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The Julian Game
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Adele Griffin (Goodreads Author)
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All new girl Raye Archer wants is a way into the in crowd, so when ice-queen Ella Parker picks her to get back at her ex, the gorgeous Julian Kilgarry, Raye is more than game. Even if it means creating a fake Facebook identity so she can learn enough about Julian to sabotage him. It's a fun and dangerous...more
All new girl Raye Archer wants is a way into the in crowd, so when ice-queen Ella Parker picks her to get back at her ex, the gorgeous Julian Kilgarry, Raye is more than game. Even if it means creating a fake Facebook identity so she can learn enough about Julian to sabotage him. It's a fun and dangerous...more
Hardcover, 200 pages
Published
August 26th 2010
by Putnam Juvenile
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My first social networking/cyberbullying YA read. Internet here is used as a tool to fake personas, to flirt, to execute revenge and to bully. I felt quite old reading it. Clearly I don't get out much internet-wise as I have never been obsessed enough about someone to create a fake Facebook account just to become that someone's "friend" to follow his/her updates. But apparently that's what (young) people do?
Strangely enough, for a book which is mostly about bullying, The Julian Game is a lot lik...more
Strangely enough, for a book which is mostly about bullying, The Julian Game is a lot lik...more
Raye Archer is trying to be popular after transferring to an all-girl school full of already formed relationships. They have all been going to the same school together since...forever. Raye finds a friend in Natalya a fellow outcast of the school. Together they create a fake profile on facebook for a girl they deem Elizabeth. Elizabeth sits dormant for awhile, after that initial development, but when one of the popular girls, Ella, seeks revenge Elizabeth might be just what she needs. Elizabeth...more
In The Julian Game, a Facebook prank turns into a campaign of online bullying at an all girl's prep school on the Main Line of Philadelphia. I received an ARC of this book, and before I could read it, my 13 year old daughter disappeared with it -- drawn by the fascinating cover. Luckily, it didn't take long to get it back: she finished it in a single afternoon, completely unable to put it down. As a new Facebook user herself, she was sucked into the subject matter and hopefully came away from th...more
I didn't really know what to expect of this one going in. I just was up for something a bit different from my norm. I liked Raye for the most part until I thought she was blowing off her true BFF just to gain a spot at popularity but I sort of could see where her mind was at even though I felt she should have invited her friend Nat along for the ride or at least let her make her own mind up over whether she wanted to or not.
Ella I couldn't stand from the start! I have known a good many Ella's in...more
Ella I couldn't stand from the start! I have known a good many Ella's in...more
Hm...I don't really know how I feel about this book, I think it was a pretty generic plot, I mean it had everything that you need in a book, but it lacked an original plot. It was definitely an interesting stor, but it did nothing for me in terms of plot. The characters were extremely cliche that I felt I was watching a disney channel movie!!! Everything was very predictable, right down to the characters personalities, to the ending of the story. I mean by the middle of the story, I just new wha...more
I think it is safe to say that high school is tough and that nobody makes it out unscathed. The same thing goes for The Julian Game by Adele Griffin. We meet Raye who is your stereotypical good girl. She is the recipient of a full scholarship, gets all A’s in her courses, prefers to spend her time studying and tries to remain invisible. But just as we all long to be accepted, so does Raye and she creates a fake profile on Facebook so that she can have some contact with the popular kids even if i...more
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This was actually the first book I've read that dealt with the very real situation of fake cyber identities, and how people, and not just teenagers but everyone, uses them.The amazing thing about this book is how very straight to the point it was, which was great I needed a to-the-point book. Raye wants to be popular and liked while at the same time talk to a boy she'd never talk to in real life. When the reason Raye ends up talking to him is to be friends with his uber-popular ex...well things...more
The Julian Game by Adele Griffin is a novel that realistically portrays just how easy it is for bullying to occur in schools today. With the popularity of social networking sites, the truth can be manipulated without any difficulty and the effects can be widespread. Griffin also does a good job with Raye’s reaction because although she hates reading the vicious things said about her, she can’t seem to stop herself from seeing what other people are saying. The ending too was appropriate, and I li...more
Entertaining and realistic, The Julian Game has some intense characters, lip quirking events, and a certain stunning depth. While perhaps not every high school would go through things like in The Julian Game, some would. The Julian Game is a striking portrayal of how swept up in the online world we can become lately, and how much damage something innocent can wreak.
Raye is a great character, someone who flies pretty under the radar at first with hints of social leperness but isn't all out tormen...more
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Raye is an outsider in a world of insiders and cliques. A scholarship student at a well-respected, very expensive, all-girls school, Raye is a late enrollee and completely out of the loop. Her one friend, Natalya, is an outsider by choice, and the only person Raye trusts.
One evening, the two of them create Elizabeth Lavenzck, a profile on a social networking site like Facebook or MySpace. Their creation is an exchange student from Poland who is exotic, sa...more
Raye is an outsider in a world of insiders and cliques. A scholarship student at a well-respected, very expensive, all-girls school, Raye is a late enrollee and completely out of the loop. Her one friend, Natalya, is an outsider by choice, and the only person Raye trusts.
