Melissa

by Rosie Rushton

Melissa is mad. A sophisticated city girl, she is used to getting what she wants. Imagine her horror, then, when her mother moves the family to a little village in the middle of nowhere and takes the most embarrassing job in the universe! Nevertheless, Melissa is determined to overcome these obstacles. Soon she is part of the in-crowd and even manages to meet a cute guy. But when problems arise, Melissa realizes that things aren't always how they appear on the surface.

Genres: Young Adult

228 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Rosie Rushton began her career as a feature writer for a local paper. Staying Cool, Surviving School was her first book, published by Piccadilly Press in 1993. After writing another non-fiction title, You’re My Best Friend, I Hate You! (available from Puffin), Rosie turned to fiction.

The Leehampton series

Best Friends
Best Friends Together (1998)
Best Friends Getting Sorted (1999)
Best Friends in Love (1999)

What A Week series

21st century Austen
The Secrets of Love (2005)
Summer of Secrets (2007)
Secret Schemes and Daring Dreams (2008)
Love, Lies and Lizzie (2009)
Echoes of Love (2010)
Whatever Love Is (2012)

Other books
Staying Cool, Surviving School (1993)
You're My Best Friend - I Hate You! (1994)
Poppy (1996)
Olivia (1997)
Sophie (1998)
Melissa (1998)
Jessica (2000)
Life Line (1999)
PS He’s Mine (2000)
Break Point (2001)
Tell Me I’m OK, really (2001)
Last Seen Wearing Trainers (2002)
All Change! (2000)
Fall Out! (2002)
Waving Not Drowning (2003)
Friends, Enemies and Other Tiny Problems (2003)

Reviews

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a city girl named Melissa who moves to Sussex because of a job offer that her mother received. Melissa was furious when she found out but there was nothing she can do about it. Once she moved to her new home, she had to adjust to her new home and make new friends at her new school.

i enjoyed reading this book because i can connect to Melissa in many ways. When i first moved to Manhattan in 2nd grade, i hated it here because i miss my old school and friends. i had to adjust to my new home, school and environment. Eventually i made new friends and i ended up loving the city.

[Pepinette Lit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ce sera toujours un plaisir de lire un livre de Rosie Rushton. Par contre, Melissa ne m'a pas totalement plus. Le personnage principal ( du même nom que le titre) peut s'avérer très agaçante. Surtout quand elle parle avec sa mère. Son grand frère, Ben, trop bizarre, je ne suis pas parvenue à savoir ce qu'il ressent vraiment. La mère, pas trop de choses à lui reprocher. Le père, j'ai fini par ne plus l'aimer. Le petit frère, il est tout mignon. Christine est la meilleure. Matt m'a fait rire. Tania et Elisa, les pires. Le livre mérite 4 étoiles malgré tout.

[Avel Rudenko · Rating 4 out of 5]

I began reading this book thinking it was going to be some kind of contemporary and mainstream junk that they put out nowadays just for the sake of a selling book, boy was I wrong. This book cover particularly to me, looked misleading because it doesn't really reveal much about the book itself, same with the title. This is a very realistic and captivating story of a young family that has recently moved from a city that Melissa loved and was used to, where she was well-regarded at school; to a small town where she had to start everything about her life all over again. Join her on this journey to find out how she copes with making new friends, keeping the family bond strong and getting to enjoy her new home. The author included many universal laws, principles and valuable lessons that we can all draw meaning from if we only delve deeper and pay closer attention to the more important things in life.

[Megan Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book that's just...meh. There were parts where I laughed, but nothing really strikes me about this book. It wasn't boring, however. Just unremarkable.

3/5 on here, 6/10 for myself

[kagit kiz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sakın Annem Duymasın

[Damla · Rating 3 out of 5]

(sakın annem duymasın)
ortaokul dönemi okuduğum serilerden