The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door
That's the day the trouble started. The trouble that nearly ruined my life. The trouble that turned me Dark. The trouble that begs me for revenge. Celia Door enters her freshman year of high school with giant boots, dark eyeliner, and a thirst for revenge against Sandy Firestone, the girl who...
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That's the day the trouble started. The trouble that nearly ruined my life. The trouble that turned me Dark. The trouble that begs me for revenge. Celia Door enters her freshman year of high school with giant boots, dark eyeliner, and a thirst for revenge against Sandy Firestone, the girl who did something unspeakable to Celia last year. But then Celia meets Drake, the cool new kid from New York City who entrusts her with his deepest, darkest secret. When Celia's quest for justice threatens her relationship with Drake, she's forced to decide which is sweeter: revenge or friendship. This debut novel from Karen Finneyfrock establishes her as a bright, bold, razor-sharp new voice for teens, perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670012756 (0670012750)
Publish date: February 21st 2013
Publisher: Viking Children's
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
I seriously fell in love with this book. When I finished reading the last page, I sat and I tried to take in everything the book encompassed. It was vast and it was powering! Words… no words cannot describe what I read. Goosebumps, tears, anxiety, thrilled, evil thoughts, ecstatic, disappointed,...
Celia Door enters her freshman year of high school with giant boots, dark eyeliner, and a thirst for revenge against Sandy Firestone, the girl who did something unspeakable to Celia in eighth grade. But then Celia meets Drake, the cool new kid from New York City who entrusts her with his deepest, da...
When I received this ARC, I was extremely excited to begin reading it because I was familiar with and impressed by the author's spoken word/slam poetry work. That, coupled with a ringing endorsement from [a:Sherman Alexie|4174|Sherman Alexie|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1333515890p2/4174.jpg] on t...
I picked this up at ALA as an ARC. I am not usually a fan of the mean girls genre (and thanks, yes, I am over my high school trauma. A lot. Mostly.) but there was enough other stuff going on in this one that I liked it despite the mean girls. Celia struck me as very familiar, reading everything she ...
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