valeriew's review
4.0
This book was super cute! I can't believe how mean girls can be to each other when they are teenagers. It really is sad.
suey's review
3.0
A "sweet" and quite often funny teen romance book. It's about two friends, each one wanting what the other one has. It causes a little conflict, but of course, everything works out, but maybe not like you'd expect. A new fun author I've discovered here, and I plan on reading the rest of her books.
lisa_lister's review
4.0
Janette Rallison is a very funny author... anyone who was a girl in school would appreciate her books. I met her at the BYU summer symposium and she talked about how she gets her ideas from her daughter's life, as well as her own experiences in school. Very entertaining.
kslhersam's review
3.0
Fun book about 2 freshman girls in high school figuring out boys and basketball. I could totally relate.
absentminded_reader's review
4.0
Janette Rallison still remains a favorite author of mine. This earlier work started off rough for me due to a split narrative with two main characters that didn't have distinct voices, but Rallison's flair for situational comedy and snappy dialogue soon took prominence and smoothed out the story. By the end I was laughing out loud and thoroughly enjoying myself. What a clever writer Rallison is. This was a good read.
kbeddes's review
2.0
Genre:relationships, sports, high school
Summary: Cami and Josie are BFF's (and yes, the acronym accurately describes their relationship. They are very similar, finish each other sentences, and crush on the same boy. (They are both on the school's basketball team) Cami flirts with him and breaks Josie's heart. They have a verbal duel during the poetry unit in English. They find other people to be friends with. Josie becomes somewhat buddy buddy with Frederick, her acidic science project partner, Cami does likewise with her crazy ESP science project partner. Their fight continues until the biggest game of the season, they are left stranded at a gas station. While they are waiting for someone to save them, they make up and are BFF's once again. Frederick, Josie's acerbic science partner, has a friend (note, attractive) that saves the day and the girls by getting them to the game on time. Josie's happy, the girls are friends again and everything is wonderful again.
Response: Classic high school drama. I tried interviewing my younger sister to see if girls really did fight over the same boys. Apparently, they do! So this story wasn't too far outside the bounds of reality. It was just a silly fun read. I wasn't a jock during high school, still not, so it is a different experience trying to relate with these girls. Still, they have feelings too, so it was not horrible. But it definitely doesn't earn any quality awards. There are much better books out there. This was just good filler stuff. I would recommend it to girls that are in the same situation as the protagonists. Again, not too challenging.
Summary: Cami and Josie are BFF's (and yes, the acronym accurately describes their relationship. They are very similar, finish each other sentences, and crush on the same boy. (They are both on the school's basketball team) Cami flirts with him and breaks Josie's heart. They have a verbal duel during the poetry unit in English. They find other people to be friends with. Josie becomes somewhat buddy buddy with Frederick, her acidic science project partner, Cami does likewise with her crazy ESP science project partner. Their fight continues until the biggest game of the season, they are left stranded at a gas station. While they are waiting for someone to save them, they make up and are BFF's once again. Frederick, Josie's acerbic science partner, has a friend (note, attractive) that saves the day and the girls by getting them to the game on time. Josie's happy, the girls are friends again and everything is wonderful again.
Response: Classic high school drama. I tried interviewing my younger sister to see if girls really did fight over the same boys. Apparently, they do! So this story wasn't too far outside the bounds of reality. It was just a silly fun read. I wasn't a jock during high school, still not, so it is a different experience trying to relate with these girls. Still, they have feelings too, so it was not horrible. But it definitely doesn't earn any quality awards. There are much better books out there. This was just good filler stuff. I would recommend it to girls that are in the same situation as the protagonists. Again, not too challenging.
everydayreading's review
2.0
Probably my least favorite so far. Kind of hard to keep track of the two narrators.
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