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Flirt Club

by Cathleen Daly (Goodreads Author)

3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 · rating details · 190 ratings · 76 reviews

When two self-professed middle school drama geeks––Isabelle and Annie (a.k.a. Cisco and The Bean)––fail at their attemps in romance, they start Flirt Club, an after school support group for similarly afflicted friends who decide to take decisive and strategic action with hilarious and touching results.

Hardcover, 281 pages

Published January 4th 2011 by Roaring Brook Press

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Jan 22, 2011 Carrie rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: YA

Shelves: arc-s-i-ve-won, books-i-own, first-reads

Izzy and Annie are best friends and in the 8th grade. They don’t quite fit in with the popular crowd and like most middle-graders Izzy and Annie wish to be more like those that time seems to stop for. They’re tired of being the outsiders. Together, along with a couple other girls in the same predicament, form the Flirt Club. As members of this secret club they take notes on how the popular kids flirt. They hope to learn a lot from their observations and be so bold to draw enough attention and at...more Izzy and Annie are best friends and in the 8th grade. They don’t quite fit in with the popular crowd and like most middle-graders Izzy and Annie wish to be more like those that time seems to stop for. They’re tired of being the outsiders. Together, along with a couple other girls in the same predicament, form the Flirt Club. As members of this secret club they take notes on how the popular kids flirt. They hope to learn a lot from their observations and be so bold to draw enough attention and attract boys their way.

Their plan begins to work when Izzy starts dating the most popular boy in school. Instantly Izzy becomes popular which jeopardizes her and Annie’s friendship. As hearts are broken and lessons are learned, the girls discover that true friendship is what matters most and being popular isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

This book was entirely put together as notes being passed back and forth or dairy entries. It seemed a little out of date for the modern middle-grader. For example, the rock bands mentioned I remember from 30 years ago. I really don’t think a 13/14 year old is going to relate to the music their parents grew up on. Also, modern technology was barely mentioned. I think there was one mention of a cell phone. I might be wrong but do kids still pass notes back and forth or do they text? Annie and her constant announcement of her bowel movements happening or not happening was a little annoying. Yes, I know she was an immature 8th grader but really??? Do 14 year old girls talk about their bowel movements??? Maybe their periods but bowel movements??? I really doubt it. I also was a little disappointed that this book was geared toward middle-grade girls and in it was the mention of boys pressuring girls to have sex and grabbing of the boobs. Having sex so young was portrayed as wrong in the book but “2nd base” was okay. DON’T THINK SO!!!

It was a cute little read but I have to say I’m sad that my 14 year old won’t be reading it unless I edit some things out.

One more thing…who’s the girl on the cover??? Izzy had black hair & Annie and red.

I won this ARC from first-reads. THANKS!
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Jul 27, 2012 Joella www.cinjoella.com rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, realistic, romance

Annie and Izzy are two friends in middle school who are clueless when it comes to knowing what boys like. So instead of just floundering around they decide to form the Flirt Club. A club that is dedicated to figuring out what kinds of things qualify as good flirting and who they should practice on (it starts off with practice on a pet cat). Pretty soon things are happening with actual *gasp* boys and perhaps the Flirt Club is working after all.

This is a funny book that I enjoyed for the most par...more

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Mar 23, 2011 Sarah rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: grades 7-9

Recommended to Sarah by: chick lit list

Shelves: children-realistic, children-chick-lit

This story is told entirely by notes and journal entries. Annie and Izzy have been best friends for nearly their whole lives. They keep up with each other throughout their busy school days by writing notes back and forth and leaving them in each other’s locker—and use code names: Annie is “the Bean” and Izzy is “Cisco.” Soon after they begin their eighth-grade school year, they realize that they are hopelessly lacking in the flirting with boys department, so they decide to start a secret club to...more

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Mar 12, 2011 Esther Shaindel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Full review on Reader's Dialogue: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87...

I love this book! It's so much fun, and such a real glimpse into the workings of middle-school minds. Told entirely through journal entries and notes passed back and forth between Cisco (Izzy) and Bean (Annie) with an occasional note from the other girls in the group, the story captures the way girls in middle school think and talk, and what they think and talk about. Especially the way girls feel the need to rehash every...more Full review on Reader's Dialogue: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87...

