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Asking for Trouble (London Confidential #1)
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Sandra Byrd (Goodreads Author)
When her family moves to London, 15-year-old Savvy Smith has to make her way in a new school and a new country. She just knows the school newspaper is the right place for her, but she doesn't have the required experience, and the cute editor-in-chief is not looking to train anyone. She has to come up with a way to prove herself and nab the one available position on the new...more
Mass Market Paperback, 266 pages
Published
April 1st 2010
by Tyndale
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This adorable series was quick and fun to read. Savvy is the type of teen girl that I hope to be like. She is spunky, funny, and she never gives up. Savvy is a great role model for other girls to follow and I could relate to her.
There is plenty of London-speak in these books, and I could tell that Sandra Byrd had done her homework. The setting is so different from the United States, and I liked reading about Savvy’s school.
The plot moves nicely from one book to the other as Savvy a...more
This adorable series was quick and fun to read. Savvy is the type of teen girl that I hope to be like. She is spunky, funny, and she never gives up. Savvy is a great role model for other girls to follow and I could relate to her.
There is plenty of London-speak in these books, and I could tell that Sandra Byrd had done her homework. The setting is so different from the United States, and I liked reading about Savvy’s school.
The plot moves nicely from one book to the other as Savvy a...more
Title: ASKING FOR TROUBLE
Author: Sandra Byrd
Publisher: Tyndale
March 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4143-2597-2
Genre: Inspirational/young adult
Fifteen year old Savvy Smith has relocated to London with her family and is now attending a new school. She longs for a place to fit in, but the school is very group-oriented, and if you aren’t a member of something then no one wants you. Savvy tries gymnastics, science club, art, and other things with humorous results, but the o...more
Author: Sandra Byrd
Publisher: Tyndale
March 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4143-2597-2
Genre: Inspirational/young adult
Fifteen year old Savvy Smith has relocated to London with her family and is now attending a new school. She longs for a place to fit in, but the school is very group-oriented, and if you aren’t a member of something then no one wants you. Savvy tries gymnastics, science club, art, and other things with humorous results, but the o...more
Review by Jill Williamson
Savvy Smith and her family recently moved to England to live. Savvy misses her best friend from Seattle. She's trying to make new friends in London, but it seems no one has room for a new friend in their life, especially a weird American.
An opportunity arises for Savvy to work at the school newspaper. She has always wanted to be a journalist and she hopes this might be a way to make some friends. She applies for the position, but her lack of expe...more
Savvy Smith and her family recently moved to England to live. Savvy misses her best friend from Seattle. She's trying to make new friends in London, but it seems no one has room for a new friend in their life, especially a weird American.
An opportunity arises for Savvy to work at the school newspaper. She has always wanted to be a journalist and she hopes this might be a way to make some friends. She applies for the position, but her lack of expe...more
BOOK OVERVIEW:
When her family moves to London, 15-year-old Savvy Smith has to make her way in a new school and a new country. She just knows the school newspaper is the right place for her, but she doesn’t have the required experience, and the cute editor-in-chief is not looking to train anyone. She has to come up with a way to prove herself and nab the one available position on the newspaper staff at Wexburg Academy.
London Confidential is a new series where British fashion, fr...more
When her family moves to London, 15-year-old Savvy Smith has to make her way in a new school and a new country. She just knows the school newspaper is the right place for her, but she doesn’t have the required experience, and the cute editor-in-chief is not looking to train anyone. She has to come up with a way to prove herself and nab the one available position on the newspaper staff at Wexburg Academy.
London Confidential is a new series where British fashion, fr...more
Ever wonder what it would be like as a teen if your family moved to Great Britain? Sandra Byrd, the author of the 4-book London Confidential series, takes the reader on such a venture in her newest tween/teen novels. Asking for Trouble and its sequel, Through Thick & Thin introduce 15-year-old Savannah Smith (Savvy for short) from Seattle, Washington whose family relocates “across the pond.”
Amidst adjusting, Savvy has a heart to please God, which makes these stories genuine page-turn...more
Amidst adjusting, Savvy has a heart to please God, which makes these stories genuine page-turn...more
The story starts with a teenage girl age fifteen, Savanna (Savvy) to her school friends.
Her dad had decided to move the family from Seattle to London so they would have some adventure.
It is hard enough for a teen in her own school, but, to move out of the country and have to learn a new set of ways, then that is terrible. Savvy wants to be a reporter and was going to be in Seattle when she entered ninth grade but in a new country everything was so different.
They ha...more
Her dad had decided to move the family from Seattle to London so they would have some adventure.
It is hard enough for a teen in her own school, but, to move out of the country and have to learn a new set of ways, then that is terrible. Savvy wants to be a reporter and was going to be in Seattle when she entered ninth grade but in a new country everything was so different.
They ha...more
I don’t usually read YA, but I was pleasantly surprised with ASKING FOR TROUBLE.
Savvy Smith has just moved to London with her family and feels totally out of place. Vying for a spot on the school newspaper, she finally lands it- as the delivery person. Will she get the column she craves and a place with friends?
What I enjoyed about this book, was it doesn’t have the typical teen talk that just makes them sound like “cool” is the only word in their vocabulary. Savvy is a sensitive per...more
Savvy Smith has just moved to London with her family and feels totally out of place. Vying for a spot on the school newspaper, she finally lands it- as the delivery person. Will she get the column she craves and a place with friends?
