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    Girl, (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture
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    Girl, (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture

    Written by Sue Limb

    Narrated by Katherine Kellgren

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 11, 2005
    ISBN9780307207166
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    Girl, (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture
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    Sue Limb

    Sue Limb is the bestselling author of the Jess Jordan stories for Bloomsbury. Her other children's books include Come Back, Grandma, which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize. Sue lives on a remote organic farm near Nailsworth in Gloucestershire.

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    • 3/5
      Lots of drama from this young lady. I'm not sure I'll be able to finish the series.
    • 4/5
      My thoughts:Positives: * This type of book is always very funny to me. * Typical teenage girl in love behavior filled with jealousy and "going to kill you" fantasies. * Emotions run rampant and I understand that better than staying calm all of the time * When her father tells her that he's gay, it's the coolest thing that she can imagine. That part of the book is very inclusive and hilarious at the same time. It's a great way to bring up a sensitive topic.Negatives: * This type of book has a plot, but really the side stories distract you from it consistently. There is no "point" to this story. * She can be a little too dramatic at times. * Honestly, you never really find out what's going on between the family members. Perhaps I would have had to read the other ones to understand the problems between her mother and her.