3.5 stars

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Book Title: The Geek Girls Guide to Cheerleading

Author: Charity Tahmaseb and Darcy Vance

Published By: Simon and Schuster

Genre: Young Adult

Recommended Age: +13

Reviewed By: Emily Tuley / AngelsCryHavoc

Blog Reviewed For: Great Minds Think Aloud Literary Community

Rating: 4 Ravens

I think we all grew up with the stereotypes and clicks in school , there was always something that separated a group of people from another and no matter how many could have had the same thing in common there was always something or someone that kept them all separated singled out and with their own “herd” as one of my teachers use to call it. When they would rant rave and wander down the hallway trying to get around all of us as we stood about talking or just walking and taking up most of the hall. It comes a time when we all question and wonder what it would be like to be in a separate group. Would our friends be different or the same would there be more trust in one and not in the other. And then we questioned ourselves. Where did we fit? Who were we most like or not like? What was it like to be so and so?

This book was a perfect fit for that we go through seeing two best friends facing family turmoil and things that most would say were not them and trying to step outside that box. Two “geek “ girls join the cheerleading squad together they actually try and end up going separate ways for a little while before they realize that they were the perfect set up and match of best friends there should be both have their flaws and both have to work for their friend ship they are tried and tested but it’s surprising to see where they come out in the end but then again maybe it’s not so surprising. It’s a very good book that shows that just cause you think your one way doesn’t mean you can’t step outside your box and try something new who knows you might even like it and make some really good friends at the same time too. ( )

The author of The Geek Girls Guide to Cheerleading Charity Tahmased writes young adult fiction and works as a technical writer for a software company in St. Paul. She was a girl scout and was in the army for six years. She wanted to write the “The Geek Girls Guide to Cheerleading” because she wanted to read when she was a teen a book from the 21st century. I think Charity Tahmased is a great author because she creates a very good plot for the book that is easy to relate to when you are a girl teen. Charity Tahmased has written only one book so far, I think she should write more because she is a very good author.

In the story, Bethany and her best friend Moni both decide to try out for varsity cheerleading. When they make the team they struggle with other kids being mean because they are geeks. They find boys that they seem to have a crush on. There becomes a twist in the story later on. This book becomes very interesting and you can’t put it down. A book that is similar to this book is Beauty Queens by, Libba Bray and it is similar to this book because in Beauty Queens they are teens who are getting ready for a beauty pageant, and they are competing. In both books they are getting ready to compete and they face regular teen problems out of practice.

I recommend this book because the plot is very interesting. The author describes the story very well. The author describes the story very. You can easily relate if you are a teenager. The author describes the story very well. I recommend this book to only girls, because boys will not find this book good. I will rank this book 3 out of 5.

The Geek Girl’s Guide to Cheerleading treads a well-worn path in its examination of high school social hierarchies and romance, but the characters are well-developed and likeable enough to make it worth a read. Shy Bethany Reynolds, a self-proclaimed geek, is surprised when she and her best friend Moni are selected to join the varsity cheerleading squad. This causes shock waves in the established social structure at Prairie Stone High, and soon Bethany is grappling with the resentment of old friends, hostility of new teammates, and possibility of romance with her Big Man on Campus jock crush, Jack. The developing relationship between Bethany and Jack, a bet Jack and his friend Rick make about Bethany and Moni, and the eventual culmination of all the tribulations Bethany faces over the course of the cheerleading season hold few surprises, but Bethany’s first person perspective is engaging and readers will find her compelling enough that they will cheer for her happy ending. Issues like divorce and teen sex and alcohol use are handled sensitively and never go beyond the PG. This novel is a worthwhile, although non-essential, addition to collections catering to ages 12 and up. ( )

I personally fell in love with this book because (a) I am a dork and (b) I am a cheerleader and a dancer. So, I completely identified with the main character. The romance felt real and the all-too-real version of popularity is spot-on. Great book, which I completely recommend to any and all teenage girls. ( )