happy!!
I can't even sleep!
This book is way so A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!

It's really awesome not in fantasy way..
because it's really realistic! yeah! it really is.

The issues, the dramas, the burdens are all great altogether.
And I keep on seeing Sean Faris as Jack in this book.
isn't this just great!^^

And Bethany?
If I am a guy..She'd be my Perfect IDEAL Girl!
Imagine, with all those More...

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Aug 03, 2009

Tierra rated it:

A really cute book. I thought the story was good and had a semi-realistic experience in high school. At least as far as I know. I only base my opinion off of the experience I had. (Which was a good one.)

The book is basically about two "geek" girls getting fed up with the whole Cheerleader status so they decide to try out to become one. They end up making the squad and are very surprised. One is happy about it. The other is tolerant and only did it to make her friend More...

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Jul 25, 2011

Rheannon rated it:

I really liked this book! I think it really deserves a 3.5. I loved the humor. There were times when I'd laugh out loud and tell my brother how funny it was.(he'd just look at me weird.)I also loved the teenage romance and loved the guy characters(almost better then the female girl characters).
This book is about a geekish girl and her friend, kind of as a joke, try out for the cheerleading varsity team. They were going to drop out of it, but Bethany decides to stay in to prove that pop More...

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Apr 09, 2011

Christina rated it:

This is a pretty fun book. I felt the authors did a good job making all of the 'stereotypes' 3-dimensional. The 'geeks', 'jocks', and others had good and bad in them. It's probably not realistic that a young woman without any cheerleading experience (or even prior interest in cheerleading) could make the varsity squad, but I guess that's part of the fun of it.

I really enjoyed the Pride and Prejudice references and discussions throughout the book. My only complaint is that the end More...

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Apr 29, 2011

Lesley rated it:

I tried. I really did. For 83 pages, I tried.

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Jan 12, 2012

Sandy rated it:

Moni talks Bethany into trying out for the cheerleading squad, despite the fact that they are geeky girls, and somehow they make it. This brings increased attention from boys - and helps Bethany snag the hottest boy in school. But everything isn't all roses, as their previous geek friends get a little upset that Bethany and Moni have no more time for them, and jock boys can be real jerks sometimes, not to mention the other cheerleaders. Can Moni and Bethany survive the cheering season? Will they More...

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Jul 16, 2011

Tj rated it:

Definetly a must read! i love the whole geek cheerleader thing, you just don't see it to often. this book had me smiling, cringing, and straigght up LOL'ing. it was so cute and i recommend it to anyone who wants a different plot. most books today have to do with the whole popular girl blah blah blah. and i find that author's like meg cabot and jennifer echols allow the under-rated girls (c list, and d list girls) to shine. i love when author's take characters who don';t have it all made and turn More...

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Jun 19, 2009

Tricia rated it:

Loved this book! I picked it up thinking that it was going to be more like the Non-Blonde Cheerleader series, but it was actually really different. Bethany and Moni weren't the best cheerleaders, but they gave it their all, and practiced hard. They were geeks who survived on a varsity cheerleading squad, and even though they hit quite a few obstacles (thanks to Jack Paulson and Rick Mangers), the girls proved they could take whatever was thrown at them. Maybe, although people may not know it, Ge More...

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Jun 28, 2009

Alea rated it:

The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading was an interesting melding of geek and popular. What would happen if a geek dared to become a cheerleader, how would the other cheerleaders act, and why would the geek want to join in the first place. I found the premise of the book very interesting.

Bethany was definitely my favorite character, I totally understood her. I always really enjoyed when she hung out with her geek crowd and their "Geek Nights", especially Todd the leader of t More...

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Feb 06, 2012

vivienne♚ rated it:

Well that was better than I expected. more: http://iknowireadtoomuch.blogspot.com/

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I had pretty high hopes for this book, since some of the reviews really praised it... I actually bought the epub of this book, which kind of shows how desperate I was to read it. I put this one down for a few months and finally finished it today.

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okay okay. I loved the integration of Pride and Prejudice (I LOVE LOVE LOVE PRIDE AND PREJUDICE). I didn't realize how i More...

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Sep 12, 2011

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Name: The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading
Author: Charity Tahmaseb
Rating: 4 1/2 stars

Sexual Content: 3
Not much from what I can remember. I think it's all PG/Pg-13 stuff. The most you deal with is kissing and the idea with sleeping with someone.

Language: 2
Rare. Absolutely rare. Most of the time she'll say 'he says a curse word and...' Sometimes very, very PG-13 stuff will slip but no f-bombs, nothing you should question.

Violence/Gore: More...

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Jan 09, 2012

Sarah rated it:

I knew I was going to like this book. Why? Because I used to change after a scholastic bowl meet into a cheerleading uniform. My school was small enough that the clique barriers were easier to break. Sure, I was still a straight-A geek who always had a book with her in class, but I also cheered. And we thought we were different and loved making fun of the cheer squads at camp and their darn spirit fingers.

Bethany and Moni are proud geek girls and end up daring themselves to try out fo More...

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