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In or Out
Are you IN or are you OUT? Find out in the launch of this exciting new YA series that explores the drama of high school friendship -- the ups & downs, the scandals & secrets, the romance & rivalries.
Bubbly Marnie and shy Nola are best friends forever...but everything changes when ninth grade starts. Marnie has set her sights on the IN crowd, led by beautiful hipster-girl Lizette, and she also falls hard for charismatic hottie Dane. Nola wants her friendship with Marnie to remain as it was, and, despite her crush on a geeky-cute boy, isn't ready to date yet. Marnie doesn't get why Nola seems content to remain OUT. Nola doesn't get why Marnie is so desperate to get IN. Before long, their friendship is over, and all-out war has been declared! Are you prepared to pick a side?
Bubbly Marnie and shy Nola are best friends forever...but everything changes when ninth grade starts. Marnie has set her sights on the IN crowd, led by beautiful hipster-girl Lizette, and she also falls hard for charismatic hottie Dane. Nola wants her friendship with Marnie to remain as it was, and, despite her crush on a geeky-cute boy, isn't ready to date yet. Marnie doesn't get why Nola seems content to remain OUT. Nola doesn't get why Marnie is so desperate to get IN. Before long, their friendship is over, and all-out war has been declared! Are you prepared to pick a side?
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First published June 1, 2007
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February 3, 2022
This is a YA book, likely for 12 or 13 year old girls. I am a grown woman. However, I found this book on an old bookshelf and, believing that adolescent girl's literature is truly very important (I'm being sincere - that is such a formative, and at times fraught, part of life!), I decided to reread it.
This book is okay. I want better for girls.
The premise is sound - it stars two childhood friends, Marnie and Nola (such YA character names lol) during their first week of high school. They have been friends since kindergarten, and while they have different interests and strengths, are initially excited to enter high school together. But they don't have any classes together (ahhh!). Pretty quickly in the book they start drifting apart. Marnie falls in with the "popular" crew and Nola feels left behind.
It's been a decade since I started high school, but do I remember being nervous about it. I do remember worrying about drifting apart from friends. Thirteen-year-olds honestly probably do have a hard time imagining not having the same friends as they've always had - they are thirteen! So I do believe both these topics are worthy of exploration in children's literature.
But this book is shallow and at times makes its characters into caricatures. In what I'm guessing is an effort to be "cool" and "relatable"(?), this book name drops so many designer and brand names. I understand some thirteen-year-olds are caught up in Abercrombie and Hollister (I feel like I deserve a veteran's discount for typing that). But in a book the author has a chance to rise above that, no? And, if a young reader's family can't afford, say, Lacoste or Ralph Lauren (literally designers mentioned multiple times), they might feel uncool or left out, like they have no chance of living the romanticized lives of these girls. Why do these girls know what Tommy Hilfiger is? What they need to be focused on is their algebra homework. Even Nola, who is supposed to be a bit less well off than Marnie, often wore brand name clothing items or accessories. At one point one of the girls is charmed by a boy's Axe body spray and I had to laugh. No one is charmed by Axe! (again, where's my veterans discount?)
The brand talk also heavily dates the book. Compare this to the Alice McKinley series which is also about adolescent girls going through the trials of high school, first loves, changing friend groups. Those books were written is the 80s and 90s, but hold up very well today, and still manage to explore things like over-obsessing about appearance and worrying about fitting in.
Marnie is very concerned with popularity, with being an "it-girl." Now, I'm sure her shallowness is intentional, as is Nola's almost equally shallow rejection of her shallowness. They are thirteen, immature and at times prone to black and white thinking. But would a young reader pick up on that? Not the way it's laid out in the book, in my opinion.
The book does give the characters some depth - Marnie does wonder why she doesn't miss Nola as much as she has in years past, she does feel bad when she does something wrong. And Nola doesn't immediately go into "I hate popular" mode when she learns who Marnie has been spending her time at school with. And, to its credit, I do think a young reader would be able to understand a lot of their relationship problems are coming from a lack of communication between the two; of course they still care about each other, that's the whole conflict of them growing apart.