I love this book! It's so much fun, and such a real glimpse into the workings of middle-school minds. Told entirely through journal entries and notes passed back and forth between Cisco (Izzy) and Bean (Annie) with an occasional note from the other girls in the group, the story captures the way girls in middle school think and talk, and what they think and talk about. Especially the way girls feel the need to rehash every little thing that happens - why do we do that?

I like that the girls are not the popular girls, but they're not on the bottom rung, and they're not trying to become popular either. They don't like how they can't talk to boys, but they're comfortable with who they are, they're fine with being drama geeks - and they can laugh at themselves for acting like drama geeks! They're self-aware, and I love that. And they're always there for each other, so the ups and downs of their friendship are great to watch.

What I really love is how real the relationships are. The crushes each girl has on the various boys at the beginning of the novel do sound like crushes of girls who think they have no hope of going out with any of those boys at any time, and the way they completely miss when boys take interest in them is also so typical. Then when they start "flirting," the disasters and silliness sound so natural to beginners. When they start really talking to boys, going out and even kissing, again it sounds so real. Each boy is unique, too, which I like - they're not stock characters, even told through the girls' own words to each other.

And then there's the way this book really empowers girls. In every relationship, even when the guys are acting in not-so-likable ways, even when a guy ends up putting pressure on one of them, the way they deal with it shows the girls as strong, self-assured characters. Though they start out shy and unable to look at boys, they show that they're not doormats to be walked all over - they stand up for themselves, and for each other.

This is a fun but thoughtful book, an honest look at how middle-school girls deal with real issues, with boys, friends, social groups, and popularity - or lack thereof! (less)

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Oct 22, 2011 Jasmine Rose rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-books-read

There were some things I liked and something I didn't like so much making this just an overall okay read. I really enjoyed the whole form of the book -- the notes, diary entries, Flirt Club documenting. All the notes totally reminded me of things I wrote when I was in middle school. I didn't really enjoy how some of the stuff just didn't really jive for me with their ages.

I loved the characters. They were so weird and crazy -- just like me in middle school. I loved that while they kind of though...more

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Mar 19, 2011 Mrs. ReaderPants rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

In an effort to gain the attention of the boys they like, two friends establish Flirt Club, a group that meets weekly to study, discuss, and practice the fine art of flirting. Through notes, lists, and diary entries, best friends Izzy and Annie share the silliness, flirtations, new friendships, and heartache of their eighth grade year.

This story is mainly about the strong bonds between friends. I like how silly, innocent, creative, and smart the girls are; they are quite refreshing considering s...more

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Mar 26, 2013 XxForeverXx_Xxvampire_diariezxx rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People who are coming in age and find first love.

Recommended to XxForeverXx_Xxvampire_diariezxx by: Public library, Goodreads.com

This was such a cute book. I really liked it. I loved everything about it. When i first saw it at the library, I had my doubts about it. But then I started reading, I was instantly drawn to it. Not only was it easy to read, but the format fit it really goodly. The author's style of using notes, diary entries, and others was good and something you don't normally read in books. The letters showed the really nice friendship and the craziness between friends and they were pretty funny. The diary ent...more

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Jan 04, 2011 jacky rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: young teen girl drama geeks!

Shelves: ya, first-reads, 2011

I'm struggling with my star rating. I really liked how the notes were realistic. My husband was reading over my shoulder at one point and was like, "I can't even understand what they're saying." But I assured him that some girls really do write notes like that and joke around like that. I really enjoyed that aspect of the book and felt like Daly got that almost perfect. I was reminded of notes I wrote and of how some of my former students talk to each other.

As far as the plot was concerned, it...more I'm struggling with my star rating. I really liked how the notes were realistic. My husband was reading over my shoulder at one point and was like, "I can't even understand what they're saying." But I assured him that some girls really do write notes like that and joke around like that. I really enjoyed that aspect of the book and felt like Daly got that almost perfect. I was reminded of notes I wrote and of how some of my former students talk to each other.

As far as the plot was concerned, it was pretty average for a young teen girl book. I liked the focus on drama geeks. But, I felt that some of the music and musical references were dated. At 30, I knew almost all of the music, movies, and musicals refereed to well. Would 14 year olds?

