tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6339602.post-35620941539400318642008-04-10T20:29:00.003-04:002008-04-12T09:10:33.155-04:00Title: <span style="font-weight:bold;">the sweet, terrible, glorious year I truly, completely lost it</span><br />Author: <span style="font-style:italic;">Lisa Shanahan</span><br />Pages: 297 p<br />Publisher: delacorte press<br />ISBN: 9780385735162<br /><br />Gemma Stone (HAHA. Get it? Gem Stone. GEMSTONE) has always been a calm shy girl who throws up when she speaks in public. The same year that her sister gets engaged and plans a crazy wedding, Gemma discovers that she can keep the bile down if she's speaking in character--in a play on stage. She also discovers that the school delinquent is a gifted actor and a true friend. <br /><br />I gobbled this book up. It was fun. It's Australian so some of the slang is odd--but in a good way. It's a fun quick read and I'd recommend it. And I now have my new favorite phrase in the world: chucking a birkett*. <br /><br /><br />* "IN MY FAMILY, when anyone rides the wave of their emotions, we say they're chucking a birkett. When the emotion drives out all common sense, we say they're chucking a big one. The telltale signs are: flaming cheeks, shortness of breath, bulging eyes, and a prolonged illogical outburst."<br />************<br />Reading:<br />On My Nightstand:<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6339602-3562094153940031864?l=goddesslibrarian.blogspot.com'/></div>GoddessLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622554664262823997noreply@blogger.com3