So I'd rather we explored that more instead of, say, the girls' respective romantic interests. At one point Nola's romantic interest says "We haven't known each other very long, Nola, but over time you'll see that...I'm always right." and it's supposed to be cutesy flirting. Now I know he is a fictional fourteen-year-old boy, but he needs to be sent to jail for a VERY long time. And, do both girls really each need to be assigned respective love interests no less than 40 pages into the book? Are their own stories not compelling enough?
Overall, I don't think the author had bad intentions, if anything she wanted to explore real teen girl struggles. And I don't think this is a bad book. Given the book ends on a cliffhanger, I know this is meant to be a part of a larger series that would likely develop the characters more. But I don't think this book meets YA level readers where they're at and tries to challenge them. I think series intended for children should be written just as carefully as those for adults. There should be theory, intention behind it. If one is an adult writing for children, should he or she not care about the complexities of child development? Or do they just think writing for children will be "easier"? This book is fine, but I don't think there's that much there.
This book is okay. I want better for girls.
The premise is sound - it stars two childhood friends, Marnie and Nola (such YA character names lol) during their first week of high school. They have been friends since kindergarten, and while they have different interests and strengths, are initially excited to enter high school together. But they don't have any classes together (ahhh!). Pretty quickly in the book they start drifting apart. Marnie falls in with the "popular" crew and Nola feels left behind.
It's been a decade since I started high school, but do I remember being nervous about it. I do remember worrying about drifting apart from friends. Thirteen-year-olds honestly probably do have a hard time imagining not having the same friends as they've always had - they are thirteen! So I do believe both these topics are worthy of exploration in children's literature.
But this book is shallow and at times makes its characters into caricatures. In what I'm guessing is an effort to be "cool" and "relatable"(?), this book name drops so many designer and brand names. I understand some thirteen-year-olds are caught up in Abercrombie and Hollister (I feel like I deserve a veteran's discount for typing that). But in a book the author has a chance to rise above that, no? And, if a young reader's family can't afford, say, Lacoste or Ralph Lauren (literally designers mentioned multiple times), they might feel uncool or left out, like they have no chance of living the romanticized lives of these girls. Why do these girls know what Tommy Hilfiger is? What they need to be focused on is their algebra homework. Even Nola, who is supposed to be a bit less well off than Marnie, often wore brand name clothing items or accessories. At one point one of the girls is charmed by a boy's Axe body spray and I had to laugh. No one is charmed by Axe! (again, where's my veterans discount?)
The brand talk also heavily dates the book. Compare this to the Alice McKinley series which is also about adolescent girls going through the trials of high school, first loves, changing friend groups. Those books were written is the 80s and 90s, but hold up very well today, and still manage to explore things like over-obsessing about appearance and worrying about fitting in.
Marnie is very concerned with popularity, with being an "it-girl." Now, I'm sure her shallowness is intentional, as is Nola's almost equally shallow rejection of her shallowness. They are thirteen, immature and at times prone to black and white thinking. But would a young reader pick up on that? Not the way it's laid out in the book, in my opinion.
The book does give the characters some depth - Marnie does wonder why she doesn't miss Nola as much as she has in years past, she does feel bad when she does something wrong. And Nola doesn't immediately go into "I hate popular" mode when she learns who Marnie has been spending her time at school with. And, to its credit, I do think a young reader would be able to understand a lot of their relationship problems are coming from a lack of communication between the two; of course they still care about each other, that's the whole conflict of them growing apart.
So I'd rather we explored that more instead of, say, the girls' respective romantic interests. At one point Nola's romantic interest says "We haven't known each other very long, Nola, but over time you'll see that...I'm always right." and it's supposed to be cutesy flirting. Now I know he is a fictional fourteen-year-old boy, but he needs to be sent to jail for a VERY long time. And, do both girls really each need to be assigned respective love interests no less than 40 pages into the book? Are their own stories not compelling enough?
