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Thursday, March 25, 2010

37 YA Contemporary

TITLE: Two Scoops of Gelatto
GENRE: YA Contemporary


Running away in the middle of the night seems romantic and daring, but it’s not. It’s a serious pain in the butt.
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34 comments:

  1. Holly BodgerMarch 25, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    This made me smile! I'd read on...

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  2. SteveMarch 25, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    I agree with Holly: Humor, even irony, captures my attention. The style is appealing and I want to be further entertained.

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  3. TamiMarch 25, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    Love it! Definitely hooked and smiling and eager to keep reading.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 25, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    I like this MC and I know NOTHING about them yet. Yay!

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  5. AnnaMarch 25, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    Agreed - I like the straightforwardness of the narrator here. Would keep reading for a bit, definitely.

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  6. Jodi MeadowsMarch 25, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    Made me smile. I'd read more.

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  7. Meghan S.March 25, 2010 at 10:29 AM

    hooked

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  8. Teresa NMarch 25, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    I'd keep reading.

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  9. WyndyDayMarch 25, 2010 at 10:34 AM

    I would read on. :)

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  10. fairchildMarch 25, 2010 at 10:41 AM

    Heh. Hooked.

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  11. LaurieMarch 25, 2010 at 10:59 AM

    I love the voice. I'd read on.

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  12. A.L. SonnichsenMarch 25, 2010 at 11:21 AM

    I like it, but I think you could do more with it. Running at night isn't a pain in the butt, unless she/he falls on her/his butt in the next sentence. It's a pain in the shins when you run into stuff you can't see and in the ankles when you twist them stepping in rabbit holes. I'd take the old cliche and play around with it a bit more. But that's, of course, jmho. :) Good luck!

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  13. SelestialMarch 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    Make me giggle. I'd give this a little bit more of my time :)

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  14. StinaMarch 25, 2010 at 11:40 AM

    Hooked!!!!

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  15. Chantal KirklandMarch 25, 2010 at 11:53 AM

    Loved it. Agree with A.L. Sonnichsen, but am hooked - would read more.

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  16. Rebecca T.March 25, 2010 at 12:15 PM

    Definitely hooked. I like the title, too

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  17. KateeMarch 25, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    Hooked. Made me smile.

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  18. Valerie KempMarch 25, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    Would definitely read on. I get a good sense of, and like the MC already.

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  19. smrMarch 25, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    hooked. love the title also.

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  20. Shannon O'DonnellMarch 25, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    Hooked. Great title. :-)

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  21. Jessica BrockmoleMarch 25, 2010 at 1:20 PM

    Hooked.

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  22. SophiaMarch 25, 2010 at 1:26 PM

    Hooked. I want to read on to find out who's running away and why, and what pain-in-the-butt adventures it leads to.

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  23. Carolyn Chambers ClarkMarch 25, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    like the romantic idea of running away, but doesn't go with pain in the butt (hemorrhoids) for me.

    Not hooked

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  24. BarbaraMarch 25, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    Not hooked. Show her in the process of running away, or show the thing that is the pain in the butt happening to her. Put her in the situation instead of talking about it.

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  25. falconesseMarch 25, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    Hooked. I like the narrator's bluntness.

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  26. IrisMarch 25, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    Hooked! Nice ironic voice.

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  27. AnassaMarch 25, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    This made me laugh. The premise itself doesn't grab me, but otherwise I'd be hooked.

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  28. carol Newman CroninMarch 25, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    Hooked. And I also like the title.

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  29. ValerieMarch 25, 2010 at 4:29 PM

    I like it. The first sentence had me, the second made me smile. Hooked.

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  30. Gracie Bea WintertonMarch 25, 2010 at 5:08 PM

    Hooked! I like the voice, I like the situation. I want more.

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  31. SojournerMarch 25, 2010 at 6:11 PM

    True YA protagonist. Hooked.

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  32. Sharon K. MayhewMarch 25, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    I'd read on to see why it's a pain in the butt...

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  33. rheaMarch 25, 2010 at 6:36 PM

    Hooked. Great voice.

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  34. MercMarch 26, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    I like it--I'd read on.

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