Fancy White Trash
by Marjetta Geerling
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Fifteen-year-old Abby Savage hopes that her five rules for falling in love will keep her from making the same mistakes as her mother and two older sisters--all unwed mothers who have slept with the same man, among others--while she also tries to help her best friend Cody admit that he is gay, and decide how she really feels about Cody's older brother, Jackson.Tags
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This is one of those books I'd never have picked up - but, in the interest of expanding my knowledge of teen books, I've started trying to "speed read". Fancy White Trash started in that pile. Part of the speed reading process is reading the blurb, which intrigued me, then the 1st chapter. Thirty minutes later, I finished chapter four, closed the document I'd been creating for Fancy White Trash's speed reading record, and tucked in.
Hours later, I am not disappointed. Experiencing Abby's incredibly messed-up, Jerry-Springer-esque family has been a bit disturbing, but she, her best friend, and her first love and heartbreak kept me smiling.
Abby and Cody, her best friend, live next door to each other, and it is to him that she runs whenever show more her mother, the Guitar Player (mom's new husband, who's also the ex-boyfriend of *both* of Abby's older sisters and the father of one of her sister's unborn baby), her two older sisters and her 3 year-old niece overwhelm her. The only trouble Abby and Cody run into is the topic of Cody's homosexuality: he's never mentioned it to Abby, but she knows and tactfully avoids the subject, at least until schoolmates begin tormenting him about *their* suspicions.
This was funny and sweet, and Abby charmed the hell outta me. And *I* fell in love with Jackson, Cody's older brother who broke Abby's heart the spring before. Check this one out and maybe you, too, will wonder if you might find a girl like Abby up in the *real* Cottonwood, Arizona... show less
Hours later, I am not disappointed. Experiencing Abby's incredibly messed-up, Jerry-Springer-esque family has been a bit disturbing, but she, her best friend, and her first love and heartbreak kept me smiling.
Abby and Cody, her best friend, live next door to each other, and it is to him that she runs whenever show more her mother, the Guitar Player (mom's new husband, who's also the ex-boyfriend of *both* of Abby's older sisters and the father of one of her sister's unborn baby), her two older sisters and her 3 year-old niece overwhelm her. The only trouble Abby and Cody run into is the topic of Cody's homosexuality: he's never mentioned it to Abby, but she knows and tactfully avoids the subject, at least until schoolmates begin tormenting him about *their* suspicions.
This was funny and sweet, and Abby charmed the hell outta me. And *I* fell in love with Jackson, Cody's older brother who broke Abby's heart the spring before. Check this one out and maybe you, too, will wonder if you might find a girl like Abby up in the *real* Cottonwood, Arizona... show less
Even though my jaw dropped in awe before I finished the first chapter as Abby revealed the drama of her family, I found Abby to be quite relatable. When I was in high school, I had a clear picture in my head of what true love was, or rather what it was not. And, like Abby, this wasn’t something I would disregard just because some cute Rule-breaking guy came along and knew the right words to say. But here’s the thing about this book: it’s not just about Abby and her quest for her One True Love. No, it’s about friendship, and trust, and what being a family really means.
The relationships in this book – and I mean more than just the romantic ones – are what give this story its strength. Abby and Cody’s friendship runs the show more gamut from joking around with each other to angry words spoken in the heat of the moment then back to helping each other through hard times. And even though Abby can’t wait to escape her family and the drama that lies within, her love for her mother and sisters and niece is obvious. While Cody’s interactions with his brother Jackson (yes, Abby’s first love Jackson) are mostly off page, through the conversations they each have with Abby it’s obvious that they love and respect each other. An interesting aspect of the story is that Cody and Jackson have the picture perfect family, whereas Abby finds hers to be embarrassingly white trash, but it is Abby’s family that proves to be most accepting and loving of one another.
The story of Abby and Jackson and how he went from possible True Love to blacklisted in her life is, as with everything in Abby’s life, worthy of a storyline on a soap opera. Jackson tells his side of their story best when he’s trying to persuade Abby to take another chance with him, but she’s committed to living by her Rules. At times Abby can come across as too stubborn or prideful, but I admired her for sticking to her standards even when she was tempted to throw them out the window for a fleeting moment of pleasure. Her Rules aren’t bad, or even unrealistic, which makes it easier to understand why she’s not willing to bend them for anyone.