Overall, I don't think the author had bad intentions, if anything she wanted to explore real teen girl struggles. And I don't think this is a bad book. Given the book ends on a cliffhanger, I know this is meant to be a part of a larger series that would likely develop the characters more. But I don't think this book meets YA level readers where they're at and tries to challenge them. I think series intended for children should be written just as carefully as those for adults. There should be theory, intention behind it. If one is an adult writing for children, should he or she not care about the complexities of child development? Or do they just think writing for children will be "easier"? This book is fine, but I don't think there's that much there.
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August 1, 2007My friend Claudia wrote this book! Everyone should read it! (including me)
January 28, 2011
In or Out:)
I reallly, really loved this book, and I Loved it so much I got done with this book in about 5 days. I
would definitely give this book 5 out of 5 stars! And this time I will tell you step be step why this book deserves 5 perfect stars.
Star 1-because I love how this young adult book, is beyond descriptive, I literly paints the perfect picture in your head. like your watching a movie. And very good descriptive words as well.
Star 2- I love the characters cladia Gabel made up, there a perfect match for any other teenage girl. And How they think about them selves and when they like doing something, or not their moods, what they like and, their typical style.
Star 3- I love how In this book, It basically talks about the life of two BEST FRIENDS! Who ironicaly are completly different,in many ways, Marnie, Pretty, Active, And wants to fit in with the popular kids at school. And Nola, Smart, Quite, shy, and hates talking in crowds, and is much of a keeps things to her self type a person.
Star 4- I have to say this book is not boring at any point, it keeps you fliping the page. Every point and chapter, will fill you in with alot of interesting and funny points that take place in this story!
Finally star 5- I just LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE, LOVED this book, i think this book is good for any body espically girls! If you like A little comedy about friendship, some romance and a few misfits with life, and just about fittting in with people around you. And if this book review seems interesting enough, I's love for people to read this book.
alrighty, hope you guys liked my review:)
I reallly, really loved this book, and I Loved it so much I got done with this book in about 5 days. I
would definitely give this book 5 out of 5 stars! And this time I will tell you step be step why this book deserves 5 perfect stars.
Star 1-because I love how this young adult book, is beyond descriptive, I literly paints the perfect picture in your head. like your watching a movie. And very good descriptive words as well.
Star 2- I love the characters cladia Gabel made up, there a perfect match for any other teenage girl. And How they think about them selves and when they like doing something, or not their moods, what they like and, their typical style.
Star 3- I love how In this book, It basically talks about the life of two BEST FRIENDS! Who ironicaly are completly different,in many ways, Marnie, Pretty, Active, And wants to fit in with the popular kids at school. And Nola, Smart, Quite, shy, and hates talking in crowds, and is much of a keeps things to her self type a person.
Star 4- I have to say this book is not boring at any point, it keeps you fliping the page. Every point and chapter, will fill you in with alot of interesting and funny points that take place in this story!
Finally star 5- I just LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE, LOVED this book, i think this book is good for any body espically girls! If you like A little comedy about friendship, some romance and a few misfits with life, and just about fittting in with people around you. And if this book review seems interesting enough, I's love for people to read this book.
alrighty, hope you guys liked my review:)
August 29, 2013
Reading for the third time. Though, now as a legal adult.
Mean Girls meet your book form
Alright, not entirely Mean Girls. Think of it as some mean girls being mean...okay, that didn’t make sense.
In
The true meaning of the word BFF
People who take you under your wing
when you have no one to sit at lunch with
Forgetting the so call friend and getting
real friends
or
Out
Girls who sell you out for popularity
People who cry and moan at someone stepping on your toe
so far as to saying you it could have been amputated
Forgetting your childhood friend for
mean friends and a cute face
Mean Girls meet your book form
Alright, not entirely Mean Girls. Think of it as some mean girls being mean...okay, that didn’t make sense.