The back of the advanced copy I received from First Reads likened this to Gossip Girl. That was a long shot. There was a little sexual talk, but nothing explicit. Its mostly saying how cute boys are, french kissing, and a little boob touching. The flirting is very innocent, which I think was part of the point. This book really lets girls see communicating with the "target" often was the best flirting technique. The other most used ones of winking and throwing paper, were very innocent and age appropriate. What did bother me was the fake swearing. It was forced. The girls should have either used real swears or more realistic substitutes. It was kind of like when you see The Breakfast Club on TV and its dubbed over really poorly. Otherwise, as I said before, I felt Daly captured the voice of the girls really well.

But, there were a few things I didn't like. I sometimes had a hard remembering which characteristics went with Izzy and which went with Bean. I also had a little trouble telling how much time was going by. Dates would have been nice. Another detraction for me was the freedom these kids had on campus; totally unrealistic for a middle school. Also unrealistic was middle-schoolers studying for finals. I've never known any middle school to give finals, and even if they did, it would be only in June, not also in December.

I was also bothered by a few formatting issues, such as the girls all having the same handwriting and it sometimes telling the Izzy and Bean's real names on their journals and sometimes not. It also would have been nice to see the collages. Lastly, why is there a blond on the cover? I could of sworn one of them was a red head and the other had black hair.

I'm going to go with three stars, though I wish I could give it three and a half. (less)

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Jan 07, 2011 Cheryl-Lynn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

A first reads Goodreads win!!

There was so very much of this book that I really liked! Seriously, I read it in a day and for a book aimed at middle school students the fact that it held my attention that well says a lot. I felt like I was back in middle school all over again (gulp) with all the lovely emotions involving boys. I laughed out loud many times and even had to describe/ read several parts to my husband. I could probably read similar things in my own journals from this time. There are j...more

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Jan 04, 2011 Malynda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads, arc

The edition of Flirt Club that I have read is an ARC, and it’s the first ARC I have ever won, so I was excited about it. Of course, the cover is all kinds of strange, because it’s not the actual cover, but I’ll get over it.

The book starts off with two best friends who are in middle school named Izzy and Annie (aka Cisco and Bean) who are bummed about not having boyfriends and being too shy to change that aspect of their lives. There is a day at their school called Flower Day when students can se...more The edition of Flirt Club that I have read is an ARC, and it’s the first ARC I have ever won, so I was excited about it. Of course, the cover is all kinds of strange, because it’s not the actual cover, but I’ll get over it.

The book starts off with two best friends who are in middle school named Izzy and Annie (aka Cisco and Bean) who are bummed about not having boyfriends and being too shy to change that aspect of their lives. There is a day at their school called Flower Day when students can send flowers to classmates with a note attached, so Izzy and Annie decide to send each other flowers so that they won’t feel left out. It’s an unexpected surprise for them when they each receive a flower from a different boy, which, pretty much, sparks the whole idea of Flirt Club. The girls watch the flirting techniques of the ones in the popular crowd, have meetings, and practice flirting with different boys.

This is a cute story that examines the ups and downs that most people experience when they are really young, as well as the importance of friendship and just learning to be yourself. Older readers of this book will most likely have to take themselves back to their middle school years and remember what it was like being that age, or they might find this book a little cheesy/corny. However, I think this book is perfect for its targeted age group. I constantly saw my middle school self in these characters. These girls say the funniest things, tell each other everything (no matter how gross, i.e. bowel movements), and create nicknames for almost everything so no one will know what they’re talking about, which is something me and my friends use to do. The only thing I really didn’t care too much for is the fact that the story is told through letters that the girls write back and forth to each other and their notebook entries, so there wasn’t very much detail with several situations that I actually wanted to read more about. Read this if you’re in the mood for a light story that will give you a good laugh.

Disclaimer: I won this book through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.(less)

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Jan 29, 2011 Erika rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I got this book through the Goodreads First Reads program.

At first I was really excited about this book because it seemed similar to "Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging," which I really enjoyed. It's about a group of 8th graders who are trying to figure out flirting, boys, and teenage life. They are self-proclaimed "drama geeks" and audition for every school play together, hold "flirt club" meetings on the weekends, and spend the school days trying out new flirting techniques and writing e...more I got this book through the Goodreads First Reads program.