I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting when I opened this book, but I know I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. Anyone with a low tolerance for romance probably wouldn’t like the book like I did, but I think the characters themselves surpass the “romance” label and stand out on their own. show less
The relationships in this book – and I mean more than just the romantic ones – are what give this story its strength. Abby and Cody’s friendship runs the show more gamut from joking around with each other to angry words spoken in the heat of the moment then back to helping each other through hard times. And even though Abby can’t wait to escape her family and the drama that lies within, her love for her mother and sisters and niece is obvious. While Cody’s interactions with his brother Jackson (yes, Abby’s first love Jackson) are mostly off page, through the conversations they each have with Abby it’s obvious that they love and respect each other. An interesting aspect of the story is that Cody and Jackson have the picture perfect family, whereas Abby finds hers to be embarrassingly white trash, but it is Abby’s family that proves to be most accepting and loving of one another.
The story of Abby and Jackson and how he went from possible True Love to blacklisted in her life is, as with everything in Abby’s life, worthy of a storyline on a soap opera. Jackson tells his side of their story best when he’s trying to persuade Abby to take another chance with him, but she’s committed to living by her Rules. At times Abby can come across as too stubborn or prideful, but I admired her for sticking to her standards even when she was tempted to throw them out the window for a fleeting moment of pleasure. Her Rules aren’t bad, or even unrealistic, which makes it easier to understand why she’s not willing to bend them for anyone.
I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting when I opened this book, but I know I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. Anyone with a low tolerance for romance probably wouldn’t like the book like I did, but I think the characters themselves surpass the “romance” label and stand out on their own. show less
What is wrong with me? I loved this book...it is laugh out loud funny! I really cared about Abby and her strange and trashy family. Unfortunately, I think some of our students are living something very close to this reality. It is over-the-top and reminded me of a young version of Desperate Housewives (except I haven't found a redeeming character there yet). The next door neighbors might be too good to be true; but they have their problems too. Very suprising that I really loved this trashy book!
Kearsten says: This is one of those books I'd never have picked up - but, in the interest of expanding my knowledge of teen books, I've started trying to 'speed read'. Fancy White Trash started in that pile. Part of the speed reading process is reading the blurb, which intrigued me, then the 1st chapter. Thirty minutes later, I finished chapter four, closed the document I'd been creating for Fancy White Trash's speed reading record, and tucked in.
Hours later, I am not disappointed. Experiencing Abby's incredibly messed-up, Jerry-Springer-esque family has been a bit disturbing, but she, her best friend, and her first love and heartbreak kept me smiling.
Abby and Cody, her best friend, live next door to each other, and it is to him that show more she runs whenever her mother, the Guitar Player (mom's new husband, who's also the ex-boyfriend of *both* of Abby's older sisters and the father of one of her sister's unborn baby), her two older sisters and her 3 year-old niece overwhelm her. The only trouble Abby and Cody run into is the topic of Cody's homosexuality: he's never mentioned it to Abby, but she knows and tactfully avoids the subject, at least until schoolmates begin tormenting him about *their* suspicions.
This was funny and sweet, and Abby charmed the heck outta me. And *I* fell in love with Jackson, Cody's older brother who broke Abby's heart the spring before. Check this one out and maybe you, too, will wonder if you might find a girl like Abby up in the *real* Cottonwood, Arizona...
Susan says: When we first meet Abby Savage, she is living with her mother, her two sisters and her mother’s husband. Both of her older sisters have also slept with the boyfriend, and her middle sister is pregnant by him. While this sounds creepy and weird on paper, it actually makes for a really great book. The book takes place in Cottonwood, Arizona, and there are lots of details about Arizona that are very authentic, considering the author lives in Miami. Abby’s best friend Cody (who is gay) is her next door neighbor, and much of the plot also takes place within their friendship. This book is funny – Abby’s father ends up moving into her room after one of her sisters leaves – and also a little sad – her oldest sister runs off with the husband in the end, leaving her three year old behind. Abby also spends the book doing everything she can to not end up like her mother (who is pregnant by the husband) and her sisters, both getting great grades to be able to go to college and trying to keep specific rules in place for dating so that she doesn’t get pregnant by someone inappropriate. She is funny, sympathetic and strong, and makes for a great main character. Really good debut novel – I’ll be looking for more. show less
Hours later, I am not disappointed. Experiencing Abby's incredibly messed-up, Jerry-Springer-esque family has been a bit disturbing, but she, her best friend, and her first love and heartbreak kept me smiling.
Abby and Cody, her best friend, live next door to each other, and it is to him that show more she runs whenever her mother, the Guitar Player (mom's new husband, who's also the ex-boyfriend of *both* of Abby's older sisters and the father of one of her sister's unborn baby), her two older sisters and her 3 year-old niece overwhelm her. The only trouble Abby and Cody run into is the topic of Cody's homosexuality: he's never mentioned it to Abby, but she knows and tactfully avoids the subject, at least until schoolmates begin tormenting him about *their* suspicions.
This was funny and sweet, and Abby charmed the heck outta me. And *I* fell in love with Jackson, Cody's older brother who broke Abby's heart the spring before. Check this one out and maybe you, too, will wonder if you might find a girl like Abby up in the *real* Cottonwood, Arizona...
Susan says: When we first meet Abby Savage, she is living with her mother, her two sisters and her mother’s husband. Both of her older sisters have also slept with the boyfriend, and her middle sister is pregnant by him. While this sounds creepy and weird on paper, it actually makes for a really great book. The book takes place in Cottonwood, Arizona, and there are lots of details about Arizona that are very authentic, considering the author lives in Miami. Abby’s best friend Cody (who is gay) is her next door neighbor, and much of the plot also takes place within their friendship. This book is funny – Abby’s father ends up moving into her room after one of her sisters leaves – and also a little sad – her oldest sister runs off with the husband in the end, leaving her three year old behind. Abby also spends the book doing everything she can to not end up like her mother (who is pregnant by the husband) and her sisters, both getting great grades to be able to go to college and trying to keep specific rules in place for dating so that she doesn’t get pregnant by someone inappropriate. She is funny, sympathetic and strong, and makes for a great main character. Really good debut novel – I’ll be looking for more. show less
Fancy White Trash was just as Soap Operatic as the cover promised it would be. Poor Abby Savage is thrown into the middle of squabble and squabble, with a little drama thrown in between. Abby's mother is newly pregnant and married to the potential father of her other daughter's child. Abby's OTHER sister uses her as a live in babysitter. Her only tie to sanity is her (maybe/maybe not gay) best friend, Cody who lives next door. She might be in love with his brother, another potential possible father to her sister's child. Yikes! Abby loves to watch soap operas on tv, but is not too keen on living through one.
Let me just start by saying that I'd be the first on the sign up sheet for the "I hate soap operas" club, but I really enjoyed show more Fancy White Trash. I know it sounds like drama overload, but Marjetta Geerling weaves all the drama and shocking revelations through FWT effortlessly. I think of it more as a coming of age drama, as by the end of the book, everyone has grown up a little bit, learns a little about life.
Like it's cover Fancy White Trash is a cute fun read with pizazz. If you like a little drama in your reading diet, you won't be disappointed. show less
Let me just start by saying that I'd be the first on the sign up sheet for the "I hate soap operas" club, but I really enjoyed show more Fancy White Trash. I know it sounds like drama overload, but Marjetta Geerling weaves all the drama and shocking revelations through FWT effortlessly. I think of it more as a coming of age drama, as by the end of the book, everyone has grown up a little bit, learns a little about life.
Like it's cover Fancy White Trash is a cute fun read with pizazz. If you like a little drama in your reading diet, you won't be disappointed. show less
Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
Sisters getting pregnant, mom remarrying three times, car accidents, quick amnesiac episodes -- these all sound like another episode of a soap opera. Unfortunately, for Abby Savage, that's actually her life, and she knows that it resembles a soap because that is all she watches.
With her family's history of dating and getting pregnant and then getting heartbroken, Abby is ready to find the perfect someone with her list of five things called her "One true love plan."
1. Find someone new. Abby knows this firsthand since her sisters' boyfriends are passed around and recycled like a bottle of water. Of course, this isn't so easy since the people Abby goes to school with have show more been the same ones since kindergarten.
2. No baggage from past relationships allowed. Abby's sisters find her the perfect babysitter. They just don't understand that it's their baby.
3. Looks aren't everything. Falling in love isn't mainly centered on looks!
4. Don't need him. They are always going to make promises, like how her father always promised her wonderful gifts for her birthday, but it never happened. Disappointed with this fact, Abby finds it fit to just trust herself.
5. Get out of town. How can you find someone new when everyone has dated everyone else?
With this list, new knowledge on soaps, and a front-row seat at the Fancy White Trash that is her family, Abby will soon find that one true love.
But will it help her get through the three pregnancies currently in her family, all by the same person? And can it stop her from getting back with the old boyfriend who broke her heart? Or will she just have to figure out that when finding that one true love, lists aren't necessarily needed?