In
The true meaning of the word BFF
People who take you under your wing
when you have no one to sit at lunch with
Forgetting the so call friend and getting
real friends
or
Out
Girls who sell you out for popularity
People who cry and moan at someone stepping on your toe
so far as to saying you it could have been amputated
Forgetting your childhood friend for
mean friends and a cute face
Back in high school, Freshman year, to be exact, this was my ‘it’ book. Not in the way that Harry Potter was but in the, “How cool is this little book? Totally entertaining!” The irony of my reading this book was that the exact situation happened to me in the following of the reading. Back then and still to this day, if not more now, I got so pissed at Nola. Through experiences I’ve learned that one must let go of things and people. Marnie disposed of Nola’s friendship for popularity, and although that wasn’t what happened to me or what might happened to others it relates in some semblance. Popularity has never existed in my school years, not in the ‘social pyramid’ ways that books and movies portray, but in the way that some party hard and others do other ways of fun, like say, discussing the new releases at B&N. I don’t know about you, but the latter sounds fun. Anyway, what I’m trying to say is that friends do come and go. And, there are some blessed people who are just mystical soul sisters ( I really do have a mystical soul sister. She happens to be awesome.) and perhaps that girl who you call your ‘bff’ right now, will just inexplicably declare facebook war on your wall, but hey does things happen. You’ll find someone better. There is after all plenty of dolphins in the aquarium...I don’t know.
April 25, 2013
Read these way back when for a summer project and they weren't terrible..just a stereotypical YA coming of age type book with butt loads of drama for days. I did end up reading the rest but I'm not proud of it because they just went downhill
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March 24, 2017I loved this book! This book was kind of a drama, and it taught me a lot. I really liked the part when she met someone who liked Nola for who she was, and didn't care how she looked. Lizette was so mean to Nola just so she wouldn't come into the group wit Marnie, since they were best friends. In the end, I would definitely recommend this book!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 26, 2022
It doesn't end....must read sequel to find out what happens.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 10, 2012
Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
The crucial part of high school, or of any social scene, is to fit in, to be noticed... in a good way. To not be the one that gets picked on but more like the one who everyone wants to be around. For best friends Nola and Marnie, their first day in high school as freshmen will ultimately result in whether they make it into the right crowd. But no worries, since they both promised each other that whoever gets in first will make sure the other does, too.
Unfortunately, there's only room for one of them.
Nola is the quiet one who definitely values her best friend status with Marnie and likes everything the way it is. Who needs change? Getting into the right crowd just doesn't matter, as long as she has her best friend right by her side. Being the klutz that she is, a little incident on the first day of school could make her so OUT.
Marnie, the outgoing one, has to live up to her older sister, Erin's, standards. Just saying her sister's name can easily get her noticed. But does she really want to just be known as Erin's little sister? Sure, if it can get her into the IN crowd.
Two friends, who thought they had each others' backs, will have their friendship tested, since high school can totally do that. Promises will be broken, friendships will be made, and, of course, teenage boys will make it all the more interesting.
The IN OR OUT series is the next guilty pleasure. Full of so much competition and a whole lot more drama, Claudia Gabel makes sure that we all know how dangerously scary high school can be. Nola is the one everyone will root for while Marnie is the one every girl wants to be. A quick and easy read that fans of THE CLIQUE series and MEAN GIRLS will definitely want to read.
The crucial part of high school, or of any social scene, is to fit in, to be noticed... in a good way. To not be the one that gets picked on but more like the one who everyone wants to be around. For best friends Nola and Marnie, their first day in high school as freshmen will ultimately result in whether they make it into the right crowd. But no worries, since they both promised each other that whoever gets in first will make sure the other does, too.
Unfortunately, there's only room for one of them.
Nola is the quiet one who definitely values her best friend status with Marnie and likes everything the way it is. Who needs change? Getting into the right crowd just doesn't matter, as long as she has her best friend right by her side. Being the klutz that she is, a little incident on the first day of school could make her so OUT.
