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Girl, nearly 16 : absolute torture

Gr. 7-10. In the on-going tradition of Louise Rennison and her heroine, Georgia Nicholson, comes the story of Jess, who is in the first throes of love with her boyfriend Fred. Then her mother has to go and ruin it all by planning a vacation--just Jess, Mum, and Gran, motoring down to Cornwall to visit Jess' long-absent dad and throw Grandpa's ashes in the sea. Readers will have to have an affinity for the English countryside because this is as much travelogue as it is romance. Between haunted castles and quaint B & Bs, Jess spends much of her time on her "mobile" trying to find out if Fred is spending time with her friend Flora. Fred turns out to be true blue, and Jess' dad turns out to be gay, which is fine with Jess, but alters her plan to have her parents remarry. Fewer Briticisms than in other books of this sort help speed this light romance on to its happy ending.

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  • "Girl, nearly sixteen, absolute torture"@en
  • "Girl, nearly sixteen, absolute torture"
  • "Chica, 16"
  • "Con gái sắp mười sáu"
  • "Chica de casi dieciseis"
  • "Girl, nearly sixteen"@en
  • "Dívka, skoro 16, šílené utrpení"
  • "Šílené utrpení"

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  • "Jess's mother has the timing of a practiced torturer. The moment that Jess and Fred have become an item and are planning to spend every available minute together, Mum announces that she is taking Jess and Granny (and Grandpa's ashes) on a whirlwind history tour, finishing with a visit to Jess's dad in St Ives. Normally Jess would jump at the idea of a visit to her dad - but why does her mum have to choose NOW!"
  • "Gr. 7-10. In the on-going tradition of Louise Rennison and her heroine, Georgia Nicholson, comes the story of Jess, who is in the first throes of love with her boyfriend Fred. Then her mother has to go and ruin it all by planning a vacation--just Jess, Mum, and Gran, motoring down to Cornwall to visit Jess' long-absent dad and throw Grandpa's ashes in the sea. Readers will have to have an affinity for the English countryside because this is as much travelogue as it is romance. Between haunted castles and quaint B & Bs, Jess spends much of her time on her "mobile" trying to find out if Fred is spending time with her friend Flora. Fred turns out to be true blue, and Jess' dad turns out to be gay, which is fine with Jess, but alters her plan to have her parents remarry. Fewer Briticisms than in other books of this sort help speed this light romance on to its happy ending."@en
  • "Just when things were going so well. Jess had the perfect summer planned: She and Fred, lounging in the park, gazing into one another's eyes and engaging in witty repartee. It was going to be so romantic. And then her maddening mum stepped in: She suddenly announced a two-week "road trip" to Cornwall to visit Jess's dad, something Jess might have enjoyed, actually, were it not for the monstrously bad timing. Not only will this force Jess and Fred apart for two whole weeks, it will also leave the darling and handsome Fred in the clutches of Jess's blindingly beautiful best friend, Flora'who, you might recall, expressed an interest in Fred not too long ago. As if all this weren't enough, Jess's mum seems to expect her to weep at the grave of every departed literary hero in Britain's long history. It's absolute torture. And little does Jess know, a huge surprise awaits her when she visits her dad at his home for the first time in years. From the Hardcover edition."@en
  • "Just when things were going so well. Jess had the perfect summer planned: Jess and Fred, lounging in the park, gazing into each other's eyes and engaging in witty repartee. It was going to be so romantic. And then her maddening mum stepped in: she suddenly announced a two-week "road trip" to Cornwall to visit Jess's dad, something Jess might have enjoyed, actually, were it not for the monstrously bad timing."
  • "Jess knows her summer plans are ruined but little could she imagine the huge surprise that awaits her when she visits her dad's home for the first time in years."
  • "Jess knows her summer plans are ruined but little could she imagine the huge surprise that awaits her when she visits her dad's home for the first time in years."@en
  • "Anticipating many glorious hours together with her boyfriend during summer break, Jess is devastated when she is told that she must visit her father for two weeks, causing her to fear what her best friend, Flora, may do in her absence."@en
  • "Jess knows her summer plans are ruined, but little could she imagin the huge surprise that awaits her when she visits her dad's home for the first time in years."

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  • "Publikace pro mládež"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Young adult works"
  • "Juvenile literature"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Romance fiction"
  • "Ungdomsböcker"@sv
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Young adult fiction"
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "English fiction"
  • "Anglické romány"

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  • "Chica de casi 16 : una auténtica tortura"
  • "Dívka, skoro 16 : šílené utrpení"
  • "Girl, nearly 16 : absolute torture"@en
  • "Girl, (nearly) 16 absolute torture"@en
  • "Con gái sắp 16 : tự mình làm khổ"
  • "Girl, (Nearly) 16 Absolute Torture"
  • "Girl, (Nearly) 16 Absolute Torture"@en
  • "Dívka, skoro 16 - šílené utrpení"
  • "Girl, nearly 16, absolute torture"@en
  • "Girl, nearly 16, absolute torture"
  • "Girl, (nearly) 16, absolute torture"@en
  • "Girl, (nearly) 16, absolute torture"
  • "Kimʻaṭ bat 16, ʻinui muḥlaṭ"
  • "כמעט בת 61, עינוי מוחלט"
  • "Girl (nearly) 16 : absolute torture"
  • "Chica de casi 16, una auténtica tortura"
  • "Chica de casi 16, una auténtica tortura"@es
  • "Girl nearly 16 : absolute torture"
  • "Tjej, nästan 16, kär och desperat"@sv
  • "Girl, (nearly) 16: absolute torture"
  • "Girl, nearly 16 absolute torture"@en

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