Cute, humorous, and very scandalous, FANCY WHITE TRASH is the next guilty pleasure. Just with the first chapter, readers can see that Abby's life screams "Jerry Springer episode." The obstacles that Abby must face, from the mistakes that her family has made to adapting to their lifestyle, will ultimately make readers fall in love with her. A novel that is unlike most out there in the market, FANCY WHITE TRASH should be on your "to-read list!" show less
Sisters getting pregnant, mom remarrying three times, car accidents, quick amnesiac episodes -- these all sound like another episode of a soap opera. Unfortunately, for Abby Savage, that's actually her life, and she knows that it resembles a soap because that is all she watches.
With her family's history of dating and getting pregnant and then getting heartbroken, Abby is ready to find the perfect someone with her list of five things called her "One true love plan."
1. Find someone new. Abby knows this firsthand since her sisters' boyfriends are passed around and recycled like a bottle of water. Of course, this isn't so easy since the people Abby goes to school with have show more been the same ones since kindergarten.
2. No baggage from past relationships allowed. Abby's sisters find her the perfect babysitter. They just don't understand that it's their baby.
3. Looks aren't everything. Falling in love isn't mainly centered on looks!
4. Don't need him. They are always going to make promises, like how her father always promised her wonderful gifts for her birthday, but it never happened. Disappointed with this fact, Abby finds it fit to just trust herself.
5. Get out of town. How can you find someone new when everyone has dated everyone else?
With this list, new knowledge on soaps, and a front-row seat at the Fancy White Trash that is her family, Abby will soon find that one true love.
But will it help her get through the three pregnancies currently in her family, all by the same person? And can it stop her from getting back with the old boyfriend who broke her heart? Or will she just have to figure out that when finding that one true love, lists aren't necessarily needed?
Cute, humorous, and very scandalous, FANCY WHITE TRASH is the next guilty pleasure. Just with the first chapter, readers can see that Abby's life screams "Jerry Springer episode." The obstacles that Abby must face, from the mistakes that her family has made to adapting to their lifestyle, will ultimately make readers fall in love with her. A novel that is unlike most out there in the market, FANCY WHITE TRASH should be on your "to-read list!" show less
Abby has a plan. A plan to find her One True Love, and to avoid getting impregnated while in high school, causing her to drop out and never graduate like her two older sisters. And with this plan, she has come up with five rules – rules she developed through her many hours watching soap operas and her sisters’ mistakes – in order to find her One True Love:
Rule #1 – Find Someone New.
Rule #2 – No Baggage from Past Relationships.
Rule #3 – Looks Aren’t Everything.
Rule #4 – Don’t Need Him.
Rule #5 – Get Out of Town.
Only problem is that her best friend’s older brother, Jackson, has just come back to town, and while Abby has the hots for him, he definitely DOES NOT fit in with the rules.
I’m somewhat torn about this book. show more On one hand, I found it perversely entertaining. On the other hand, the author didn’t make me empathize with or care for any of the characters. The main character, and her family, are exactly what the title implies – white trash. I don’t understand what motivated these characters, and the author didn’t make that any easier. Especially when we get into the details about how Abby’s step-father also dated her oldest sister, and is her other sister’s daughter’s father, and is still sleeping with her oldest sister while still being married to her mom. Um, yeah. It was like watching an episode of Jerry Springer. And unless you’re a fan of Jerry Springer, I would suggest you skip this one. show less
Rule #1 – Find Someone New.
Rule #2 – No Baggage from Past Relationships.
Rule #3 – Looks Aren’t Everything.
Rule #4 – Don’t Need Him.
Rule #5 – Get Out of Town.
Only problem is that her best friend’s older brother, Jackson, has just come back to town, and while Abby has the hots for him, he definitely DOES NOT fit in with the rules.
I’m somewhat torn about this book. show more On one hand, I found it perversely entertaining. On the other hand, the author didn’t make me empathize with or care for any of the characters. The main character, and her family, are exactly what the title implies – white trash. I don’t understand what motivated these characters, and the author didn’t make that any easier. Especially when we get into the details about how Abby’s step-father also dated her oldest sister, and is her other sister’s daughter’s father, and is still sleeping with her oldest sister while still being married to her mom. Um, yeah. It was like watching an episode of Jerry Springer. And unless you’re a fan of Jerry Springer, I would suggest you skip this one. show less
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