One evening, the two of them create Elizabeth Lavenzck, a profile on a social networking site like Facebook or MySpace. Their creation is an exchange student from Poland who is exotic, sa...more
Raye Archer is new at her high school, and even though she has a close friend, she’d like to fit in with more people. So when the opportunity comes up for her to tutor Ella Parker, leader of the mean girl popular group, she grabs it. But Ella’s not all that interested in learning to speak Chinese, so when the tutoring sessions turn to other talk, Raye finds herself offering to help Ella get back at her ex-boyfriend Julian by using a fake online personality.
Their scheme works better than Raye exp...more
Their scheme works better than Raye exp...more
In this age of technology we live in it seems that being bullied and being a bully is a lot easier then it use to be. I would say back when I was young, but that was 7 years ago. (I graduated high school in 2004) so it doesn't seem to bad. Still I think that was when Myspace and a few others started popping up giving bullies a new world/way to hurt those they targeted. In reading this book it gave me a different perspective on Facebook. How it can be used to hurt others because like in the story...more
This book really goes to show that you should really be careful on the internet. There have been enough stories of cyber-bullying going around that I actually surprised myself by not realizing what was going to happen in this book.
Raye isn’t a nerd, just someone who is intelligent and works really hard for her grades. She’s composed, but is easily sucked up in all the drama. Ella is the girl that will do anything to get what she wants. Julian is the hottie that catches almost every girl’s heart....more
Raye isn’t a nerd, just someone who is intelligent and works really hard for her grades. She’s composed, but is easily sucked up in all the drama. Ella is the girl that will do anything to get what she wants. Julian is the hottie that catches almost every girl’s heart....more
I love the cover of this book. I will admit that the cover is why I picked it up in the first place. The electric blue hair, the gorgeous green gloves, the mysteriousness of the eyes being covered. I love everything about it. But did the book live up to the awesomness of it's cover? Eh...a little. I thought the book was good. It was a quick, easy read. But it wasn't anything extraordinary. It is good for raising awareness about cyber-bullying. In the book, Raye and her friend, who are students a...more
The Julian Game had the potetial to be good. Adele Griffin is a good author and one I usually like, so I was surprised with how bad this one was. There was a major hole in the plot and I thought that Griffin's attitidue toward cyber-bullying was shockingly cavalier considering what a big issue it is and how it's resulted in suicide recently.
The novel began well. Raye, a likable protaganist is the narrator of the story. She is a scholarship student at Fulton Prep, an elite private girls' school....more
The novel began well. Raye, a likable protaganist is the narrator of the story. She is a scholarship student at Fulton Prep, an elite private girls' school....more
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I have been eager to pick up another one of Adele Griffin's *many* novels since reading "Tighter" (which was pretty amazing!). I'd heard good things about this one. Again, I really loved Adele's addictive, fast-paced, keeps-you-reading writing. It was another fairly short book at 200 pages and if it weren't for the necessity to get up early the next day I would've probably stayed up reading it all the way through like I did with Tighter. While a di...more
I have been eager to pick up another one of Adele Griffin's *many* novels since reading "Tighter" (which was pretty amazing!). I'd heard good things about this one. Again, I really loved Adele's addictive, fast-paced, keeps-you-reading writing. It was another fairly short book at 200 pages and if it weren't for the necessity to get up early the next day I would've probably stayed up reading it all the way through like I did with Tighter. While a di...more
...This book was on my monthly wish list from this month and I was lucky enough to nab one from the author (thanks Adele!) and I was so excited to read it. It took me no time at all to read this book because it was one of those fast reads.
I'm all about the happy ending and I was happy that in this case, the book ended the way it was supposed to end. I'm really glad to have grown up in the town that I grew up and for having gone to the high school that I went to because the people in my town were...more
I'm all about the happy ending and I was happy that in this case, the book ended the way it was supposed to end. I'm really glad to have grown up in the town that I grew up and for having gone to the high school that I went to because the people in my town were...more
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Raye falls hard for Julian Kilgarry. Online, he seems to be her perfect match. In the beginning, the spark between them charges strongly, giving Raye the impression that she and Julian hit it off. As Ella’s rage escalates, Julian starts to become a stranger to Raye. The element of openness and trust were thoroughly investigated with chat moments and real-life interaction. The issue of online-self and real-self was considered with the level of openness and trueness of a...more
Raye falls hard for Julian Kilgarry. Online, he seems to be her perfect match. In the beginning, the spark between them charges strongly, giving Raye the impression that she and Julian hit it off. As Ella’s rage escalates, Julian starts to become a stranger to Raye. The element of openness and trust were thoroughly investigated with chat moments and real-life interaction. The issue of online-self and real-self was considered with the level of openness and trueness of a...more
Raye Archer is a scholarship student at a prestigious all-girls school. Being an outsider isn't horrible; she does have her super dorky best friend Natalya and at least she's topping everyone in grades. But when super popular all-around mean girl Ella Parker shows an interest in her, Raye jumps at the chance to get into the "in" crowd. These girls have been together since elementary school, so Ella is her only way to crack into the social elite. So what if she has questionable motives and really...more
Why I read this: I really loved the cover... yeah I know... that really is my only reason.
