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The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball (THEBW #1)
by
Risa Green (Goodreads Author)
In a world where nothing is certain, a little magic couldn't hurt...right?
When Erin Channing's favorite aunt dies, Erin is bequeathed a pink crystal ball and a set of weird instructions. Granted, Aunt Kiki (aka Aunt Kooky) always lived "outside the box." But now Erin and her two best friends are convinced that the pink crystal ball holds the key to their future-or at least...more
When Erin Channing's favorite aunt dies, Erin is bequeathed a pink crystal ball and a set of weird instructions. Granted, Aunt Kiki (aka Aunt Kooky) always lived "outside the box." But now Erin and her two best friends are convinced that the pink crystal ball holds the key to their future-or at least...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
September 1st 2010
by Sourcebooks Fire
(first published August 5th 2010)
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I wish I had a pink crystal ball that granted wishes for me. Let’s see. I would wish for an endless supply of time to read books and I would like to stay a tween forever.
Snap! Back to reality.
This book is the cutest! I love stories like this that have some fantasy to them, but they are also told in a realistic way with relatable characters. Erin is a fantastic main character – she is smart, a good friend, and a typical teen. Her life is so normal that she considers it boring. See, I told...more
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Penso que todo livro, sem exeção, tem uma mensagem, uma moral da história, uma lição a ser aprendida.
Estou prestes a ouvir vocês falarem que eu estou viciada em YA contemporâneo, e estão certos, como devem ter percebido em The Karma Club sou grande fã do gênero, e talvez no momento em que me encontro (tenho 16 anos, e passo por boa parte do que é relatado nesses livros) esses livros tem ainda mais significado pra mim.
Me apaixonei por essa h...more
Penso que todo livro, sem exeção, tem uma mensagem, uma moral da história, uma lição a ser aprendida.
Estou prestes a ouvir vocês falarem que eu estou viciada em YA contemporâneo, e estão certos, como devem ter percebido em The Karma Club sou grande fã do gênero, e talvez no momento em que me encontro (tenho 16 anos, e passo por boa parte do que é relatado nesses livros) esses livros tem ainda mais significado pra mim.
Me apaixonei por essa h...more
The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball by Risa Green
Reviewed by Moirae the fates book reviews.
In a world where nothing is certain, a little magic couldn't hurt...right?
When Erin Channing's favorite aunt dies, Erin is bequeathed a pink crystal ball and a set of weird instructions. Granted, Aunt Kiki (aka Aunt Kooky) always lived "outside the box." But now Erin and her two best friends are convinced that the pink crystal ball holds the key to their future-or at least the key to getting dates....more
Reviewed by Moirae the fates book reviews.
In a world where nothing is certain, a little magic couldn't hurt...right?
When Erin Channing's favorite aunt dies, Erin is bequeathed a pink crystal ball and a set of weird instructions. Granted, Aunt Kiki (aka Aunt Kooky) always lived "outside the box." But now Erin and her two best friends are convinced that the pink crystal ball holds the key to their future-or at least the key to getting dates....more
Als das eher unscheinbare Mädchen Erin die Chance erhält, von der Schule aus nach Italien zu reisen, will sie diese unbedingt nutzen. Leider muss sie dafür zunächst ihre Lehrer von sich überzeugen, denn sie soll angeben, wieso ausgerechnet sie mit auf die Kunstreise soll.
Aber wie soll sie für sich werben, wenn sie außer ihrer Lernbereitschaft und ihrer Leidenschaft zu Kreuzworträtseln kaum etwas vorzuweisen hat?
Als ihre Tante durch einen Blitzschlag stirbt, vermacht sie ihrer Nichte eine Kristal...more
Aber wie soll sie für sich werben, wenn sie außer ihrer Lernbereitschaft und ihrer Leidenschaft zu Kreuzworträtseln kaum etwas vorzuweisen hat?
Als ihre Tante durch einen Blitzschlag stirbt, vermacht sie ihrer Nichte eine Kristal...more
Be careful what you wish for ... you may get it. Erin really wants to go on a class trip to Italy, but she doesn't know what to write about for her application essay. Only five students will be picked so it has to be a really good essay. She thinks that she is boring. She's talking about the trip with her two best friends, Lindsay and Samantha, while in another room, her mother gets a call telling her that her sister (Erin's Aunt Kiki) has died. Erin receives a pink crystal ball that had been he...more
Erin has one thing on her mind: writing the perfect essay that will earn her one of the spots in an all-expenses paid trip to Italy to study art. She’s got the highest GPA in her 10th grade class, but she also lives a rather normal, boring life. There’s nothing she can write about herself that will make her stand out. That is, until her aunt dies and leaves her a pink crystal ball. Erin and her friends believe it’s nothing more than a toy, until the things she asks it for start to come true.
