GUITAR-GIRL

1. [PDF] Guitar Girl Guitar Girl Sarra Manning audiobook | *ebooks | Download PDF | ePub | DOC #1373841 in Books Manning, Sarra 2005-04-21 2005-04-21Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.00 x .61 x 5.00l, .40 #File Name: 0142403180240 pages | File size: 67.Mb Sarra Manning : Guitar Girl before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Guitar Girl: 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Too fast-paced and messy!By Autumn FashionsAre you kidding me? Who makes a bunch of 17 yr olds the "hottest thing" after they only play 2 live shows? This book is ridiculous, it will give tweens the wrong impression of the music business, and this entire book is laced with inappropriate mishaps. Not to mention how bland the writing is. These characters are not developed well at all, and Manning mainly focuses on Molly (who is the most confused and poorly created character of all time). The writer basically made this poor girl out to be an idiot. Don't even get me started on Jane. If you're going to make a girl in a band a drug addict (cliche

2. much?) at least make it believable. Give her a reason! Don't just go "Hmm, I think I'll throw in a slutty drug addict chick" and then don't delve into her psyche a little bit. The "magazine articles" within the book were tragically awful. NO ONE would ever write an article like that. Bottom line: The story would be slightly interesting had it been writen by someone with more writing skills.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Stupid cover, good bookBy Mid-Prairie TeenGuitar Girl, written by Sarra Manning is a gripping book about three teenage girls, Molly, Jane, and Tara, who start a band to be part of the `girl revolution.' It offers a rollercoaster of emotions, as the suspense rises and falls all throughout the book.Molly gets the idea to start the band and the others love it! They meet a guy named Dean at one of their gigs who says he and a friend could help the band. They sure did, and they joined the band too! At the first gig they all did together they meet Paul, who wants to be their manager. They have many struggles when they tour together especially with Dean's new girlfriend, Sandrine.They all seem to lose their sprits when they go to America on tour. Jane starts having problems with drugs and alcohol, Tara begins to act really mean, and Dean and Molly have a very discomforting kiss.When Paul discovers all this is going on, he starts to tell every band member the same thing, "that they are the most important person," and that sparks huge controversy within the band.Sarra Manning is a teen queen. She is the editor of many huge teen magazines including Seventeen. She has written five books, and is working on her sixth. She lives in London with her dog.I thought the book was really engaging. The characters were easy to get attached to. I recommend the book to anyone who has tried to start a band or dreamt of starting a band. Its great for teen girls. I wouldn't recommend it if you like books with perfect endings. This book leaves you with unwanted emotions, and lingering questions.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Sex, drugs and Rock n Roll is all my body needsBy the mad hatterwhen i first saw this book i thought "o, a book all about a derranged Avril Lavigne wannabe" well as i was stuck with what to read i chose this book, by the time Dean was introduced i was hooked! i read the book in one night unable to put it down, then again the next day.through out the whole book i empapthised with Molly, whilst she was introdused to fame, fortune and sex! As she became a rock star and fell in love i found my self falling in love! toward the end i found myself wanting it all to turn out ok!Me being in a band myself i found that my need to do the whole sex drugs and rock n roll cliche grew, as it became more appealing yet disturbing just as molly found her transformation.I recommend this book to anyone who loves to ROCK. As we follow Jane, Tara, T, Dean and MOlly into the world of Rock n roll.filled with Cliche's, sex drugs and of course where would you be without Rock n Rollall I can say is "i just cant wait for the film!!" Seventeen-year-old Molly Montgomery never planned on becoming famous. Molly's band, The Hormones, was just supposed to be about mucking around with her best mates, Jane and Tara, and having fun. But when the deliciously dangerous Dean and his friend T join the band, things start happening fast. Soon The Hormones are front-page news, and their debut album is rocketing up the charts. Molly is the force behind the band, but the hazards of fame, first love, screaming fans, and sleazy managers are forcing the newly crowned teen queen of grrl angst close to the edge. Fame never comes for free, and Molly's about to find out what it costs. .com Sex, drugs, and rock roll... a common high-school fantasy, right? In British author Sarra Manning's debut novel Guitar Girl, this oft-trumpeted triple-temptation proves to be terribly trying for a budding pop star. Molly Montgomery and her friends Tara and Jane live largely unnoticed until they form a fledgling girl band that will "be part of the new girl revolution." Fragile-yet-feisty Molly writes songs about Hello Kitty and boy crushes because that's the stuff of her world--a childhood closely guarded by her "crunchy granola," rule-oriented parents she dramatically deems "power- crazed fascists." But when her band is joined by a couple of older boys and attracts the attention of a fancy manager, "The Hormones" start racing--big gigs, an American tour, the whole bit. During her wild ride to stardom, Molly gets her first kisses from both a boy and a girl, gets drunk for the first time (but not the last), and loses her virginity and her sense of self, too. Any teenager who romanticizes celebrity will get a good dose of the reality of drug overdoses, morning-after pills, legal battles, exploitation, humiliation, and exhaustion with Guitar Girl...still, Manning manages to communicate the rush of wowing an audience and the joy and power of music through the often bittersweet, often bitingly funny voice of Molly. For a variation on the same theme, investigate Rachel Cohn's Pop Princess. (Ages 13 and older) --Karin SnelsonFrom School Library JournalGrade 9 Up-Molly, 17, never planned to reach pop stardom. She just enjoyed writing songs and playing music with her friends, Jane and Tara. When they start a rock band called The Hormones, two slightly older guys, T and Dean, maneuver their way into the group, and there is no looking back. Suddenly famous, Molly takes off on tour with the band, performing in England and eventually in the United States. Despite Dean and Molly's frequent confrontations, they fall in love. They have plenty of tender and passionate sex (protection isn't mentioned), until she learns that his motivation for the relationship hasn't been totally honest. Finally determining that rock-star life is less than idyllic, Molly chooses to call it quits, despite lawsuit threats. The story's carefully developed characters and relationships, driven by tuned-in dialogue, make it realistic and compelling. Molly's first-person voice rings clear and true. Like 16-year-old Wonder in Rachel Cohn's Pop Princess (S S, 2004), she finds herself on a roller-coaster ride through makeovers, alcohol-laden parties, sensationalist critiques, attempts to manage schoolwork, demands of a pushy manager, losing her virginity, and dealing with parents. Wryly funny, often

3. sincere, and sometimes pressed into banshee-like behavior, Molly is endearing in her attempts to reach maturity, sort out what's important, and decide what needs to be left behind.-Diane P. Tuccillo, City of Mesa Library, AZ Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.From BooklistGr. 9-12. Like a good guitar riff, Manning's debut novel picks up speed after a slow start. Instructed by her lawyer to record her experience in notebooks, Molly Montgomery relates the events leading up to being sued for 5,000,000 by her former record company. Armed with a guitar and three chords, Molly and two friends start a band, The Hormones, hoping to inspire a girl revolution. Some edgy boys and a conniving manager join the group, and their speedy rise to fame--filled with the requisite sex, drugs, and rock and roll--is fueled by quirky Hello Kitty lyrics. Naive Molly spurns her parents' instincts, trusts the wrong people, ignores the warning signs of friend Jane's downward spiral, squabbles with the band, and falls in love with the boy she thought she hated before finding her own voice and self-assurance. It's the depiction of the music scene (the narrative features "reprints" from industry mags and fan webzines), which comes complete with plentiful "snogging," that raises this above the mediocre--but don't expect it to go platinum. Cindy DobrezCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved