The next in the Georgia Nicholson series. I enjoy these more and more as I read along. Georgia has just run away from Masimo and the Sex God Robbie at the club and now she is reflecting on what it all means. What is Robbie doing back? Is he staying? Does she really like Masimo or Robbie? What about Dave the Laugh? As the school year comes to a close, Georgia goes on a camping trip with her friends and classmates and is suddenly thrown a curve ball she never saw coming.

Now Georgia is choosing between three guys when it should only be one.

I’m anxious to start the next book which is sitting on my shelf. Hopefully I’ll get through it this week and then I will be all caught up with series. I have a feeling this isn’t the end of it yet.

The Georgia Nicolson Series by Louise Rennison is one of my favorite series of all time. The first book in the series is called Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, this book will keep you laughing at every turn. The first time I remember reading on the back “Do not read in public, you will laugh out loud” or something like that, yet I still read it in school, and ended up making a fool of myself. ( )

Molly Humphrey
EDCI 4120/5120

Rennison, L. (2007). Love is a many trousered thing. New York: HarperTeen.

Grade Levels: 6-9
Category: Fiction
Read Alouds: 1-12 (hoooorn!!!); 143-147 (Friday july 22nd); 233-250 (tent head)

Summary: Georgia Nicholson is a British teenager who accidentally finds herself struggling to figure out which boy she likes better to date. While she tries to choose, another unexpected boy comes her way. Throughout the story, Georgia has silly misadventures with the Ace Gang, her group of girls who interest themselves in going to parties and discussing what level they have reached on the snogging scale.

Themes: The central theme of the novel is teenage relationships; how teens navigate still being teens while striving for adulthood. The novel also discusses at length teenage friend relationships and how friends influence daily life decisions. A concern in teaching a novel like this is that students might be distracted by the silliness of the dialogue. The novel holds no real practical application. While teens do experience similar situations as Georgia, the novel itself is not necessarily the best opportunity for students to talk about those experiences given the frivolousness of the story.

Discussion Questions:
How does Georgia make decisions about her relationships?
What does this novel say about teen relationships?
Why is Georgia criticized by her friend Jaz?

Reader Response: The use the language of Georgia Nicholson, this novel was vair vair full of stupidiosity. My goodness I hope never to read a book like this one again! I wonder if British kids these days really speak or even write like Georgia. I lived there for a semester and never heard anyone sound like that. Georgia is nothing but a self-centered, ill-spoken brat. I can relate to her in terms of situation as far as which boy I liked better and being thrown for a loop in terms of such relationships, but the commonality of such situations cannot make up for the ridiculousness of Georgia’s manner of narration. Considering the novel is diary form only serves to make it more stupid. I would not encourage anyone to read this novel and certainly would not choose to teach it simply because I am struggling to find where its value lies. It’s like reading a teen gossip magazine, only longer and poorly written.

Always entertaining ( )

I love each installment of this series, some a little more than others. Thankfully, this book wasn't too full of "osity" and had a little forward action. I imagine I'll be 40 before Georgia finally matriculates. ( )