Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


cbr12bingo – Friendship (MORE adventures in teenage time-travel!)

Startled by His Furry Shorts by Louise Rennison

Luuurve Is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison

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I have, for the second-t0-last time, dipped my toes back into a favorite series from my early-teen years. Georgia Nicholson, our teenage Bridget Jones stand in, is back (in her words) “on the rack of luuuuuuuurve”. She’s in limbo between Robbie, the aforementioned “Sex God”, and Massimo, the “Luuuurve God”. Robbie left England to study in New Zealand, and sends wistful letters her way. Massimo replaced Robbie in his band, the Stiff Dylans, and is not ready to commit to being anyone’s boyfriend. Also, both […]

More Teenage Time-Travel

...and That's When it Fell Off in My Hand by Louise Rennison

Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers by Louise Rennison

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As in I am traveling back to both the time of my early teendom and the book series that I loved at that age; Louise Rennison’s Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series. You’ll find my first block of re-reads back here, if you are so inclined. A fun thing happened while digging back into the misadventures of Georgia and her mates: I was struck by the sudden discovery that I had not, in fact, actually read the entire series! I realized that I was in unfamiliar waters about […]

cbr12bingo – Violet! well, lavender really. Teenage Re-Reads: Do They Hold Up?

Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers by Louise Rennison

Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison

Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants by Louise Rennison

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A few weeks back I was a few drinks in and thought it would be an excellent idea to order the entire 10-book Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series. I  read them initially as they came out, what with being a ridiculously over the top teen girl in the early aughts, and loved every second that I spent with Georgia and the Ace Gang. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging kicked off the series back in 2000, and the series came to an end in 2009. I had […]



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