Marnie, the outgoing one, has to live up to her older sister, Erin's, standards. Just saying her sister's name can easily get her noticed. But does she really want to just be known as Erin's little sister? Sure, if it can get her into the IN crowd.
Two friends, who thought they had each others' backs, will have their friendship tested, since high school can totally do that. Promises will be broken, friendships will be made, and, of course, teenage boys will make it all the more interesting.
The IN OR OUT series is the next guilty pleasure. Full of so much competition and a whole lot more drama, Claudia Gabel makes sure that we all know how dangerously scary high school can be. Nola is the one everyone will root for while Marnie is the one every girl wants to be. A quick and easy read that fans of THE CLIQUE series and MEAN GIRLS will definitely want to read.
October 31, 2010
I read the book In or Out by Claudia Gabel. Its a realistic fiction book. I think this book compares a lot to the regular high school, it's pretty simular, the characters are a lot like the people I go to school with. There are always the popular people and than the unpopular. But I think it's all about how you carry yourself and present yourself to people.
I think the characters in this book are three demensional they are very real and like actual people. I think that the author gives a lot of descriptive meaning to them. I think that the three-demensional characters are very realistic and that they are a lot like actual people in my high school. The charator Marnie deffiantly changes from being nice, sweet and charming. To a popular mean person who thinks she can always get her way. That's the biggest change in a character, but Nola does change in a good way from being scared all the time to having some confidence in herself.
The authors attitude toward the charactors is complicating. She changes them so much and tries to make them have more confidence in eachother. She tries to make them as relatable to it's audience as possible. I really related to this book a lot.
I think the characters in this book are three demensional they are very real and like actual people. I think that the author gives a lot of descriptive meaning to them. I think that the three-demensional characters are very realistic and that they are a lot like actual people in my high school. The charator Marnie deffiantly changes from being nice, sweet and charming. To a popular mean person who thinks she can always get her way. That's the biggest change in a character, but Nola does change in a good way from being scared all the time to having some confidence in herself.
The authors attitude toward the charactors is complicating. She changes them so much and tries to make them have more confidence in eachother. She tries to make them as relatable to it's audience as possible. I really related to this book a lot.
November 13, 2014
(Review originally posted on Alexa Loves Books)
The book was well-written, all the facts and plotlines laid out so that the reader would not have a difficult time following the story. That having been said, I guess the story overall just didn't appeal to me in particular.
I like the character of Nola; she reminds me of myself when I was younger in a lot of ways and I could relate to her struggle watching her best friend change and become a completely different person. I also liked reading about her budding friendship/relationship with Matt.
Though I could kind of understand where she was coming from, I didn't like Marnie. I guess it's a personal thing because I would never do that to my best friends. Friendship is sacred to me, so yeah, watching her basically shove Nola aside for Lizette and company just annoyed me to no end.
The book was a quick, easy read, but I would recommend it for younger, middle grade readers.
The book was well-written, all the facts and plotlines laid out so that the reader would not have a difficult time following the story. That having been said, I guess the story overall just didn't appeal to me in particular.
I like the character of Nola; she reminds me of myself when I was younger in a lot of ways and I could relate to her struggle watching her best friend change and become a completely different person. I also liked reading about her budding friendship/relationship with Matt.
Though I could kind of understand where she was coming from, I didn't like Marnie. I guess it's a personal thing because I would never do that to my best friends. Friendship is sacred to me, so yeah, watching her basically shove Nola aside for Lizette and company just annoyed me to no end.
The book was a quick, easy read, but I would recommend it for younger, middle grade readers.
October 7, 2009
This book was all about two best friends, Marnie and Nola going into their first year of high school. Marnie is immediately sucked into the clutches of the popular Lizette Levin who happens to have a distaste for Nola and has her eyes on the cutie, Dane. Nola on the other hand befriends Matt Heatherly who's marked as an outcast along with his other two friends. With the qusetion of popularity or unpopularity, and Marnie and Nola's friendship hanging by threads, how will the girls get through their first year of high school? They won't, especially not when Marnie keeps ditching Nola!I liked this very much, it was all about the usual high school ups and downs and how best friends cope when in fights. The first in the In or Out series, this book was amazing and i am so happy my sister recommended it to me.