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Erin Channing desperately wants to be one of the students in her high school who is chosen to study art in Italy over the summer and with her GPA she thinks she has a pretty good chance. Still, she’s trying to make sure she does nothing to jeopardize her chances of going. All of that changes, however, when her favorite Aunt, Kiki, dies and leaves her a pink crystal ball and a cryptic set of instructions. The crystal ball seems to be able to predict the future and soon the lives of Erin and her f...more
This book started out pretty boring. Then you read on. You get to the middle. It's still pretty boring but its a little more interesting too. Then at the end it goes back to being boring.
My main problem with the book was the characters. I didn't like Erin's character at all. She was all "I need to go on the Italy trip because I want to meet cute guys without my parents,". And she never stood up for Lindsay. Whenever Megan decided to be a dragon towards Lindsay, all Erin did was, "Come on Lindsa...more
My main problem with the book was the characters. I didn't like Erin's character at all. She was all "I need to go on the Italy trip because I want to meet cute guys without my parents,". And she never stood up for Lindsay. Whenever Megan decided to be a dragon towards Lindsay, all Erin did was, "Come on Lindsa...more
Erin's aunt dies mysteriously and leaves her an even more mysterious present. A pink crystal ball, with a cryptic set of instructions on how to use it. Erin is a very logic-based person, whereas her two best friends tend to be on the more faith side of things. When the ball manages to predict a few incidences though, Erin may just have to start believing in the power of the ball and what it can do for her and her friends.
This was a fun and enjoyable read about an interesting subject. Fortune tel...more
This was a fun and enjoyable read about an interesting subject. Fortune tel...more
This one was fun and cute, the cover delivered what it should have.
Erin the girl with the highest GPA in her the 10th grade, and some might see her as a bit boring. But she had her 2 best friends and she is happy, sort of. Because she really wants to go to Italy but she has to write this essay and nothing has ever happened to her. Until her aunt dies and leaves her a magical crystal ball, suddenly things start happening.
Of course these are teenage girls so what to they ask for. Bigger boobs, to...more
Erin the girl with the highest GPA in her the 10th grade, and some might see her as a bit boring. But she had her 2 best friends and she is happy, sort of. Because she really wants to go to Italy but she has to write this essay and nothing has ever happened to her. Until her aunt dies and leaves her a magical crystal ball, suddenly things start happening.
Of course these are teenage girls so what to they ask for. Bigger boobs, to...more
This was a really cute book! I liked it a lot!
I thought that it blended "paranormal" with typical teen fluff in the perfect mix. (I put the air-quotes around "paranormal" because you couldn't exactly call it that. But it deals with...magic...and stuff...) I think the main character was especially well thought out. I liked how she thought of herself as boring and "in the box". As a mostly creative person living in a solely creative family, we tend to call a lot of people "in the box" and it was i...more
I thought that it blended "paranormal" with typical teen fluff in the perfect mix. (I put the air-quotes around "paranormal" because you couldn't exactly call it that. But it deals with...magic...and stuff...) I think the main character was especially well thought out. I liked how she thought of herself as boring and "in the box". As a mostly creative person living in a solely creative family, we tend to call a lot of people "in the box" and it was i...more
My Rating: 4.5
The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball was an adorable and endearing novel. I was entertained thoroughly with a well-developed plot and individualized characters. Erin, and her best friend Samantha and Lindsay were a hilarious, versatile group of girls who embodied the real meaning of friendship. Through there ups and downs, at the end of the day they remained united. Erin, the main voice in the novel, became the recent holder of the pink crystal ball passed down from her late...more
The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball was an adorable and endearing novel. I was entertained thoroughly with a well-developed plot and individualized characters. Erin, and her best friend Samantha and Lindsay were a hilarious, versatile group of girls who embodied the real meaning of friendship. Through there ups and downs, at the end of the day they remained united. Erin, the main voice in the novel, became the recent holder of the pink crystal ball passed down from her late...more
I enjoyed reading about Erin's perfectly boring life going up in smokes. She was a great character - a studious and good student, has the highest GPA in her class, she has two BFF's that she is extremely tight with (Samantha and Lindsay), she doesn't have any drama going on in her life - so when the opportunity arises for five students to take a trip to Italy with their professor, she worries that her boring life will not inspire one of the winning essays that will win her her passage to Italy....more
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THEBW, of Toen Het Echt Bizar Werd, vertelt het verhaal van de zestienjarige Erin. Ze is een doodnormaal meisje dat eigenlijk nauwelijks wat meemaakt, totdat haar tante Kiki overlijdt en ze een roze kristallen bol van haar erft. In eerste instantie doen Erin en haar twee vriendinnen Lindsay en Samantha een beetje lacherig over die bol – hij lijkt immers regelrecht uit de speelgoedwinkel te komen – maar het duurt niet la...more
THEBW, of Toen Het Echt Bizar Werd, vertelt het verhaal van de zestienjarige Erin. Ze is een doodnormaal meisje dat eigenlijk nauwelijks wat meemaakt, totdat haar tante Kiki overlijdt en ze een roze kristallen bol van haar erft. In eerste instantie doen Erin en haar twee vriendinnen Lindsay en Samantha een beetje lacherig over die bol – hij lijkt immers regelrecht uit de speelgoedwinkel te komen – maar het duurt niet la...more
I will admit, I often judge a book by its cover. I am a very visual person - in fact, I have a college degree in Visual Design - so I tend to make some decisions about a book based on the graphics and colors used for the cover.
