What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know
by Sonya Sones
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Read in May, 2008
Sonya Sones is charming. Her writing, in free-style verse, is every bit witty and humorous as the other reviewers have proclaimed her to be. I’m on a verse roll these days, kind of, and I’m looking forward to other authors who are trying out this style. Except Ellen Hopkins—I’m not much a fan of reading about druggies and pregnant women, but I might pick up that book some day.
I realize that books about love/romance have always been hot, but I hate it when an entire book is devoted t...more
I realize that books about love/romance have always been hot, but I hate it when an entire book is devoted t...more
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Read in November, 2007
Plot: Robin is a complete dork. People even use his last name, Murphy, as a pun. Most of his peers treat him rather badly, but he somehow manages to attract Sophie Stein, who is smart, popular and pretty. When people start to make fun of Sophie and her friends abandon her, Robin starts to feel horrible and he thinks that dumping Sophie will save her the humiliation and suffering that he's gone through in his life. It seems that getting the girl of his dreams is just the beginning of his real pro...more
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recommends it for:
those who wish to be pleasantly surprised
This is the sequal to What My Mother Doesn't Know. What I love most about these two books is that they're entirely written in poetry. What I love most about What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know is that it surprised me by having way more to it than what I expected or what the title would lead you to suspect. Basically, the star (and narrator/writer of the poems) of WMMDK, Sophie, is... well, not shallow, but not deep- if that makes any sense. In WMMDK she comes off as not having a lot too her. ...more
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Reviewed by Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com
Sonya Sones, well-known for her novels in verse, has written a sequel to WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW. The sequel continues to follow the unlikely relationship between Robin and Sophie.
Robin Murphy is still amazed that the beautiful and popular Sophie Stein is actually his girlfriend. They are getting closer by the minute. Their great conversations are turning into some equally great make-out sessions, and Robin's...more
Sonya Sones, well-known for her novels in verse, has written a sequel to WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW. The sequel continues to follow the unlikely relationship between Robin and Sophie.
Robin Murphy is still amazed that the beautiful and popular Sophie Stein is actually his girlfriend. They are getting closer by the minute. Their great conversations are turning into some equally great make-out sessions, and Robin's...more
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
teens or anyone who's ever been a teen
Sequel to What My Mother Doesn't Know.
The story that began with Sophie finally finding the right guy continues here, from the guy's perspective. Robin Murphy has been picked on for as long as he can remember. In fact, calling someone a Murphy is the supreme insult at school. Though he is funny and smart and an extremely talented artist, that's not how people see him.
Sophie's friends are appalled when she starts to date Robin and they all turn their backs on her. At first, Sophie does...more
The story that began with Sophie finally finding the right guy continues here, from the guy's perspective. Robin Murphy has been picked on for as long as he can remember. In fact, calling someone a Murphy is the supreme insult at school. Though he is funny and smart and an extremely talented artist, that's not how people see him.
Sophie's friends are appalled when she starts to date Robin and they all turn their backs on her. At first, Sophie does...more
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Read in February, 2008
Told from the point of view of Robin, this book was every bit as engaging as its predecessor, "What My Mother Doesn't Know." Like 'Mother,' I read this book in one night because I did not want to put it down until I found out what happened.
It's both funny and terribly sad at times, and perfectly captures how difficult adolescence is. Even though Robin and Sophie were happy in their own 'outlaw' world, the reader acutely felt Robin's pain as the outcast of his school. It was a ha...more
It's both funny and terribly sad at times, and perfectly captures how difficult adolescence is. Even though Robin and Sophie were happy in their own 'outlaw' world, the reader acutely felt Robin's pain as the outcast of his school. It was a ha...more
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Read in July, 2007
recommends it for:
people who like a good first love or teen dating story
Note: If you've read Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, ask yourself-- what would have happened if Peter Hoten had dated Josie Cormier? And then read What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know.
This book tells Robin's side of the relationship with Sophie from What My Mother Doesn't Know. Robin has always been the kid everyone picks on, his last name is routinely used as an insult, and has certainly never had a girlfriend. All of a sudden he is dating Sopie, one of the pretty girls in school. Unfo...more
This book tells Robin's side of the relationship with Sophie from What My Mother Doesn't Know. Robin has always been the kid everyone picks on, his last name is routinely used as an insult, and has certainly never had a girlfriend. All of a sudden he is dating Sopie, one of the pretty girls in school. Unfo...more
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Read in March, 2008
Sonya Sones is one of my favorite authors! Her books are fabulous to read. What my girlfriend don't know is about a guy, Robin who's teased by everybody in his high school and all of a sudden a girl who used to be popular jumped into his world. And she obviously becomes his girlfriend. But since he's good at art, he got recommended to go to a collage drawing class where he draws from real life. During his collage class, Robin becomes one of the most popular people there and soon, there's a girl ...more
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Read in October, 2007
This book is awesome! I loved it! I like how it was from the point of view of Robin and the continuation of the story of 'What my mother doesn't know" I like Robin he seems like a cool guy even though the kids at school see him as a real nerd (they should get a life and grow up). He is a funny guy and the book makes me want to see what he really looks like in person (even though he doesn't exist). It makes you think about all of the geeks that you have seen teased and wonder what it would o...more
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Read in December, 2007
This book is about what all kids what from the world, being accepted. The main character Robin is a teenage boy who is the laughing stock of his school. Soon after he gets the girl of his dreams and also she is the popular girl too. This is a shock to everyone and yet they stick it out together. Robin finds his acceptance in an older group of kids that go to college. He meets them because he gets invited to a college art class in Harvard. HIs girlfriend Sophie and him go through some hard times ...more
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Read in January, 2008
Okay, we're back with Sophie and Robin. I admit that I had to re-read What My Mother Doesn't Know and I don't regret it for a single moment. This book is from Robin's point of view and written in the same short poem style and with as much poignancy, maybe even more since you see how tortured it was to be Robin and how cruel high school can be. I think that almost everyone in high school had their own 'Murphy' to remember. I asked my husband and it took him less than a minute to remember his....more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
high schoolers who like romance and/or verse novels.
