Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Series #1)
Angus:\ My mixed-breed cat, half domestic tabby, half Scottish wildcat. The size of a small Labrador, only mad.\ Thongs:\ Stupid underwear. What's the point of them, anyway? They just go up your bum, as far as I can tell.\ Full-Frontal Snogging:\ Kissing with all the trimmings, lip to lip, open mouth, tongues ... everything.\ Her dad's got the mentality of a Teletubby (only not so developed). Her cat, Angus, is trying to eat the poodle next door. And her best friend thinks she looks like an...
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There are six things very wrong with my life: 1. I have one of those under-the-skin spots that will never come to a head but lurk in a red way for the next two years. 2. It is on my nose 3. I have a three-year-old sister who may have peed somewhere in my room. 4. In fourteen days the summer hols will be over and then it will be back to Stalag 14 and Oberfuhrer Frau Simpson and her bunch of sadistic teachers. 5. I am very ugly and need to go into an ugly home. 6. I went to a party dressed as a stuffed olive. In this wildly funny journal of a year in the life of Georgia Nicolson, British author Louise Rennison has perfectly captured the soaring joys and bottomless angst of being a teenager. In the spirit of Bridget Jones's Diary, this fresh, irreverent, and simply hilarious book will leave you laughing out loud. As Georgia would say, it's "Fabbity fab fab!"About the Author:Louise Rennison lives in Brighton, the San Francisco of England (apart from the sun, Americans, the Golden Gate Bridge, and earthquakes). Since the success of her one-woman autobiographical show, Stevie Wonder Felt My Face, she has written for many British comedy stars; currently she is a roving reporter and columnist and is working on two more books about Georgia. She has two goldfish, Finn and Bjork, who are her biggest fans.SeventeenHysterically funny. You might want to refrain from reading this one in public. .
\ GuardianYou know when you really should stop laughing and everyone is looking at you? This was me reading the manuscript on the train. This is a brilliant book!...I can't recommend it highly enough.\ \ \ \ \ Sunday TelegraphIt's Bridget Jones for teenagaers - but funnier. Expect Potter-esque queues for the sequel.\ \ \ SeventeenHysterically funny. You might want to refrain from reading this one in public. .\ \ \ \ \ VOYAGeorgia Nicholson, the intrepid heroine of this hysterically funny comingofage novel, faces the usual traumas of teendompimple outbreaks, chest development (or lack thereof), and embarrassing parents. How she deals with each of these and myriad other problems, though, is what sets this novel apart from the typical and predictable. In episodic entries into her personal journal, readers learn how Georgia manages to attend a school she deems a "stalag," how she learns the techniques of snogging ("kissing" to the uninitiated), and ultimately how she becomes a more assured teen. Georgia is relentless in her journal entries, which come across as comic riffs. She questions all authority, wanting to know WHY and HOW and WHEN. It is Georgia's distinct voice that will capture readers and leave them wanting a sequel so they can find out how Georgia's budding relationship with Robbie pans out. The clever title and catchy cover surely will attract loads of readers. The only element that might keep this book from flying off the shelf is the preponderance of British slang in Georgia's journal entries and in the conversations among the main characters. Although the author includes a glossary at the end of the novel, some teens may not find using it repeatedly "double cool with knobs," but rather "poxy." PLB VOYA CODES: 5Q 4P J S (Hard to imagine it being any better written; Broad general YA appeal; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12). 2000, HarperCollins, Ages 13 to 18, 256p, $15.95. PLB $15.89. Reviewer: Teri Lesesne\ \ \ \ \ KLIATTTo quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2000: This funny fictional journal chronicles a year or so in the life of its British protagonist, 14-year-old Georgia. Georgia must contend bravely with the trials and tribulations in her path, from her embarrassing parents to her repressive school ("Stalag 14") to her best friend Jas, who encourages her to go to a party dressed as a stuffed olive. Not to mention her vicious Scottish wildcat, Angus, and her little sister, who pees in Georgia's bed. Mainly Georgia has boys on the brain, and concerns about kissing them ("full-frontal snogging"). She swings from the depths of despair—when she shaves off her eyebrows by mistake, for example—to the heights of delight. Frequently crude and hilariously self-absorbed, Georgia is always entertaining, and readers will get a kick out of her take on the world. She's enough of a caricature of an adolescent so that readers will laugh, but her concerns are close enough to those of many teenage girls that they can identify with her. KLIATT Codes: JS*—Exceptional book, recommended for junior and senior high school students. 1999, HarperCollins, Avon, 234p., \ — Paula Rohrlick\ \ \ \ \ Children's LiteratureIf the first part of the title makes no sense to you, don't despair. Read on. In this diary- formatted novel, young Georgia details the ups and downs of her unique teenage English life. Complete with a helpful glossary, the novel comically covers a year in which Georgia's father moves to New Zealand (he wants the family to join him there), her cat Angus (of the title) launches an attack on the neighbor's poodle, and she falls in love with an older boy (leading to some snogging, that is, kissing for Georgia). As spunky Georgia describes her unusual exploits, she reveals the insecurity that plagues most teenagers. 2001 (orig. 1999), HarperTempest, $15.95, $15.89 and $6.95. Ages 8 to 14. Reviewer: Rebecca Joseph\ \ \ \ \ School Library JournalGr 7-9-This is the hilarious Bridget Jones-like diary of 14-year-old Georgia, who has a rather wild cat named Angus, a three-year-old sister who pees in her bed, and a best friend who is in love with the vegetable seller's son. Georgia discusses kissing (snogging) lessons, which she needs because she has just met the "Sex God" of her dreams; what to wear to parties and school; and how to spy on your crush's girlfriend (this is where thongs come into play). In typical teen manner, Georgia lives in her own world; she thinks she is ugly, is convinced that her parents are weird, positively abhors schoolwork, and has a deep desire to be beautiful and older. Yet she still has time to enjoy the mad antics of her cat and indulge her odd but sweet sister. It will take a sophisticated reader to enjoy the wit and wisdom of this charming British import, but those who relish humor will be satisfied. Fresh, lively, and engaging.-Angela J. Reynolds, Washington County Cooperative Library Services, Aloha, OR Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\|\ \
