by Tanya Lee Stone
gift paperback 223 pages
genre: YA realistic fiction, coming-of-age, prose poetry
The bad boy is never mentioned by name, but we know that he is a handsome football player who is trying to have sex with as many girls as possible at his high school. At least he uses condoms.
The story is told through the perspectives of three of the girls he gets involved with - Josie, a freshman; Nicolette, a junior; and Aviva, a senior. Their strengths and weaknesses are shown in their struggles to be true to themselves as they get completely wrapped up in this gorgeous new boyfriend.
I like Josie's addition to Blume's book Seventeen . . . I wonder if teen girls will see this as a cautionary tale or an enticement to the pleasures of sexual experimentation. This won't be added to my middle school collection, but I am curious to hear a teen's response to it.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie
subtitled A Doll's History and Her Impact on Us (unauthorized)
by Tanya Lee Stone
Hennepin County Library hardcover 110 pages
genre: Non-Fic, culture
Very, very interesting book with excellent photos. I wasn't a huge Barbie fan as a kid and I never hated her, but understand the author's perspective that people either love her or hate her. This creation definitely elicits a lot of passion from people. This was interesting to me, but especially in terms of Ruth Handler's story. I would enjoy reading more about this unusual woman. Fascinating. My favorite quote came at the end of the story.
"I have a pink Barbie T-shirt and I wore it to work the other day and got a look from a guy that was like, 'Oh, how sad, you aspire to be Barbie, can't you aim any higher?' And all I could think was, 'Hey loser, my Barbie had a three-story townhouse with an elevator, a pool she floated around in with her friends when she needed to relax, a plane she could pilot on her own, a camper she could rough it in when she felt like getting back to nature, and she was the sole proprietor of a hair salon with a working blow dryer! And all this without a man in her life or the need to ask anyone for a dime to support her lifestyle. Go Barbie.'" - Jennifer O'Connell
by Tanya Lee Stone
Hennepin County Library hardcover 110 pages
genre: Non-Fic, culture
Very, very interesting book with excellent photos. I wasn't a huge Barbie fan as a kid and I never hated her, but understand the author's perspective that people either love her or hate her. This creation definitely elicits a lot of passion from people. This was interesting to me, but especially in terms of Ruth Handler's story. I would enjoy reading more about this unusual woman. Fascinating. My favorite quote came at the end of the story.
"I have a pink Barbie T-shirt and I wore it to work the other day and got a look from a guy that was like, 'Oh, how sad, you aspire to be Barbie, can't you aim any higher?' And all I could think was, 'Hey loser, my Barbie had a three-story townhouse with an elevator, a pool she floated around in with her friends when she needed to relax, a plane she could pilot on her own, a camper she could rough it in when she felt like getting back to nature, and she was the sole proprietor of a hair salon with a working blow dryer! And all this without a man in her life or the need to ask anyone for a dime to support her lifestyle. Go Barbie.'" - Jennifer O'Connell
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