My Desperate Love Diary

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Kelly Ann is fifteen and desperately in love with G - the biggest idiot in school. Her best friends Liz and Stephanie can see how awful G is - and also that Kelly Ann's quietly gorgeous friend Chris is madly in love with her. But Kelly Ann stumbles along blindly, unable to see what's right in front of her eyes. Navigating her way through teenage embarrassments, sick-filled parties, awful love poetry and green condoms, Kelly Ann is a hilariously endearing character and one every female reader, whatever age, will be able to relate to.

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ISBN-13:	9781446498583
Publisher:	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publication date:	09/30/2011
Series:	Kelly Ann's Diary , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	270 KB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

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Liz Rettig is over twenty-one and lives in Glasgow with her husband and two children. She works as a teacher and MY DESPERATE LOVE DIARY is her first novel. She used to be just like Kelly Ann, but she's all right now.

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Debut British author Rettig offers a hilarious tale of unrequited love written in diary form. Deadpan entries from Kelly Ann's "Desperate Love Diary" trace her frantic attempts to snag "the most gorgeous guy in the whole school," whom she refers to merely as "G." But her journal contains far more. Just as tragicomic are the narrator's musings about her mother's midlife crisis (and fling with a 22-year-old Spanish waiter); the unexpected pregnancy of her older sister (who asks Kelly Ann to be her "primary birthing partner"); and the rantings of her spurned English teacher, who vents her fury at men-at one point, she skips a unit on Robert Burns, insisting he "was a dissolute, drunken womanizer whose poetry is completely overrated." Kelly Ann also writes about the romances of her two best friends, Liz and Stephanie, who, unlike Kelly Ann, believe G is a "tosser and so up himself." Kelly Ann, blinded by love, can't see the obvious: that her longtime friend, Chris, who trumps G in class, good looks, athletic prowess and chivalry, would be a far better match. The book's snappy narrative and litany of mishaps should keep readers in stitches, but the fun drags on a bit too long: it takes Kelly Ann nearly a year to recognize G's numerous flaws and Chris's many attributes. Ages 14-up. (June)
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Debut British author Rettig offers a hilarious tale of unrequited love written in diary form. Deadpan entries from Kelly Ann's "Desperate Love Diary" trace her frantic attempts to snag "the most gorgeous guy in the whole school," whom she refers to merely as "G." But her journal contains far more. Just as tragicomic are the narrator's musings about her mother's midlife crisis (and fling with a 22-year-old Spanish waiter); the unexpected pregnancy of her older sister (who asks Kelly Ann to be her "primary birthing partner"); and the rantings of her spurned English teacher, who vents her fury at men-at one point, she skips a unit on Robert Burns, insisting he "was a dissolute, drunken womanizer whose poetry is completely overrated." Kelly Ann also writes about the romances of her two best friends, Liz and Stephanie, who, unlike Kelly Ann, believe G is a "tosser and so up himself." Kelly Ann, blinded by love, can't see the obvious: that her longtime friend, Chris, who trumps G in class, good looks, athletic prowess and chivalry, would be a far better match. The book's snappy narrative and litany of mishaps should keep readers in stitches, but the fun drags on a bit too long: it takes Kelly Ann nearly a year to recognize G's numerous flaws and Chris's many attributes. Ages 14-up. (June)
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Chris is in love with Kelly Ann. Kelly Ann is in love with G. G is in love with anything in a skirt. Will Kelly Ann make the right choice or will her obsession with the boy she can't have lead her astray? Equally at the forefront of her thoughts are her acne, flat chest, and non-blond hair. Taking a backseat are her unmarried sister's pregnancy, her mother's midlife crisis and affair, the subsequent deterioration of her parents' marriage, and her father's alcohol-induced solace. Kelly Ann weighs emotional family drama in terms of "What will G think?" demonstrating a level of delusion that only a teen can get away with. Thankfully, good friends are on hand to be the voices of reason, even if Kelly Ann's not listening. All of the commotion in this 15-year-old's life is recorded in diary entries told over the course of one eventful year. Rettig combines quirky humor, comical British slang, witty observations, and endearing self-deprecation to create a Bridget Jones for the teenage crowd. Teens will shake their heads over how much of a total sucker Kelly Ann can be and how blind she is, not only to the boy who truly cares for her, but also to the events unfolding around her. The story line and characters are familiar, and readers will easily relate to the daily struggles and embarrassments of teen life. Casual infusions of partying, drinking, and sex (including a hearty laugh at the abstinence assembly speaker) make this book realistic. Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicholson casts a large shadow, but Kelly Ann can shine on her own.
—Erin SchirotaCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

In what may be the most blatant Bridget Jones's Diary clone yet, Rettig differentiates her tale only by making the characters about 15 years younger than those in Bridget Jones. Many plot points and individuals' characteristics are identical to the popular adult book. Narrator Kelly Ann desperately loves bad boy G, a young cad on the make, yet is oblivious to the fact that decent Chris has had feelings for her for ages. She has several friends who help her along in her quest to become G's girlfriend, all the while making cryptic remarks about how clueless she is about the two boys in her life. Kelly Ann's parents split up when the mother runs off with a boy toy, leaving her father to drown his sorrows at the pub. All of this is completely familiar. Luckily, Rettig has a good sense of humor and pacing and Kelly Ann is all too recognizable in her teenage self-absorption and lack of awareness concerning the people around her. There are some laugh-aloud moments, and this will likely be popular with teen girls looking for a bit of romance, fun and self-mockery. (Fiction. YA)

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