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| Title | : | Girl, Barely 15: Flirting for England (Jess Jordan #0.5) |
| Author | : | Sue Limb |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 248 pages |
| Published | : | January 8th 2008 by Delacorte Press (first published January 1st 2007) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Humor. Romance. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Contemporary. Teen |
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Hardcover | Pages: 248 pages Rating: 3.64 | 1108 Users | 69 Reviews
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Jess Jordan is barely 15. Fred is her often-aggravating best guy friend; her father is a lonely bachelor; Flora is her gorgeous best friend, a constant liability; and Ben Jones is barely a twinkle in her eye. Into this innocent scene are dropped 30 or so helpless French exchange students. Jess and her mother are assigned to house Eduoard, a shy, awkward, and painfully English-deprived boy Jess's age. To counter what Jess fears is Eduoard's growing crush on her, Jess convinces her friend Fred to pose as her boyfriend, but he refuses to take their fake relationship seriously. Add a gorgeous, womanizing French student, an ill-fated camping trip in a student's backyard, and Flora just being, well, Flora, and you have all the makings of an international incident. Will Jess be able to keep the peace, or even translate the whole debacle to the confused French students? The future of England is on the line. . . .
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| Original Title: | Girl, Barely 15: Flirting for England |
| ISBN: | 0385735383 (ISBN13: 9780385735384) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Jess Jordan #0.5 |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 1108 Users | 69 ReviewsCrit Containing Books Girl, Barely 15: Flirting for England (Jess Jordan #0.5)
The obvious comparison to this is the books of Louise Rennison, and I think it suffers a little from that. To me, the humour here is more forced and the characters less likeable. I have no idea what Fred is supposed to be--he kind of seems like a junior Stephen Fry.That said, I quite enjoyed the exchange student plot and it's an easy, light read.It wasn't a cliché, but... still. The book was okay, but I'm not going to read part two.
I love Sue Limb, as an author. I think the way that she so expertly writes as if she's in the head of a 15 year-old is amazing. I think that this book is very funny and enjoyable (though maybe not as hilarious as others might say, personally I think some of her other books are better). Its a bit of light reading that will certainly get you smiling in no time, boys might not love it but I know that (like me) girls will never be able to put it down.

This book was great. Jess is a girl who lives in England, and when her french exchange partner comes to stay eith her for 2 weeks, she freaks out because she's not good at speaking french. I thought it was very imature of her mom and dad, because they wouldn't talk to echother over the phone or anything. Jess would always have to be delivering messages to her parents. It was also funny because in some parts of the book bad things happen to Jess that made me laugh. i am very much looking forward
So, this is the prequel to Girl, 15, Charming but Insane, which is a hilarious book. This one? Not so much.In this outing, Jess is faced with entertaining a French exchange student. His name is Edouard, and he is basically a nerdy shrimp. Who only speaks French. Her best mate, Flora, hosts the charming Marie-Louise, and their pal, Jodie, hosts the sexy Gerard.When the girls cook up a camping party with the exchange students, hilarity and hurt feelings ensue.I don't know what to say. This novel
Jess Jordan is fifteen years old, her parents are divorced, she lives with her mom, has a gorgeous best friend (Flora), and a crazy guy pal (Fred). Jess is studying French and will be traveling to France next year as an exchange student. Right now, though, shes psyched because she and some of her friends will all be hosting French exchange students and she gets to host a guy! Jess and Edouard exchange a few letters (Jess sends Ed a picture of herself that she and Fred have subtly enhanced), and
Girl, Barely 15: Flirting for England is a prequel in a series about a British teen humorously navigating the obstacles that are common to most teenagers. I found the book "laugh out loud" funny in many places, but it was a typical book of its genre.

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