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When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You #1)
by
Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author),
Jenny Carroll
Fire in the sky
Just because her best friend wants to exercise, Jessica Mastriani agrees to walk the two miles home from their high school. Straight into a huge Indiana thunderstorm.
And straight into trouble.
Not that Jess has never been in trouble before. Her extracurricular activities, instead of cheerleading or 4-H, include fistfights with the football team and monthlon...more
Just because her best friend wants to exercise, Jessica Mastriani agrees to walk the two miles home from their high school. Straight into a huge Indiana thunderstorm.
And straight into trouble.
Not that Jess has never been in trouble before. Her extracurricular activities, instead of cheerleading or 4-H, include fistfights with the football team and monthlon...more
Mass Market Paperback, 272 pages
Published
March 1st 2001
by Simon Pulse
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Meg Cabot is one of my favorite authors, and I continue to be surprised by how well she does in such a variety of genres. This is the first in her 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU series of young adult paranormals. The tone is pretty similar to that of most of Cabot's other books, and her blog - you get the definite feeling that she writes the way she speaks. When Lightning Strikes tells the story of a teen girl who is hit by lightning and acquires the ability to look at a picture of a person before bed and wa...more
Sep 28, 2011
Katie (Call Me Crazy)
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I bought the bind ups of the 1-800-Where-Are-You series a while back but never got around to starting them until this past week. Boy, let me tell you I totally regret not starting them early! Once again Meg Cabot amazes me with her great understanding of the teenage mind. If I remember correctly, I picked up Safe House (book three) years ago, but was really young when I read it. Not only did I read it out of order, but I never finished it. I'm so glad I picked up book one because this series wil...more
16 year old Jess Mastriani has problems: She has a crush on guy that no one close to her approves of, her brother is schizophrenic, her mother makes her wear matching dresses, and her best friend is now constantly insisting in a lot of exercise just because of one "fat" comment made towards her; oh, and on top of that, she gets hit by lightening and now every morning she wakes up knowing where missing children are located.
Jess is not your typical girl, she has a very unique personality and I do...more
Jess is not your typical girl, she has a very unique personality and I do...more
Apr 09, 2013
Jessica
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4 of 5 stars
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Jess Mastriani finds it difficult to go one school day without punching one of her fellow students in the face. It's not that she is a violent person, it's just that all of the other students in her school (besides her best friend Ruth) and stupid beyond repair. When Jess gets struck by lightning on her walk home from school one day she realizes that she has gained a new (and very strange) power. She wakes up from sleeping knowing exactly where missing people are. When the government gets wind o...more
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I'd been planning to read this book for a while, but just now got around to it. I am so glad that I did. I read the first two books in half a day.
THE SUMMARY
This series is about Jessica "Jess" Mastriani, a 16 year old girl who, other than the facts that she tends to get into fights and only has one friend, is basically a normal teen girl. Until she and her best friend, Ruth, get caught in a thunderstorm and hide under metal bleachers. And...more
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I'd been planning to read this book for a while, but just now got around to it. I am so glad that I did. I read the first two books in half a day.
THE SUMMARY
This series is about Jessica "Jess" Mastriani, a 16 year old girl who, other than the facts that she tends to get into fights and only has one friend, is basically a normal teen girl. Until she and her best friend, Ruth, get caught in a thunderstorm and hide under metal bleachers. And...more
Small town settings don’t really cut it for me so it took me a while to get through the first book, and also, by that time, I was slightly nauumay with Cabot’s writing style. I mean, hello, how many series of hers have I been reading already? I was also not vey captivated with the central character who was tomboyish, y’know, didn’t shower, sported a short crop, wore trash to school and went around beating up people, never mind that she was barely five feet tall.
But then, y’know, I got drawn afte...more
But then, y’know, I got drawn afte...more
I couldn't get tired of Meg Cabot's books, when I started reading her other series I heard about this one and immediately wanted to give it a try. I don't regret my choice.
The writing isn't particularly amazing, but I liked the way it brought us closer to the heroine's thoughts. Heroine who had, once again, a kick-ass behaviour which I found great.