Plot: Quite an interesting plot - what it involved was a group of cruel popular girls and a new girl who couldn't help but like the attention of their cruel leader even if it meant stooping to an interesting level of evilness. I felt like the plot was really about finding who you really are and really aren't - trying on different personalities to see if they fit. And revenge.. of course.
Characters: Raye is...more
Plot: Quite an interesting plot - what it involved was a group of cruel popular girls and a new girl who couldn't help but like the attention of their cruel leader even if it meant stooping to an interesting level of evilness. I felt like the plot was really about finding who you really are and really aren't - trying on different personalities to see if they fit. And revenge.. of course.
Characters: Raye is...more
This is the first book I've read where facebook really played a part. It's surprising on a way considering how facebook obsessed I can be, but it's also a sign of how quickly our world has changed with social media that contemporary books haven't quite caught in. In the story Raye decides to create a fake facebook account for fun at first, but then is lead into trying to take revenge on Julian one of the hottest boys in town.
Honestly reading this made me glad that I'm not in high school today. P...more
Honestly reading this made me glad that I'm not in high school today. P...more
Cool cover, right? Raye is playing dress up, creating a fake Facebook profile of a cool girl that all boys would want to befriend. Raye falls under the a popular girl's spell for awhile--doing some deeds she isn't proud of, and eventually stepping away from the evil pretty girl. But that's hard to do when you're dealing with a girl who likes revenge. Raye is cyberbullied--big time, but she doesn't go to the authorities. Instead, she sits back and tries to hide from her problems. Eventually she a...more
The Julian Game was nothing what I expected it to be like, but I still thought it was absolutely fantastic. It’s realistic and entertaining and in the end, you’re hit with a lesson on internet privacy that you won’t even see coming. Entertaining, enthralling and informative all the same time!
Raye starts out as a pushover, seeking attention and acceptance from her school’s coldest yet popular girl, Ella. But as the charade of pretending to be a sexy, blue-haired foreign girl grew, so did Raye’s b...more
Raye starts out as a pushover, seeking attention and acceptance from her school’s coldest yet popular girl, Ella. But as the charade of pretending to be a sexy, blue-haired foreign girl grew, so did Raye’s b...more
I am sorry for the low rating, but this book just didn't follow through for me on what it promised.
The whole Facebook thing didn't last very long and the characters were just meh....Julian feel flat to me w/ no emotions. And the bullying that went on in here was middle school stuff (well, maybe not nowadays)...but it was just basically name calling.
I felt as if there was no depth to this story. There was very little drama and everthing happened so quickly. There was no time spent to build a clim...more
The whole Facebook thing didn't last very long and the characters were just meh....Julian feel flat to me w/ no emotions. And the bullying that went on in here was middle school stuff (well, maybe not nowadays)...but it was just basically name calling.
I felt as if there was no depth to this story. There was very little drama and everthing happened so quickly. There was no time spent to build a clim...more
First of all I would like to thank goodreads who I won this book from. Go check them out at goodreads.com if you aren't familiar with them.
Wow, Ella is one mean biotch! This book felt authentic to me. With a son who's about to head to high school, it felt frighteningly authentic. Being a teenager is rough enough, but trying to escape the clutches of the cruel Ella (get it, like Cruella - okay nevermind) is downright scary.
I'm not sure what I want to say addressing the fact that Ella has Obsessi...more
Wow, Ella is one mean biotch! This book felt authentic to me. With a son who's about to head to high school, it felt frighteningly authentic. Being a teenager is rough enough, but trying to escape the clutches of the cruel Ella (get it, like Cruella - okay nevermind) is downright scary.
I'm not sure what I want to say addressing the fact that Ella has Obsessi...more
When I first saw this book I wasn't quite sure about it, I liked the description, but when I read it, it wasn't what I thought it was going to be. I kind of assumed that Raye and Julian were like madly in love, when all they did was make out, and it was mostly about who could be more stupid. The bullying part was interesting, but it was basically a whole 12 days of Raye freaking about what everyone was posting online about her, and the description makes it seem like Julian is a main character, a...more
The Julian Game was a light, fast-paced and amusing novel. Raye, was a mellow, book-smart girl who had a relatability factor. Her overall personality came across as someone sweet yet, yearning for acceptance from the popular cliques. While, her best friend Natalya, was the complete opposite. The realism behind her voice of opinion was respectable and on point. When Raye found times to give into temptation, Natalya pulled her back to reality, maybe not right away - but eventually. Ella, one of th...more
Sorry Adele, I really wanted to love your book after you signed it for me. I enjoyed the first of the book and had high hopes of something new and original taking place. But really the whole mean girl thing is so not fun, and so not original. In fact I really do not care for it at all. With all the bullying that goes on in our school, and kids actually resorting to suicide because of it, lets not give mean people any new ways to bully. And why is it always the rich people that are the mean ones....more
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