March 3, 2013
Originally reviewed - 5/19/08
I started reading this book out of curiousity-- I mean the plot was obvious; two girls who were bffs since kindergarten enter high school and find that they want different things. Marnie: to be as popular as her older sister was and Nola...Nola just wants to survive. You're probably asking; "Then why read this series if it's so predictable?". Well, I guess I kind of see where Claudia Gabel is going with this series and I guess that-- even though the plot was--is predictable, I wanted to see what she'd do to make it different. I don't think she did much to seperate her story from others but she did make Nola stronger than we'd expect. I'm not blown away by this sereis but Like I said before it's a bit Interesting. If you're interested, check out the series. I for one will be doing so from time to time.
I started reading this book out of curiousity-- I mean the plot was obvious; two girls who were bffs since kindergarten enter high school and find that they want different things. Marnie: to be as popular as her older sister was and Nola...Nola just wants to survive. You're probably asking; "Then why read this series if it's so predictable?". Well, I guess I kind of see where Claudia Gabel is going with this series and I guess that-- even though the plot was--is predictable, I wanted to see what she'd do to make it different. I don't think she did much to seperate her story from others but she did make Nola stronger than we'd expect. I'm not blown away by this sereis but Like I said before it's a bit Interesting. If you're interested, check out the series. I for one will be doing so from time to time.
July 19, 2022
Marnie and Nola have been friends almost there entire lives and are going into freshmen year in high school (exciting for Marnie, nerve racking for Nola). They promise to always stick by each other’s side because they love each other like sisters. Yet as they finally go in to freshmen year Marnie wants to become popular like her older sister was, while Nola wants to continue to be a wallflower. You can figure out how this can create drama. I remember reading this before going into freshmen year and related to it quite a bit. I do find the characters a bit annoying, though that may be because I am now reading it as a 25 year old.
A perfect book for pre teens that like books about teenage drama dealing with friends, school, and boys. Vocabulary and sentence structure are also not very advanced which is why I believe it’s appropriate for this age group.
A perfect book for pre teens that like books about teenage drama dealing with friends, school, and boys. Vocabulary and sentence structure are also not very advanced which is why I believe it’s appropriate for this age group.
January 15, 2009
This book is mainly talking about the relationship between two best friends, Bubbly Marnie and shy Nola. But thing is getting worse, and is changing after ninth grade starts. Marnie, who sets her sights on the IN crowd, is leading by a beautiful hipster girl, Lizette. And Nola, who remains OUT, wants her friendship with Marnie to remain as it was, despite her crush on a cute boy. These two best friends can not understand, and get over each other, which lead to a declared fight between them.
(To find out more about this book, I recommend you to read it.)
I guess this is a good book for teenagers, because we are able to connect to the protagonists, while we can also learn from them through their experiences - which is to cherish friendships.
(To find out more about this book, I recommend you to read it.)
I guess this is a good book for teenagers, because we are able to connect to the protagonists, while we can also learn from them through their experiences - which is to cherish friendships.
June 15, 2009
I really liked the title of this book. Things started getting more interesting as i read on. This book is about Bubbly Marnie and shy Nola. Marnie gets invovled with other people when they get to 9th grade. However Nola got left out. Nola still wants their friendship to remain and she also have a crush on a cute guy. These two friends cannot get over each other. And they had big fights. I would recommend this book to teenagers because many of us can relate to both of the main characters. Many of us are doing what they are doing. By reading this book makes me feel funny because it sounds like i m reading something that i had done and it was kind of dumb. I recommend this book to one of my friends and she liked. I believed any teenagers would like it too.