She had a family life like any other teenage girl, was interested in boys and motorbikes (she rocked!), had a best friend, classes she had to go to a...more
The writing isn't particularly amazing, but I liked the way it brought us closer to the heroine's thoughts. Heroine who had, once again, a kick-ass behaviour which I found great.
She had a family life like any other teenage girl, was interested in boys and motorbikes (she rocked!), had a best friend, classes she had to go to a...more
Jessica Mastriani is a detention-lifer: not because she's a "Bad Kid", but because she isn't afraid to punch-out anyone who talks smack about her brother, her best friend, or herself. While walking home from detention with her best friend Ruth, Jessica is struck by lightning and here's where our story really begins. Thanks to that lightning strike, Jess can now locate missing persons. However, Jess learns the hard way that not everyone wants to be found and that others want her 'gift' for less a...more
As anyone that's been following my reviews for some time knows, I'm a fan of Meg Cabot.
I like her tough girl heroines. They're smart, sassy (and whiny), and sometimes physically violent. Jess, the protagonist of this series, has a lot in common with Suze of the Mediator series. While Suze has grown up with her gift of talking to ghosts, Jess has her gift thrust upon her by a lightening strike. When she wakes up the next morning, she knows the location of two kids that she had seen on a milk cart...more
I like her tough girl heroines. They're smart, sassy (and whiny), and sometimes physically violent. Jess, the protagonist of this series, has a lot in common with Suze of the Mediator series. While Suze has grown up with her gift of talking to ghosts, Jess has her gift thrust upon her by a lightening strike. When she wakes up the next morning, she knows the location of two kids that she had seen on a milk cart...more
I stumbled on Meg Cabot's 1-800-Where-R-You series in the library and it really caught my interest. I have always been fascinated by mistery and fantasy books.
Th main protagonist in this book is Jess Mastriani. She is a misunderstood teen who has anger issues, according to her guidance counselor. When Jess was walking home from her daily detention, she was struck by lightning. But, she survive- she seems fine and feels fine. After the incident her life is changed forever when she wakes up the...more
Th main protagonist in this book is Jess Mastriani. She is a misunderstood teen who has anger issues, according to her guidance counselor. When Jess was walking home from her daily detention, she was struck by lightning. But, she survive- she seems fine and feels fine. After the incident her life is changed forever when she wakes up the...more
Jan 10, 2012
Vicki ~ no time to read
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
meg cabot fans
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I really loved this series maybe even more than the Mediator, which i know is strange because just about EVERYONE loved the Mediator series..... Anyway, i think its great that When Lightning Strikes and Code Name Cassandra (the sequel) are being rereleased as Vanished even if the new title is a bit misleading. The 1-800 books where great but not that many people know about them and i think the new title and cover will appeal to the YA audience a lot now.
Livre très sympa !
Jessica est une lycéenne qui vit dans l'Indiana, elle joue de la flûte au lycée, et elle joue également des poings et des pieds quand un autre élève s'en prend à son frère ou à sa meilleure amie Ruth, ce qui lui vaut des heures de colle à la pelle. Mais ça ne la dérange pas, bien au contraire, car ça lui permet de passer du temps près de ce garçon qui ne la laisse pas indifférente : Rob Wilkins.
Un soir, après sa retenue, elle est obligée de rentrer chez elle à pied, accompagné...more
Jessica est une lycéenne qui vit dans l'Indiana, elle joue de la flûte au lycée, et elle joue également des poings et des pieds quand un autre élève s'en prend à son frère ou à sa meilleure amie Ruth, ce qui lui vaut des heures de colle à la pelle. Mais ça ne la dérange pas, bien au contraire, car ça lui permet de passer du temps près de ce garçon qui ne la laisse pas indifférente : Rob Wilkins.
Un soir, après sa retenue, elle est obligée de rentrer chez elle à pied, accompagné...more
Okay, maybe Cabot is really bad at writing teenage girls. I could not find anything likeable or enjoyable about her main character (similar to how i felt about her Mediator girl). the story is enjoyable and has real potential. Her main character is quick to over react and I am tired of Cabots grrrls with anger issues. While I respect a girl who can throw a mean punch and isn't afraid to take on a guy three times her size, I also really want to care what happens to her.
