Flipped | Wendelin Van Draanen | Surprisingly GREAT!

Flipped | Wendelin Van Draanen | Great read

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Flipped

	Flipped Wendelin Van Draanen Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2003 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 278 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The first time she saw him, she flipped. The first time he saw her, he ran. That was the second grade, but not much has changed by the seventh. She says: ?My Bryce. Still walking around with my first kiss.? He says: ?It?s been six years of strategic avoidance and social discomfort.? But in the eighth grade everything gets turned upside down. And just as he?s thinking there?s more to her than meets the eye, she?s thinking that he?s not quite all he seemed.

This is a classic romantic comedy of errors told in alternating chapters by two fresh, funny new voices. Wendelin Van Draanen is at her best here with a knockout cast of quirky characters and a hilarious series of misunderstandings and missed opportunities. But underlying the humor are two teens in transition. They are each learning to look beyond the surface of people, both figuring out who they are, who they want to be, and who they want to be with.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Surprisingly GREAT!

My son received this book a year ago as a reward from his school's learning consultant. He picked it out himself, because of the cute, baby chick on the front. Truthfully, after reading the back cover, I thought it was going to be just that...fluff. Wrong! Although, I only read it so I could help my son with a book report and give us something to discuss besides videogames.

To my surprise, this book was a superior read. The way the story flips from Bryce's view to Juli's (both now in 8th grade) view really makes you see that are always 2 sides to every story.

Overall, the tale is heart-warming and very humorous in sections. It made me want to read a "Flipped 2". I totally recommend this book and "The Wednesday Wars" to any 10-14 year old.

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Great read

This book was a required read for my daughters english class and she has enjoyed it very much thus far.

BEST BOOK EVER!!

One day in L.A. I pick a random book from the shelf because my teacher made me, and that random book was flipped. I read the first page to make her happy then she walked away. I decided to read a few more pages and then I was hooked on that book! I just couldn't put it down!

Flipped

Flipped is a book about a boy and a girl, both of them in junior high. The book flashes back to scenes from their younger days, such as second grade.

A very interesting thing about this story is the point of view. The first chapter is in Bryce's point of veiw. The second is the same chapter, but in Juli's point of view. At times I found it a bit annoying, just wanting to get on with the story. But I liked having insight on both of their thoughts.

Juli likes Bryce but Bryce finds her annoying and show off-ish. As they get to know each other, Juli starts to find out what Bryce is really like and starts to like him less. But just as she finally learned about how he really was, Bryce did a complete personality "flip" and became a more mature, better person.

I enjoyed reading this book, even though it is not particularly to my tastes, I found myself sympathizing with the characters.

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A great truth about love

This is a darling story of how first love in those awkward teenager years can work. It's sweet, snappily-if-not-eloquently written, and really manages to get inside the heads of its two characters. That's probably the best thing about it--this is a book that cares passionately about its characters, and that can be rare to see. I enjoyed the switching perspectives, and the li'l misadventures of the kids were fun and adorable. Insightful and clever.

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