I don't always let this affect my opinion of a book, though. The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball is a very good example of this. I was interested in reading it because it seemed like a light, fun read - and it actually turned out to be a little more deep than that,...more
I don't always let this affect my opinion of a book, though. The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball is a very good example of this. I was interested in reading it because it seemed like a light, fun read - and it actually turned out to be a little more deep than that,...more
“The Secret Society Of The Pink Crystal Ball” is a fun, delightful book. Erin Channing, a 10th grade student, has the highest GPA in her class, thinks inside the box, feels she leads a boring life, and has two best friends, Lindsay and Samantha.
When Erin tries to write an essay to win a place to join a school trip to Italy, she despairs of finding a way to liven up her life – nothing ever happens to her. That is, nothing until her Aunt Kiki dies and leaves her a pink crystal ball. Not understan...more
When Erin tries to write an essay to win a place to join a school trip to Italy, she despairs of finding a way to liven up her life – nothing ever happens to her. That is, nothing until her Aunt Kiki dies and leaves her a pink crystal ball. Not understan...more
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Het is een feit; als je op zoek bent naar een pageturner met een uniek vrouwelijk hoofdpersonage die de gekste bovennatuurlijke gebeurtenissen overkomen, moet je bij Blossom Books zijn. Tijdreizen naar het oude Londen, een meisje met een dodelijke gave in een onmogelijke maatschappij, kunnen transformeren in een draak... Je kunt het je zo gek en origineel bedenken, of Blossom Books heeft het in haar repertoire. En ook met hun nieuwste aanwinst - roze plastic boll...more
Het is een feit; als je op zoek bent naar een pageturner met een uniek vrouwelijk hoofdpersonage die de gekste bovennatuurlijke gebeurtenissen overkomen, moet je bij Blossom Books zijn. Tijdreizen naar het oude Londen, een meisje met een dodelijke gave in een onmogelijke maatschappij, kunnen transformeren in een draak... Je kunt het je zo gek en origineel bedenken, of Blossom Books heeft het in haar repertoire. En ook met hun nieuwste aanwinst - roze plastic boll...more
Erin is the kind of girl who follows the rules. She has a very logical mind and believes in concrete facts. Her mother is the same way. Her Aunt Kate, who she called Aunt Kiki and her father refers to as Aunt Kooky, is the opposite. She’s always exploring the unexplained and looking for answers in things that aren’t proven. When her aunt dies, Erin is given a plastic pink crystal ball (think Magic 8 Ball) and instructions she doesn’t understand. She’s not sure what it means or what to do with th...more
Em's Review: Erin Channing is super smart – she is in the running for top GPA in her class – so she should be a shoo-in for the AP Art History trip to Italy. But Erin doesn’t just need good grades to get accepted; she needs personality, character, and outside interests and she worries that she doesn’t have enough in this department to warrant her easy access to the Italy trip. Her life just isn’t that interesting. That is, until her estranged Aunt Kiki passes away, bequeathing her a Pink Crystal...more
The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball was an interesting and fun YA debut that had me smiling throughout. The main characters were spunky and original and I loved the plot line.
The main character, Erin, was awesome. She was by no means perfect and I loved reading about her different experiences and how she overcame the different hurtles that entered her life. She’s very smart and independent but is also a great friend. Reading about her friendships with Lindsay and Samantha was one of my f...more
The main character, Erin, was awesome. She was by no means perfect and I loved reading about her different experiences and how she overcame the different hurtles that entered her life. She’s very smart and independent but is also a great friend. Reading about her friendships with Lindsay and Samantha was one of my f...more
The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball was a fun read. I really enjoyed the characters, and thought they were realistic. Erin is the stick-to-the-book girl, Lindsay is the super nice one, and Samantha is the pretty one. Sounds pretty typical, right? Green did a good job of making the characters of the group unique in their designated roles. For example, Lindsay (super nice) is a reformed mean girl, who is now the victim of the new mean girl. I thought that was a nice twist, and something yo...more
Erin is a good girl who follows the rules, lives inside her good-girl box and gets good grades. She’s actually kind of boring, or so she starts to think when she has to explain in an essay why she should be chosen to go on an Art History trip to Italy. But when her eccentric aunt dies and leaves her a pink crystal ball, everything changes and Erin finally steps out of the box. But is it really the ball, or does that just give them the push they need to start new things?