At first I was really excited about this book because it seemed similar to "Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging," which I really enjoyed. It's about a group of 8th graders who are trying to figure out flirting, boys, and teenage life. They are self-proclaimed "drama geeks" and audition for every school play together, hold "flirt club" meetings on the weekends, and spend the school days trying out new flirting techniques and writing each other notes.

When I was in 8th grade, I was boy crazy, I was in the school plays, and my friends and I wrote notes to each other often. So I thought this book would hit home to me. However, I found that sometimes the girls seemed older than 14, making a lot of references to classic literature (Jane Austen), poetry (William Butler Yeates), and scientific terms (Orinthology?). Other times, they seemed much less mature/experienced/smart than I feel like 14 year-olds are, making up nearly every other word (at least that's what it felt like), telling each other about the status their poop ("Elvis will NOT leave the building!"), and calling themselves and each other by names like "My little tortilla" and "Fumbling for my Bootstraps."

It took me a really long time to get through this book, not because it's a difficult read, but because I had such a hard time believing that these characters were real in any way. It got easier once one of the girls finally landed a boyfriend, because at that point some things started feeling realistic with their relationships with the guys and with each other. But even then, it was a little strange that everyone lived close enough to each other that they could walk everywhere, and there was this odd lack of technology. They mention cell phones for the first time about 3/4 of the way through the book, never mention computers (except there was one reference to getting an email address), and even note that one of the girls has a fear of technology. I didn't have a cell phone in middle school, but that was about 10 years ago, and even then we used computers all the time. And once I did have a cell phone in high school, notes were mostly replaced by texts. And now I know that lots of kids, even some 8 year-olds, carry cell phones. All in all, it just wasn't realistic and I had a hard time enjoying something that felt so contrived.

There were also a lot of formatting inconsistencies throughout the book, which I hope were fixed for the actual released edition of the book. For a while, there were just line breaks and font changes between the notes. Then there were squiggly lines to separate notes from journal entries and meeting notes. Then sometimes little spirals showed up between notes, and sometimes along with the squiggly lines, and sometimes instead of the squiggly lines. I know that's not really important to the quality of the story, but it bugged me and made it that much harder to enjoy reading it.

I'm sorry, but I just couldn't enjoy this book. If the story sounds intriguing, read "Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging" instead.(less)

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Jan 10, 2011 Adrianne rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 3-star

This book was a fun read but I don't think I would have just chose to read it myself. (My mom won this book on Goodreads) I have to admit, I did pick up some somewhat helpful hints to flirting... who knows if they will work or not! But I didn't like that on almost every singly page throughout the book the characters would say something like (the lords name in vain) save us from...... or thank (the lords name in vain)..... or something of the sort. I haven't been bothered in other books I have re...more

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Jan 11, 2011 Hayley rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: review

About The Book: When two self-professed middle school drama geeks - Isabelle and Annie (a.k.a. Cisco and The Bean) - fail at their attempts in romance, they start Flirt Club, an after school support group for similarly afflicted friends who decide to take decisive and strategic action with hilarious and touching results.

My Thoughts: The story is told through notes to one another and journal entries. I don’t know why, but I kind of like that sort of story-telling. The book is for young adults/tee...more About The Book: When two self-professed middle school drama geeks - Isabelle and Annie (a.k.a. Cisco and The Bean) - fail at their attempts in romance, they start Flirt Club, an after school support group for similarly afflicted friends who decide to take decisive and strategic action with hilarious and touching results.

My Thoughts: The story is told through notes to one another and journal entries. I don’t know why, but I kind of like that sort of story-telling. The book is for young adults/teenagers, but I think even “grown-ups” can enjoy it, remembering being a teen of the female sort and trying to get the attention of the male sort. I laughed out loud while reading this. This book is smart and charming, and I would love to read more by the author.

