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Geek Girl is a book by Cindy C Bennett and Geek Charming is a Disney Channel Original Movie. Geek Girl and Geek Charming are both very similar in many ways. This post is here to compare and contrast the two. Well, for starters, they are both about boy geeks and their not-very-geeky love interests. In Geek Charming, the female role is a highly-popular once geek, while in Geek Girl, the girl is a rebelous goth chick, with an inner geek. Obviously, the biggest difference, is that Geek Charming (though based off a book) is a movie and Geek Girl is a book.  In Geek Charming, the 'geek' confronts the popular girl to get her to be in his movie, while in Geek Girl the goth goes up to the 'geek' to try to change him. In both, they end up becoming 'geeks' themselves.  Here are the reviews I wrote for both, so you can compare and contrast them yourself.  GEEK GIRL: In Geek Girl, a goth makes a bet with her friends that she can turn a geekly nerd into a bad boy. Jen...

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Black Friday is definitely one of the most popular shopping days of the year, in the United States at least. People wait in line for days to get items for a discounted price, the crowds are crazy, and I have never, ever gone. I really want to, but my parents are always working, and though my grandmother offered to take me this year, she wouldn't buy me anything most likely.  But if you've gone, we'd love to hear about your experiences, your purchases, and any advice you might have for future Black Friday-ers!

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Title: Geek Girl Author: Cindy C. Bennett Publisher: Cedar Fort Imprint: Sweetwater Books Pub Date: 12/08/2011 ISBN: 9781599559254 Category: FICTION - JUVENILE: Action & Adventure (incl. Interactive Adventures): Action & Adventure Summary: (back of the book) “Think I could turn that boy bad?” My two best friends—my only two friends, really—follow my gaze and laugh. “Trevor Hoffman?” Beth scoffs. “No way, Jen.” “I bet I could,” I say, shrugging. “Why him?” Beth asks. “Why not any of the other nerds sitting there with him?” “Because,” I say slowly, “he isn’t your typical run-of-the-mill geek. Trevor Hoffman is different. He would be a little more difficult to take down, more of a challenge, you know?” Jen’s life of rebelling and sneaking out is growing stale. In an effort to combat her boredom, Jen makes a bet to turn Trevor, a nice little geek, into a “bad boy.” She’s immediately pulled into Trevor’s world of sci-fi movies, charity work, and even—ugh...

TV Show: Mr. Young Channel: Disney XD New on: Tuesday-Thursday 8PM Starring: Brandon Meyer I'd Reccomend to... Middle Schoolers My Rating: 3.8/5 My Thoughts: Mr. Young is about Adam Young, a 14-year-old genious who has been asked to be hired by NASA, being a teacher at a High School. Echo is a girl in his class who he is crushing on, and his best friend is also his student. Slab is the bully. The series is about everyday life and issues at the school, when your teacher is your age. The mother cannot act, at all! It is horrible! The sister's is okay, but definately could improve! The rest of the cast is fine. That's my only major issue.

Review of “A&P” by John Updike by Tasha Nicole Haight Have you ever done something on an impulse or out of anger, and immediately regretted it? Well, that’s exactly how Sammy felt when he quit his job at A&P, hoping to impress a few girls dressed in bikinis when they get kicked out because of their inappropriate attire. In “A&P”, John Updike develops the theme to not make a major decision out of anger. He does this by clearly explaining the situation in which Sammy impulsively quits his job, which he soon regrets. Things start to go bad as soon as three bikini-clad girls walk into the A&P store, and Sammy cannot look away. When the girls walk in, Sammy can’t even think straight. “I stood there with my hand on a box of HiHo crackers trying to remember if I rang it up or not” (Updike). He states that “it’s one thing to have a girl in a bathing suit down on the beach, where what with the glare nobody can look at each other much anyway, and another thing in the co...

Title: Unlovable Author: Sherry Gammon Published: January 20, 2011 Genre: Fiction, YA, Thriller, Suspense About the Author: (Smashwords) Unlovable is the debut novel for author Sherry Gammon, and is the first novel in the Port Fare Series. Seeking clean romance novels for her and her three daughters to read and enjoy was no easy challenge. It was because of this frustration the PORT FARE SERIES was born. UNLOVABLE is book one, book two titled UNBELIEVABLE is the story of Cole's journey for love, and the final novel in the series, UNBEARABLE, is Booker's story. Sherry has been writing for several years. Her work has been in several newspapers, and an educational Magazine.She and her husband,along with their children and a couple of crazy dogs, call Upstate New York home. Summary: (Smashwords) Port Fare, New York, has fallen into the clutches of true evil. The Dreser brothers have arrived with a scheme to increase drug sales in the area by whatever means possibl...

Movie: Geek Charming Channel: Disney Times: Premiered Yesterday (Friday, November 11, 2011) @ 8. Encore is at 9PM on Sunday, November 13, 2011 Starring: Sarah Hyland, Matt Prokop I'd Reccomend to... Families My Rating: 4/5 My Thoughts: Dylan Shoenfield is the most popular girl in school, and all she wants is to be Blossom Queen at the Spring Formal. When a film geek needs to do a documentary to win a trip to LA, he picks Dylan, hoping to find out the secrets of being popular. Instead he finds a smart, funny, caring girl whose boyfriend breaks up with her right before Spring Formal. Her friends ditch her, and she finds out who was and will be always there for her, even from before her mother, Past Blossom Queen, died. This was a cute little family movie, much to be expected from being on the Disney Channel. The movie was based on the novel, and it does make me want to read the book. It did remind me a lot of Geek Girl (review to come), though there were obvious...