Of course the cute pink co...more
Of course the cute pink co...more
I was happy to discover this book wasn't as shallow as I initially feared. 3 teenagers and the power to make even their silliest dream come true can make for a pretty frivolous story. But, they learn the hard way that things aren't always what they seem, and some things are better left that way they are.
I actually really liked Erin. She seems the most level headed of her friends, but gives into the pressure (which I almost would have be more disappointed if she hadn't). She's dealing with the de...more
I actually really liked Erin. She seems the most level headed of her friends, but gives into the pressure (which I almost would have be more disappointed if she hadn't). She's dealing with the de...more
This was a cute book. It was pretty bubble-gummy, but I liked it. I would say that it would almost be a good tween book, but there is some mention of sex. But anyways, while sometimes if a book is too cutesy, it will annoy me, but this book definitely didn't. In fact there were some times that I giggled. It took me back to tenth grade and made me remember how my friends and I used to be.
The characters are all great. I love how Erin was the boring, normal girl. (This is who I was in my group of f...more
The characters are all great. I love how Erin was the boring, normal girl. (This is who I was in my group of f...more
Erin Channing is a perfect A student. Erin’s friends are always telling Erin to think outside of the box or other words…quit being boring! When Erin’s kooky Aunt Kiki dies; Erin’s world is about to get a lot more exciting. Kiki leaves Erin a plastic, pink, crystal ball. With the crystal ball comes some odd instructions. Things like…”Absolute knowledge is not unlimited; let the planets be your guide to the number”. Or something like…”There are sixteen ways to die, but four of them you will never...more
This is an enjoyable, light YA read. It mixes a little bit of reality with a lot of teen drama. It actually reminded me a little of Ann Brashares' Traveling Pants series, slightly more straightforward with none of the twists or complexity.
Though there were no surprises, I was still compelled to keep reading; thinking I'd just put it down and come back to it, I found myself picking it back up. Erin is endearing in her rigidity towards rules and life in general and I found myself cheering for her...more
Though there were no surprises, I was still compelled to keep reading; thinking I'd just put it down and come back to it, I found myself picking it back up. Erin is endearing in her rigidity towards rules and life in general and I found myself cheering for her...more
This is just as bubble-gummy as the cover alludes. It was cute, sweet, charming. Good for late middle school-early high-school girls. I enjoyed it, but felt it could have been much more than what it was. The story had more to it than I figured it would, but it just touched on some of the more deeper topics. It almost made them feel like they weren’t as important as say a BOY (gasp, would could have imagined that?!?!?).
Upon Erin Channing’s Aunt Kiki/Kooky’s death she receives a pink-crystal ball....more
Upon Erin Channing’s Aunt Kiki/Kooky’s death she receives a pink-crystal ball....more
Wow...I haven't been blogging here in bookablog for such a long time! (But I'm glad to be back!) I'm using this book not just as a review here on bookablog, but also as my book report for school. Okay, so here we go!
First of all, the cover is completely entrancing and mystical and draws the reader in. I love how mysterious but plain it is. Erin Chaning thinks that she has the most boring life ever until her favorite Aunt called Kate (or Kiki) dies. Her Aunt leaves her a plastic pink crystal ball...more
First of all, the cover is completely entrancing and mystical and draws the reader in. I love how mysterious but plain it is. Erin Chaning thinks that she has the most boring life ever until her favorite Aunt called Kate (or Kiki) dies. Her Aunt leaves her a plastic pink crystal ball...more
Why I read this: I was totally hooked by the title and cover - hoping for a chick lit with a slightly magical plot and I was not disappointed.
Plot: Erin is a smart girl, but she can't figure out how to convince her teacher to let her go on a trip to Italy except to make her life less boring. But when her aunt suddenly dies, she's left a gift that changes her life - a pink crystal ball, one that is more than it seems. With her two best friends, Erin feels compelled to discover the secret behind t...more
Plot: Erin is a smart girl, but she can't figure out how to convince her teacher to let her go on a trip to Italy except to make her life less boring. But when her aunt suddenly dies, she's left a gift that changes her life - a pink crystal ball, one that is more than it seems. With her two best friends, Erin feels compelled to discover the secret behind t...more
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Erin is a rational, ordinary girl who wishes to be more interesting--and her Aunt Kiki just might know how. When Erin's aunt passes away, she leaves her with a pink crystal ball with mystical powers and five cryptic instructions. Erin thinks it's a total joke but with the help of her two best friends, Samantha and Lindsay, the girls become convinced that the ball might have the key to their destiny. Along the way, Erin learns that not everything in life is laid out in neat little boxes--sometime...more
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