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The thing I appreciate the most here, especially as I've read more and more books in the genre, is that the author doesn't mess around with delaying movement in the story. Every time I read a book or see a tv series with a character who spends most of the time procrastinating or trying to figure out some vague vision they've had, I think of this series. The ability is simple: character goes to sleep, character wakes up knowing exactly how to find someone whose picture she looked at that day befo...more
Oh, Meg. Just when I thought I couldn't love anyone more than Suze Simon from the "Mediator" series, you hand me this. I love this book. Love it, love it, love it.
Why, you ask?
Let me tell you.
Firstly, our protagonist. Jess is fantastic and not just because we share a name. She kicks ass and takes names and is fierce. She also has a wit to her that I really enjoy and just isn't your run-of-the-mill lead lady. Instead of lying low and freaking out about everyone's opinion of her, Jess gets into pu...more
Why, you ask?
Let me tell you.
Firstly, our protagonist. Jess is fantastic and not just because we share a name. She kicks ass and takes names and is fierce. She also has a wit to her that I really enjoy and just isn't your run-of-the-mill lead lady. Instead of lying low and freaking out about everyone's opinion of her, Jess gets into pu...more
Jessica's life is tough. Her older brother is schizo, so she frequently goes into fistfights with people who play jokes on him, even when they're twice as big as her. That's why she always spends her after school time in detention.
Jessica's life changes completely when a lightning strikes her and she gets a supernatural power to find missing people. She just dreams about them at night, and when she wakes up in the morning she knows exactly where they are.
Jessica calls 1-800-Where-R-U and gives t...more
Jessica's life changes completely when a lightning strikes her and she gets a supernatural power to find missing people. She just dreams about them at night, and when she wakes up in the morning she knows exactly where they are.
Jessica calls 1-800-Where-R-U and gives t...more
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Movie Rating: R for language and questionable material
Book Rating: @
Swearing: LOTS of b***s**t, a**h***, h***, and d***
Inappropriate Scenes: I don't know I only made it to page 89 but I wouldn't be shocked if there was
# of Pages: 262 (paperback)
Genre: YA Sci-fi?
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Another slammer. And by 'slammer' I mean a book I slammed shut before page 100. How pathetic. I read this book for one...more
*this review is based on the material between pages 1-89*
Movie Rating: R for language and questionable material
Book Rating: @
Swearing: LOTS of b***s**t, a**h***, h***, and d***
Inappropriate Scenes: I don't know I only made it to page 89 but I wouldn't be shocked if there was
# of Pages: 262 (paperback)
Genre: YA Sci-fi?
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Another slammer. And by 'slammer' I mean a book I slammed shut before page 100. How pathetic. I read this book for one...more
I am a nice person. Rarely say bad things about others and I quite generous when I criticise something.
However, in this book, I give it 5 stars whole heartedly. Seriously. With all my heart. Meg, one of your best series.
First of all the heroine. Well, I just adore her. Even though she's a bit typicall in the "no feminism" area, I have to admit that she's the best of them. Wity and sarcastic, she loves bikes, has an opinion for them and is generally a bit of bad girl - though a softie inside. Bu...more
However, in this book, I give it 5 stars whole heartedly. Seriously. With all my heart. Meg, one of your best series.
First of all the heroine. Well, I just adore her. Even though she's a bit typicall in the "no feminism" area, I have to admit that she's the best of them. Wity and sarcastic, she loves bikes, has an opinion for them and is generally a bit of bad girl - though a softie inside. Bu...more
I loved these as a teenager. They are not a bad re-read as an adult either. In fact, they are kind of a refreshing break from age-relevant fiction I read now. The paranormal stuff is relatively straight forward, love is uncomplicated and the romance is young. I like this series (and the Mediator series). The writing is solid with strong first person pov characters. If there are cliches, they are well executed. these books also benefit i think from being written ahead for the most part of the rec...more
Apr 14, 2011
Lisa at Adventures of 2.0
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This was a really quick read but highly enjoyable. I thought the characters could use some filling out, there were quite a few important people apart from Jess, including the love interest Rob and her best friend, Ruth, who was very present at the beginning and then disappeared. In the next couple of books I would like to see Ruth given a chance and of course I really want to know what happens between Jess and Rob. While Rob is from the bad side of town, rides a bike and is on probation (for som...more
I first read this book when I was in high school, but it has remained one of my favorites. I was first drawn to the characters. Jess, who is tough but still manages to be both vulnerable and relatable. Rob, the mysterious bad boy who is so easy to like. Ruth, the best friend everyone wants to have. Douglas, who has problems but is perhaps the most lovable character simply for the relationship between him and Jess.