October 19, 2010
I thought that it was a good book and that the kind of stuff that happened in it was very believable and could happen in real life. It teaches you that cliques shouldn't ruin your friendships. It is about a girl named Marnie and her friend Nola. Marnie wants to be popular in high school and Nola doesnt really care. Marnie becomes friends with the most popular girl in school. This girl just happens to hate Nola. Marnie starts to ditch Nola and their friendship fades farther and farther apart. Finally they no longer are friends.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 2, 2011
Don't judge a book by its cover (which is what I totally did before I actually read it).
What I loved about this book is that the main focus is on the girls' friendship. I think that subject is rarely given the full attention it deserves. Marnie and Nola are well-developed characters and it isn't clear cut who the reader should be rooting for since they're both protagonists. For example, Marnie can be selfish, but isn't Nola selfish too, in a different way? Glad to see the author didn't go with the common nice girl vs. mean girl story.
It's a cliffhanger so have the second book ready.
What I loved about this book is that the main focus is on the girls' friendship. I think that subject is rarely given the full attention it deserves. Marnie and Nola are well-developed characters and it isn't clear cut who the reader should be rooting for since they're both protagonists. For example, Marnie can be selfish, but isn't Nola selfish too, in a different way? Glad to see the author didn't go with the common nice girl vs. mean girl story.
It's a cliffhanger so have the second book ready.
April 9, 2010
I think this book is interesting because it is written in two main characters' point of view. You can know all of what they're thinking. The main idea of this book is Marnie and Nola used to be best friends. However, Nola felt that Marnie has changed because she has found new friends and she spends a lot of time with them. Therefore, they became enemies. However, inside, they wish that their friendship has never broke.
August 6, 2013
In or Out is a book about two friends who go from a friendship where they are like sisters to one that ceases to exist. It shows that sometimes friendships seem like they can last forever, but then they can end as fast as they started. The character of Nola is heartbroken when her friend leaves her for the popular group in high school. I felt a connection to her character because I could sympathize with how alone she felt. A real and captivating book.
December 25, 2007
The book is about the change of the friendship of these two girls Marnie and Nola in their freshmen year. They have been best friend since little but things start to go wrong when they each head in a different direction/side in school. Marnie wants to be with the major and Nola wants to stay in the same position.
March 8, 2008
AWSOME!!I think it's like high scholl well from what my aunt told me. It's what people say what happens in the cliques. The classic story, Best friend and then drama no longer friends after lots pf litele thngs and fights between the two. I only had one question, The two girls are fighting and yet they both somewhat get a guy!?! LOL I like it, love it, you name it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 6, 2011
Marnie and Nola were best friends...now high school has changed everything!
THis book leaves you hanging so make sure to look for:
Book #2 - Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Book #3 - Sweet and Vicious
Book #4 - Friends Close, Enemies Closer
THis book leaves you hanging so make sure to look for:
Book #2 - Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Book #3 - Sweet and Vicious
Book #4 - Friends Close, Enemies Closer
September 7, 2012
I liked In or Out because I could relate. Sometimes I'm hanging out with the popular kids and at others I just want to hang with my old friends from kindergarten. But I didn't like the ending of it. Then again I haven't read the next book so maybe it gets better for Marnie and Nola.
November 23, 2012
This book was absolutely amazing. It was impossible to put it down, I highly suggest to all teen girls. I can't wait to finish the rest of the series and find out what kind of damage it really takes to destroy a friendship. What does it really take to be in or out?
December 18, 2013
In or Out is a great book about living the life of a teenager and having your first day of high school. It has some disappointing moments and some romantic ones. This book is great if you love best friend drama, high school parties, and a little romance.
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April 25, 2014In or Out is a great book about living the life of a teenager and having your first day of high school. It has some disappointing moments and some romantic ones. This book is great if you love best friend drama, high school parties, and a little romance.
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October 31, 2015This book is about living the life of a teenager and having their first day of high school. It has some disappointing moments and some romantic ones. This book is great if you love best friend drama, high school parties, and a little romance.
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November 4, 2007havent read it yet but it looks really good
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November 5, 2007talks about friendaship and highschool
December 2, 2007
This book is such an amazing book.
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