What I enjoyed about this book, was it doesn’t have the typical teen talk that just makes them sound like “cool” is the only word in their vocabulary. Savvy is a sensitive per...more
This was a really cute story of Savannah (Savvy) trying to find her place in not just a new school but on a new continent. Her dad has gotten a new job and it is a hard adjustment for the whole family.
The story is told through Savvy’s POV. I like how Sandra Byrd was able to incorporate good life lessons for the readers through the things that Savvy went through and the scripture that Savvy used.
The characters are pretty likeable. It was cool to see some of the words that they real...more
The story is told through Savvy’s POV. I like how Sandra Byrd was able to incorporate good life lessons for the readers through the things that Savvy went through and the scripture that Savvy used.
The characters are pretty likeable. It was cool to see some of the words that they real...more
This is an adorable book about 15-year-old Savvy Smith whose family has moved to a village outside of London during her high school years where they all pretty much have to start over. The book shows that starting over isn't easy, whether it's for Savvy, her mom, her little sister or even for her dad. It's very entertaining and I love Savvy's outlook on things. She never gets too down and in her times of deepest need she turns to the Bible and to God in a very realistic way.
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An absolutely great start to an adorable new series for young teenagers, especially those girls who may have moved to a new place and they're struggling to fit in somewhere. This book is well written in the style of a teenage girl's point-of-view of trying to fit in, not only in a new school, but also a whole new country, when her family moves from Seattle, Washington to England.
The message of always relying on God and doing what's right, especially about telling l...more
The message of always relying on God and doing what's right, especially about telling l...more
Savvy is the typical teenager -- except she just started a new school -- in a new city -- in a new country. As hard as she's trying to fit it, she can't find a club that is the right fit for her. Art doesn't work. Gymnastics doesn't work. Science Club? Well, she shattered her beaker! She decides to give the school paper a try, but try as she might they just won't let her write a column, but Savvy is, well, savy and doesn't give up. She WILL find a way. Not only does she want to be a jour...more
In my teen years I read lots of Sweet Valley High books. I don't think there's anything wrong with them, but I do wish I had known of books like these! I would have gotten so much more out of them, along with just having fun reading. I would have been more encouraged to read of other teen girls praying and studying their Bible. I did have encouragement in other ways, but my reading material could have been better.
Asking for Trouble is definitely geared towards teen/tween readers, but...more
Asking for Trouble is definitely geared towards teen/tween readers, but...more
This was a fun book that was well written and was an easy read. I wouldn't hesitate to suggest it for a friend with a young girl. The main character was believable and the story was *redeeming* without being preachy. I liked that she learned her lessons through her own strength of character and choices rather than them being forced on her or taught to her by someone else.
I want to thank Tyndale for my review copy of this book. It did not influence my review and I plan to donate it to...more
I want to thank Tyndale for my review copy of this book. It did not influence my review and I plan to donate it to...more
Sandra Byrd's Asking for Trouble, is a refreshing look at teenage life from the viewpoint of 15-year-old Savannah Smith.
Savvy (as she is known by friends and family) has just moved from Seattle to London with her parents and little sister. She is attending the prestigious Wexburg Academy and is feeling very much like the outsider. When the opportunity arises for Savvy to become a reporter for the school newspaper, she jumps at the chance. However, she encounters some problems alon...more
Savvy (as she is known by friends and family) has just moved from Seattle to London with her parents and little sister. She is attending the prestigious Wexburg Academy and is feeling very much like the outsider. When the opportunity arises for Savvy to become a reporter for the school newspaper, she jumps at the chance. However, she encounters some problems alon...more
I’m a teenager living in the real world. Some days are good, some days I just don’t talk about, and sometimes hilarious things happen to me. ‘Asking for Trouble’ is my favorite kind of book; a slice of what COULD be my life. Sandra’s writing keeps me curious, laughing, and thinking about the choices I make every day.
Not bad for a teen book - but it was interesting to me that the character moved to London and yet all those she met retained the American spelling of words... they threw in idioms that were enjoyable but if you want to see an American author truly do a magnificent job of capturing all things English, read Elizabeth George.
This is a great story for girls, aged around 12. It was easy to read, and had great values in it. I also really enjoyed the publishing/writing aspect of it.
I HIGHLY suggest, if you have a young girl or girls, you get them this book. They will love it too!
I HIGHLY suggest, if you have a young girl or girls, you get them this book. They will love it too!
I love this book I am reading number 3 right know they are sooooo good
It was really good, I'm glad we had it for book club!
Fun book for Christian YA or even really middle grade
This was a super cute book.
It was a fun chick-lit, and a easy read.
Humorous and interesting.
Sandra Byrd added some very thought provoking things.
I cant wait to read the second book in the series!
It was a fun chick-lit, and a easy read.
Humorous and interesting.
Sandra Byrd added some very thought provoking things.
I cant wait to read the second book in the series!
This book is great, I'm so glad it was are book club book.
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Best-selling author Sandra Byrd has published nearly three dozen fiction and nonfiction books including her new Tudor-set series, Ladies in Waiting. Book 1, To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn launched in 2011. Book 2, The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr will debut in June, 2012.
Her other titles include the French Twist series, which includes the Christy finalist Let Them Eat C...more
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