New Girl
by Paige HarbisonThey call me 'new girl'Ever since I arrived at exclusive, prestigious Manderly Academy, that's who I
Read ReviewRose by Any Other Name
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Don'tcha just hate the way you get caught up in stuff without really wanting to? You make a wrong move, and before you know it you're in some weird scene that isn't you but . . . how do you get out of it? Maybe you lied, maybe you stole, maybe you betrayed your closest friend. It happens. Yeah. Then it goes a bit further, and suddenly you're one of those jerks you hate because . . . you can't be trusted.
Rose is all packed up. She's got a van full of petrol and a stack of CDs. She's got a surfboard in the back and a secret that won't go away. But that's okay. She also has enough attitude to light up the night sky. Then her mother decides to come along . . . and Rose's road trip takes an unplanned U-turn, straight to the heart of last summer.
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Reviews
Mar 05,2010
rose is depressed and she lives with to people she doesnt really know her father leaves her mother because he has a younger pretty female and she found a boy that she goes to a party at house.
The best part of this book was...
i like ray he is funny and a like rose because she sounds really nice .
i like ray he is funny and a like rose because she sounds really nice .
This book is similar to...
i you like any books about fictional road trips.
i you like any books about fictional road trips.
The best place to read this book is...
would be at home alone
would be at home alone
The soundtrack of this book should be...
upbeat dance songs
upbeat dance songs
Nov 24,2008
a girl called Rose and her life.
The best part of this book was...
the setting.
the setting.
This book is similar to...
other girly books.
other girly books.
The best place to read this book is...
with your friends.
with your friends.
The soundtrack of this book should be...
pop.
pop.
Apr 26,2008
Rose O'Neill, a young woman who has the world at her feet. Her future as a lawyer seems assured with a great HSC mark and her love life is looking up when she meets Nat, the university student who just moved into her street. However, this perfect picture starts to fall apart when her father leaves her mother for another woman.
Nineteen year old Rose is in a mess. Her friendship with best friend Zoe has diminished, her parents have split up and her romance with Nat has stalled. Rose feels she is to blame for everything, especially the dark secret that is burdening her....
All Rose needs to escape are an old van, her surfboard, the road, the ocean, and...her mum? When Rose's mother jumps in the passenger seat right as Rose is about to set off, her trip takes an unexpected turn, filled with nagging memories from last year, and the looming scandal that refuses to be ignored. Little does she know their journey to Port Fairy to visit Rose's ailing grandmother will be a turning point in their lives. A twisting plot that keeps you guessing, told from the viewpoint of a realistically imperfect yet irritable main character, makes this a book that just can't be put down.
The best part of this book was...
it really relates to todays society
it really relates to todays society
This book is similar to...
any other books about surfing or teenagers lives
any other books about surfing or teenagers lives
The best place to read this book is...
the beach
the beach
The soundtrack of this book should be...
moving and sad in parts
moving and sad in parts