This book explores the idea of being totally unique and special (as all kids/teens...more
This book explores the idea of being totally unique and special (as all kids/teens...more
Aug 12, 2010
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This book had a really interesting plot. It's about a girl who gets struck by lightening and develops powers to find people who are missing. While the plat was great, I think the author could have added a little more action and at times it was a little dull. It was a fast read and the language was quite simple although there were a few more advance words randomly thrown in there which didn't make sense. In some ways showed the brutality of the military from a different perspective which was new...more
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Well, this book probably is more like a two and a half stars but today is a generous day. My biggest beef with the book is that the characters swear near as much as they breathe. I really don't think it is all that necessary. The story itself is an interesting idea. What if you went through some tragic, usually fatal, accident and wound up with a "super" power. Now what would you do since it came on all sudden like? Especially, if you are a sixteen year old and have a penchant for trouble. Well,...more
This book is about this girl named Jessica. She is always getting in trouble cause of her violence towards the football team; whenever they say something bad about her slightly heavy friend Ruth, she would beat them up even though they're twice her size. She didn't mind detention since her crush, a senior guy named Rob was also there. One day, Ruth wanted to walk home from school so Jessica went with her. In the middle of walking home, Jessica and Ruth got stuck in a storm and Jessica got struck...more
I liked this. I wasn't sure I would - I'm a big fan of Meg Cabot's Mediator series and wasn't sure if this series would be as good.
I realised when reading this that the main characters in the Mediator series and this one are very similar. There's a Mary Sue-ish quality about both of them, and while it was endearing when reading the Mediator series, the second time around it just felt old and tired. Jess was an okay main character, and I did like her, just felt a little too much like Suze for my...more
I realised when reading this that the main characters in the Mediator series and this one are very similar. There's a Mary Sue-ish quality about both of them, and while it was endearing when reading the Mediator series, the second time around it just felt old and tired. Jess was an okay main character, and I did like her, just felt a little too much like Suze for my...more
When Lightening Strikes, by Meg Cabot, is one of my other favorite books known to man. It's an 8 point AR test and is a simple thrill. Reading each page was a freaking turn. Though, I do have to admit, that when I first picked it up, I thought I wasn't going to like it. But now, after I finished the entire series of 1-800-WhereAreYou I want to read them all over again and again until I can't anymore. Or at least until I find another fabulous series that makes me smile and laugh, yell at the book...more
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Jess Mastriani is a tomboy. At least, that's what her father says. She can't help that she likes to punch people who make fun of her best friend Ruth or who slip in snide comments about her older, schizophrenic brother. Her fists do tend to land her in detention a little more often than she'd like, but on the other hand, one benefit is that she does get to see Rob, a motorcycle-riding certified bad boy. On top of all this, she is struck by lightning and wakes up knowing where t...more
Jess Mastriani is a tomboy. At least, that's what her father says. She can't help that she likes to punch people who make fun of her best friend Ruth or who slip in snide comments about her older, schizophrenic brother. Her fists do tend to land her in detention a little more often than she'd like, but on the other hand, one benefit is that she does get to see Rob, a motorcycle-riding certified bad boy. On top of all this, she is struck by lightning and wakes up knowing where t...more
I know, I know. What the hell is this book doing in my favourites? Well, I read a lot, a lot of Meg Cabot when I was young-er. This book was what got me hooked. I don't know why. It's nothing extraordinary. Jess can be a pain in the ass. BUT BUT, she was the girl who was into Harleys and wanted the bad-boy's watch for herself. She was the girl who wore her brother's boxer shorts while working at camp and was called a lesbian for it. She got into fistfights and I love her wit and I love her for b...more
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Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more
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Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more
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