About The Author: Cathleen Daly is a performer and writer who lives in the Bay Area outside San Francisco. Besides writing many little unintelligible notes to herself, she writes poetry, fiction and experimental theater. She has danced onstage with a cupcake attached to the top of her head with one measly bobby-pin. And yes, occasionally the cupcake fell off and got kicked around like a small ungainly, frosted soccer ball. Her poetry has been published in a variety of journals and in Literary Mama, The Anthology. She's authored one chapbook of poetry, "Ode to the Unhinged". Her last show "How to be a Secret Agent Girl as Seen on American Television and in Movies" won Best of the SF Fringe Festival and was featured in the Women on the Way Festival. Her favorite part of the show, besides dancing with a cupcake on her head, was dressing up as a dirty old, lovesick pirate and swaggering around onstage in pantaloons. "Pantaloons" is one of Cathleen's favorite words. Some other favorites are "pantsuit", "culottes", and "parka". Why, one wonders, does the garment industry have such a monopoly on great-sounding words? Anyhoo, the San Francisco Examiner called the show "a highly theatrical experience with profound flashes of meaning and delight. A freewheeling mélange of sketches, songs and dances combines razor-sharp satire with stylized visual panache".

Thanks to Goodreads Early Reviewers for this complimentary review copy!
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Jan 10, 2011 Tanya rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads, teen-lit, i-own-it

I entered to win this one for my teenage daughter, but I may read it, too!

Okay, my daughter read "Flirt Club" and here is her review:
This book was a fun read but I don't think I would have just chose to read it myself. (My mom won this book on Goodreads) I have to admit, I did pick up some somewhat helpful hints to flirting... who knows if they will work or not! But I didn't like that on almost every single page throughout the book the characters would say something like (the lord's name in vain...more

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Jan 19, 2011 Clare rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

When I first noticed the book “Flirt Club,” I wrote: First rule of Flirt Club: Don’t talk about flirt club!”

But in this delightful young adult novel of friendship and angst, the first rule of Flirt Club really is “Don’t talk about flirt club.”

Annie (Bean) and Izzy (Cisco) have been friends forever. But as eighth-graders, their goal this year is not necessarily to get boyfriends, although that is the ultimate goal, but to learn how to flirt and talk to boys.

The entire young adult novel is writte...more

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Jan 06, 2011 Sarah Mae rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: yar

*I received an ARC through the Young Adult Reviewers of Southern California*

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Annie and Isabelle are best friends and just starting the 8th grade. They just have one problem, they have trouble talking to boys. The solution? Start Flirt Club where they discuss and practice flirting techniques. After they get parts in the school musical, Flirt Club grows and so do their skills. Told exclusively in notes, journal entries and Flirt Club minutes, this is a sweet...more

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Mar 31, 2013 Andrea at Reading Lark rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 3-stars, chick-lit, contemporary, read-in-2011, young-adult

Review posted on Reading Lark on 1/26/11: http://readinglark.blogspot.com/2011/...

I need to begin this review by making it perfectly clear that this is a cute read for middle school students, but it was just not for me. There were some things I really enjoyed, but they were far outweighed by my complaints. As always, even though this book wasn't my favorite, I can understand the thought and effort put into the work by the author.

I really enjoyed that this book is told only through notes and jour...more

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Dec 31, 2010 Meredith rated it 3 of 5 stars

This Book is defintely meant for the younger teen. Set in a format of notes sent between to BFFs, it's a very cute story about girls wanting to come out of their shell and start talking to and dating the boys around them. This book was funny and fun. The author did a great job of portraying how young girls feel think and act. It is not a serious read and touches on sexual activity very lightly. It does a good job of capturing how girls feel as they navigate their friendships and love interests a...more

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Jan 27, 2011 Lily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

Flirt Club by Cathleen Daly.
Reviewed by Moirae the fates book reviews

When two self-professed middle school drama geeks––Isabelle and Annie (a.k.a. Cisco and The Bean)––fail at their attemps in romance, they start Flirt Club, an after school support group for similarly afflicted friends who decide to take decisive and strategic action with hilarious and touching results.
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This book is very fanciful and full of the sweet pie in the sky attitude that a lot of young...more

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Sep 21, 2011 Bookworm1858 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2011, middle-grade

3.5/5

I loved the premise of this novel which is two geeky best friends communicating the story through notes and navigating the complicated world of middle school friendships and romances by forming a "Flirt Club." Over the course of the novel, they learn some surprising things about boys, old friends, and relationships.

This was a pretty cute book; I especially love that it's told through notes as I am a sucker for epistolary novels. Main characters Annie and Izzy were super tight best friends (...more

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Jan 03, 2011 Tami rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: goodreads-giveaways, 2011

Fun quick read. I originally entered this giveaway for my niece. She isn't 13 so she can't have her own account on GoodReads. I think I will let her mom decide if she can read this or not. I feel it stayed true to the roles of 8th graders, but there may be some small things that will embarass my neice. She is in 5th grade.

