Speed Dating

Dating Game #5

by Natalie Standiford

Meet sophomores Madison, Holly, and Lina. When the Dating Game Web site that they create for class becomes a campus hit, they become the matchmaking masters of their school, and they hope, their lives.

Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Chick Lit

220 pages, Paperback

First published June 6, 2006

About the author

Natalie Standiford, author of "Astrid Sees All," "How to Say Goodbye in Robot," "Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters," "The Secret Tree," "Switched at Birthday," "The Boy on the Bridge," and "The Only Girl in School," has written picture books, nonfiction, chapter books, teen novels, an entry in the 39 Clues series, and even horror novels for young adults. Standiford also plays bass in the rock band Tiger Beat, with fellow YA authors Libba Bray, Daniel Ehrenhaft, and Barnabas Miller.
Find out more at her web site, www.nataliestandiford.com.

Reviews

[Stefanie Samuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, what teenager girls do to get guys, this book is like dating on crack. I give it an 8. Its a must read for girls my age.

[Amy]

Speed Dating,Little, Brown & Company, June 2006,212pp,$9.99
Natalie Standiford ISBN-13: 9780316115308

" I never saw it coming. I thought everything was fine. I thought we were in love". Holly a teenage girl at a school call Rosewood School for Alternative Gifted just broke up with her boyfriend. she was feeling really down. Just like any other girl she felt like nothing can make her forget about her boyfriend Rob.
Madison and Lina both Holly friend tried many ways to cheer her up but it was no use. One day her friend suggested Holly to go on a speed date so she can find a new guy.
This book show me how other girl would deal with love problem. Its show other teenager girls that they are not the only one having the problem. Its also show parents how their daughter might be feeling and how they can help cheer them up.Although their daughter will or will not tell them anything about their love life at least they get to have a idea of how they feel
This book is like treasure, precious and golden. Once i read this book i could not put it down. Every chapter is worth to read. I recommend this book to anyone who want to know about ways to deal with breakup and to parents who want to know how their daughter really feel.

[Brandon Gomez · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was really good and the only thing that I did not like is that some of these girls believe in true love at first sight and I dont believe that, but had really good parts in this story and just really liked the book.

[Jennifer Wardrip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

We have all heard, or seen, the crazy world of adults dating. From blind dates to speed dating, it may all seem too desperate. But speed dating for teenagers? Mads, Lina, and Holly are back in this fifth installment of THE DATING GAME series. After the unfair events of parents wanting to shut down the website, the girls are ready to take it to the next level. Instead of having to pair couples up by using information about each person submitted to the website, they decide to let their classmates do the talking by creating speed dating. So they set up their plans at the widely popular Vineland Café, and invite kids from their school to meet and greet the opposite sex. Each person writes comments about whoever they meet so that Mads, Lina, and Holly are able to pair them up perfectly.

But the new addition to the website isn't the only thing that the girls have to worry about. Mads is definitely trying to learn to kiss her boyfriend, Stephen, the right way, without him having to pull away. Lina has to deal with the consequences when she starts to write about the very familiar couple Tess and Peter in her new blog. And the newly single Holly has to decide if the guy she accidentally met at the speed dating event is real or not. The girls are definitely back with much bigger problems than before.

SPEED DATING was a great addition to this page-turning series. Although some of the important characters from previous novels do not make their way into this story as much as before, Mads, Lina, and Holly still keep your attention. After reading this novel, SPEED DATING sounds better than ever.

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

its a nice book 4 a teen

[g.i.s.s.e.l.l.e (: · Rating 4 out of 5]

not bad

[Toby · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a fun and easy read. It didn't take me long to finish but it kept me entertained while i was reading it. Overall, it was a pretty good book.

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F STA dg bk.5

[Abigail]

so far is a good book (:

[Oliviara13]

you should really reD THIS BOOK ITS GOT GOOD TIPS AND STUF SO READ IT

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh, eli was a joke but he was okay.

[Charmaine · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh no, I've started to lose so many brain cells that this installment was actually halfway decent. I thought each of the storylines was cute. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?