Oh, I like almost all kinds of magic and fantasy and science fiction stuff. So I knew this was my type of show. Once Upon A Time is on ABC on Sundays. Check your local listings. The premise of the show is that all the fairy tale characters have lost their memories and have been trapped in our world in a town called Storybrook for 28 years due to the Ultimate curse cast by the evil queen who tried to kill Snow White. But a hero is coming and the ultimate battle will begin. Three episodes have aired so far and I had to record them on my DVR so I ended up watching all 3 episodes almost back-to-back and I am hooked. The second show had me talking back to the screen. For me, that means it has gotten inside my head and I won't rest until I see the end. The show is set up to show what's going on in the present in our world and in a series of flashbacks in fairy tale land. But it interweaves the past with the present so well that I had no problem following it. If you have questions abo...

PrincessReviews, Sherry Gammon 1. What is Unlovable about? Unlovable is about enduring, never giving up. Maggie, a 17 year old senior at Port Fare High has been dealt a pretty tough hand in life. She has to care for a truly cruel mother, and try and get through high school with good grades so she can get scholarship money for college. Her mother gets involved with some pretty wicked people and puts Maggie's life in danger. Enter Seth Prescott, undercover cop and all around hottie! 2. Is this your first published book? Yes. It is not the first book I have ever written, but it is the first book I tried to publish. 3. How old were you when you decided you wanted to publish a book? Probably twenty. It was after taking a writing class in college. The teacher encouraged me to publish after I had written a story she liked. 4. What is your favorite candy? Snickers---with almonds! 5. Which character from any of your books are you most like? I gave each of my main characters o...

Movie: Phinease and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension Starring: Vincent Martella, Allison Stoner, Ashley Tisdale, Mitchel Musso Channel: Disney I'd Recommend to.... 6-13 year olds My Rating: 4.5/5 My Thoughts: Phineas and Ferb find out that their pet platapus, Perry, is truly a secret agent. They go into another demention where Dr. Doofinsmirtz is evil and has taken over. Phineas and Ferb need to get back to thier world, along with Perry. I love Phineas and Ferb, so naturally I loved this movie. The ending was cute, but I can't give it away; you have to watch it yourself!

Take Me Home Tonight (film 2011) Starring Topher Grace and Anna Faris My rating is 2 out of 5. Yes, harsh I know. And I usually like 80’s throwback movies. The clothes alone are worth watching 80's inspired movies. I rented it from Redbox. I had a free code and it was between this or Bridesmaids. I had heard Bridesmaids was funny, but the lure of seeing 80’s clothes and dancing was too strong. This movie is about this supposedly really smart guy, an MIT graduate, named Matt (Topher Grace) who works at a video store (the actual videos that have brown tape in them that takes 10 minutes to rewind). He does not know what he wants to do with his life, so he’s not making any decisions at all. His twin sister Wendy (Anna Faris), who seems really smart too, has applied to graduate school and is too scared to open the letter from the university at the beginning of the movie and instead accepts a marriage proposal from her idiot boyfriend. First of all, they totally don’t use Anna Faris’ com...

Sorry! I know this is late, but HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! (October 31) HAPPY ALL SAINTS DAY!! (November 1st) and to our Mexican friends....(and whatever other countries celebrate it, though none do it like Mexico!) Happy EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS!!!!! (November 2)

I'm not much of a horror book fan, but Zombies vs. Unicorns balanced it out with humor. The two editors try to convince the reader that one or the other is better. Some of the stories are (to quote the editors) "haunting," while others are for pure enjoyment. Many of the main characters are young adults under 18 and so this book is geared to that audience. It shows that strength and good sense can happen at a young age as these characters face adult situations (mainly in the post-infection worlds of the zombie stories). I am well past YA age but I enjoyed the stories. It made me wonder, though, what is the lure of such dark fantasy for this age group? I would be very hestitant to let my 14 year old read this.

Title: Turned at Dark Author: C.C. Hunter Series: Shadow Falls Format: Kindle Edition File Size: 132 KB Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (March 15, 2011) Sold by: Macmillan Language: English ASIN: B004QGY35W Summary: (amazon.com) Independent and strong-willed Della Tsang did not believe in ghosts, until she sees her dead cousin in a dark alley. She did not believe in vampires, until she turns into one. Should she follow her vampire cousin’s lead and walk away from everything she knows, or join Shadow Falls, a camp for special teens. Don’t miss the first book in the Shadow Falls series, Born at Midnight, on sale March 2011. I'd Recommend to.. anyone who wants a short read My Rating: 4/5 My Thoughts: Della gets attacked when coming home from a party, and is turned into a vampire. She needs to learn how to deal, and needs to decide how to do that. Its a quick short story, but that doesn't mean it isn't good. It's a nice, quick, easy read an...