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Title details for Nerd Girls by Alan Lawrence Sitomer - Available

Nerd Girls

The Rise Of The Dorkasorus

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by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Angela Rogers
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Award-winning educator and author Alan Lawrence Sitomer's engaging young adult novels have been named among the ALA's Best Books of the Year. This first tale in his planned Nerd Girls series follows 13-year-old self-proclaimed "dorkasaurus" Maureen and her fellow social outcasts Alice and Barbara. When Maureen discovers that the Pretty, Popular, Perfect girls are planning a mean trick on Alice, she decides it's finally time to take a stand. Signing up to compete against the ThreePees in a talent show, Maureen plans her revenge.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Nerd Girls

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781461832539
      • File size: 178076 KB
      • Duration: 06:10:59

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 660
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 30, 2011
      Mean Girls meets Revenge of the Nerds, middle-school style, in a novel that peeks into the lives of an offbeat cast of 13-year-olds in suburban California. Self-proclaimed "anti-cool" Maureen, who's embarrassed about her weight, reluctantly bonds with two other eighth-grade outcastsâhypersensitive Allergy Alice Applebee and clumsy Beanpole Barbaraâover their dislike of the ThreePees, a trio of girls who are "Pretty, Popular, and Perfect." After much trash talk, ridicule, and the cruel posting of a humiliating YouTube video starring Maureen, the two groups of girls prepare for a showdown in the school's talent contest. Sitomer's (The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez) characters mostly remain one-note caricatures: Alice's constant use of her "scuba tank" inhaler (with "wheeesh-whooosh" sound effects); Beanpole's refrain "Don't worry, I'm okay. I'm okay" after bumping into things; and ditzy ThreePee Sofes's malapropisms and non sequiturs. But notes of tenderness and warmth eventually give (some) depth to Maureen and her crew. If the characters and situations feel simplified, there's enough emotional heft to the girls' insecurities, as well as humor and snark in Maureen's thoughts and conversations, to compensate. Ages 11âup.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:660
  • Text Difficulty:3

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