Speechless
by Hannah HarringtonEveryone knows that Chelsea Knot can't keep a secret… Until now. Because the last secret she share
Read ReviewNotes from the Teenage Underground
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Taking their anti-social edge one step further, seventeen-year-old Gem and her friends Mira and Lo have decided to go Underground. Their activities will be "extreme", "anti-establishment", "avant-garde" and "debauched".
While Gem makes an underground film and Mira sets about pursuing "boys-without-barcodes" no one knows what it is that Lo – the most subversive of the three – has planned. But in the back of her mind, Gem's worried. She feels the balance of the trio's friendship is always weighted against her. And as the weeks draw closer to Christmas, appearances start to deceive and relationships flounder. For all the promise of the group, Underground seems a dark place to be.
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Reviews
Jul 10,2008
A teenage girl, Gem, and her two 'unusual' best friends, in their explore everything 'underground' (as in the culture, not literally exploring moles and worms and stuff). Also deals with family and love and so on.
The best part of this book was...
the reality of everything. You can actually picture this stuff happening.
the reality of everything. You can actually picture this stuff happening.
This book is similar to...
How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff
How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff
The best place to read this book is...
away from prying eyes of parents.
away from prying eyes of parents.
The soundtrack of this book should be...
maybe the self-titled Franz Ferdinand album.
maybe the self-titled Franz Ferdinand album.
Jun 07,2008
A girl named Gem and her Underground (Ug) summer. She and her friends dabble in the underground art scene using muses like Andy Warhol. Their goal is a film and a Happening. Everything else happens from there.
Finding yourself, NOT wanting to fit in, film, friends, first kisses, indie.
The best part of this book was...
the grittiness of characters, the cult references scattered throughout, the swiftness of the plot, the relatability, how I could read it 8 times and still pick it up again and lose myself in it.
the grittiness of characters, the cult references scattered throughout, the swiftness of the plot, the relatability, how I could read it 8 times and still pick it up again and lose myself in it.
This book is similar to...
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green
The best place to read this book is...
at a library, in a museum, in a meadow, in the middle of the night, walking around the cities, at a bus stop.
at a library, in a museum, in a meadow, in the middle of the night, walking around the cities, at a bus stop.
The soundtrack of this book should be...
The Velvet Underground, Blonde Redhead, The Beatles. Old sixties Arthouse music.
The Velvet Underground, Blonde Redhead, The Beatles. Old sixties Arthouse music.