The author tells the story of two best friends, that are a bit geeky, and there trials through the eighth grade through mostly notes between the two of them, some diary entrie...more

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Dec 29, 2010 Barbara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, first-reads, teen-young-adult, arc

This is a humorous, silly, and realistic look at the lives of Junior High students. The dialogue and actions of the characters seem very genuine, and you will recognize the cliques and attitudes present in most middle schools;adults will relive the drama of gaining and maintaining friendships and relationships during the transition from childhood to the teenage years. The technique of telling the story using notes written by the different individuals in the story makes it an enjoyable, quick, an...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Unsolved Mystery rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I won this book through a First Reads Giveaway. Thanks very much! :)

Isabelle (Cisco) & Annie (The Bean) need help. They can't seem to get boys interested in them. They don't know how to flirt, so they form The Flirt Club.

The Flirt Club is founded with the hopes that it will strengthen ties with boys and help the members learn how to flirt.

This book is marked to young adolescents (like 13-15 year old readers) but the book was very mature as there are some sexual-type situations in the book.

I'...more

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Jan 24, 2011 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book for the memories of note passing, secret crushes and boob development in my adolescent days. I recall being so proud when I perfected the special folding methods. I don't think I would have been as brave as these girls in terms of content. Code names are helpful, but there always seem to be witnesses when you're that age. I thought the friendship between the two main characters seemed realistic. I adored the made-up words they used to illustrate their thoughts and feelings be...more

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Nov 06, 2011 Kelly rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-fiction, read-in-2011

The challenge with a novel written in letters (and eventually diary entries) is it's hard to distinguish more than one voice. This one fails to do that. Annie and Izzy are identical, and when they start crushing over the same guys, it only gets more challenging to differentiate them.

Funny overall and it reminded me of a lot of middle school girls I know. Although I have to say I was really tired of reading about the one girl's bodily function issues.

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May 26, 2011 Jackie Lane rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: review-pending

This was the first book of the New Year that I read.

While it was very cute and sassy and definitely a nice clean cut read, it was more of a read for the 10-14 age group. I do have to say that is was very well written. I have previously read YA books and they were stronger than this, although as I've stated it will definitely be a hit for the 10-14 age group.

This is a story of Cisco and Bean (Isabelle and Annie) and their lack of knowledge of how to be cool and how to refine flirt techniques.

They...more

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Dec 30, 2010 Lauren Goff rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I was very excited to find out that I won this book and I started it as soon as I received it. I was not expecting this book to be as good as it was. It was very entertaining and cute, and dealt with real life problems facing girls. I was also impressed that even though this book is about middle school girls, it is written very well and not in the kind of childish way I would have expected. It even references Jane Austen and her time period! I was able to connect with the characters, and at time...more

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Mar 02, 2011 Sana (Breathing Books) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads, reviews

*I won this ARC in a giveaway on Goodreads. So i am honored to repay the author with a review.

This book was an extremely cute read, but mostly for middle graders. I won't say i didn't enjoy it but i'm pretty sure eighth-grade girls would enjoy it far better than me once they get over their Twilight craze. :)

Izzy and Annie are best friends and in the 8th grade. Together along with some other girls they make themselves a club that helps them research and evaluate why the populars flirt so much.

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Jan 22, 2011 Briana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: middle-grade, great-lesser-known-books

3.5 Stars. Below is an excerpt from my review. To read my full, in-depth review of Flirt Club go here: http://thebookpixie.blogspot.com/2011...

"Flirt Club is the fun-filled, laugh-riot-a-minute, and refreshing upper MG debut from Cathleen Daly. Seriously, this book flarps! Read it and you'll understand; see, now I bet your dying to know.............

All in all, Flirt Club is the perfect pick-me-up if you are having a bad day because this book could get anyone in a good mood. I would highly recomm...more

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Jan 03, 2011 Angela rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I absolutely loved this book. Even though it was about 8th graders, it took me back to a time when I passed notes to my best friends and loved any boy that flirted with me. It was so well written too. The grammar was not perfect... just like an 8th grader would have sounded like... (but it wasn't so bad that you couldn't follow it....) it was just the right touch of imperfect. Wonderful book!

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