Popular freshman Sophie Stein commits “social suicide” when she follows her heart and starts dating artistic outcast Robin Murphy. This sequel to “What My Mother Doesn’t Know” is told in poems from Robin’s point of view and picks up right where the last book left off. There are plenty of funny moments and just as many sad ones as we witness the two struggling to keep their love for each other while the entire school turns against them. As Sophie deals with her lost friends and popula...more
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Read in May, 2008
this book is the continue of what my mother doesn't know it about the boy his name is robin and he like the girl named sophie but sophie was really popular and he wasn't but she dates him and they become the laughing stock of the school but they don't really care but jump ahead robin meet this girl she likes him and he likes her but robin is dateing someone and she's not but he starts makeing out with her and sophie catchs him makeing out with her and he walks up to her and she slaps him really...more
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Read in January, 2008
The 1st book (What My Mother Doesn't Know) was much much better. It was from the girl Sophie's point of view, and she seemed older, but in the 2nd book it was from the boy Robin's point of view and the author mentions a few times they're supposed to be 14, which really doesn't click well with me.. in the 1st book I imagined them as seniors, ready to graduate. I read the 1st book in the 7th grade, and I'm just now reading the sequel, because it's fairly new.
It's written in poems (not complicate...more
It's written in poems (not complicate...more
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Read in January, 2008
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I read this book immediately after finishing "What My Mother Doesn't Know" and again, didn't stop until I had finished. Sonya Sones has again captured the emotion and angst of being a teenager in high school - and an outcast, at that.
This book is written from Robin's perspective, and we see his relationship with Sophie (and others) evolve. But we also see Sophie's relationships with her friends deteriorate, as they dump her because of her ties to Robin.
High school can suck. But...more
This book is written from Robin's perspective, and we see his relationship with Sophie (and others) evolve. But we also see Sophie's relationships with her friends deteriorate, as they dump her because of her ties to Robin.
High school can suck. But...more
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Read in September, 2007
I really liked this book, it is the sequel to What my Mother Doesn't Know. I think it is really interesting because it is written from a boys point of view where as the 1st book is written from the girls point of view, but its cool because they are in the same story. This book is sort of an easy read though since it is written in sort of diary/poetry form so its sort of a breeze, but its really comical and at the same time sad. Overall, i really enjoyed reading the book, and im hoping tha...more
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Read in July, 2007
UPDATE: YEAH..... It was definitely written from a teenaged boy's perspective.... Goodness... Boys DO think about sex a lot, don't they?? I really liked the plot, and I thought it was really interesting to see Robin's side of the story... And him finally fitting in a little bit. And Sophie's friends coming around. He's SUCH a weirdo though... Hahaha.... :)
June 5, 2007
This book is apparently written in Robin's POV! What will he have to say about Sophie?
June 5, 2007
This book is apparently written in Robin's POV! What will he have to say about Sophie?
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
Teenagers and any adults who remember that teen angst.
I didn't expect to like the use of free verse poems as a narrative device, but I warmed to it very quickly. At the end of each poem there is a note of suspense which propels the reader to the next poem, and the next, and the next.... The story moves very quickly, and brilliantly captures a brief period in the life of a very outcast teenager. This is an honestly told, fun to read story. I'd really like to know what happens next to the characters.
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
anyone who likes verse novels
Not horribly laugh-out-loud funny, but very humorous, honest, and realistic. I great companion to WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW (which I don't remember that well, but know that I really liked), and Sones does a believable job with the male POV. I stayed up slightly too late reading this, so luckily it's a quick read. An interesting look at art classes with models (which was also a topic in the 4th Traveling Pants book last year).
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
young adults
This book was excellent!! It was a tale of a young boy who is the greeky boy of the school who meets and later falls in love with popular beautiful sophie. The two meet over a school holiday and fall in love. The story is about them battleing through harsh high schoolers and rude remarks. They finally realize that the only thing they need to be happy is each other. This is one of my favorite books
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