A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl Analysis
A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl
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A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl
Tanya Lee Stone - A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl.jpeg
Author Tanya Lee Stone
Cover artist Ghost
Country USA
Language English
Genre romance, poetry
Publisher Random House
Publication date
2006
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 221
A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl is the first novel by Tanya Lee Stone and written in a poetry-format.[1] It follows the story of three girls who fall for the same bad boy intent on seducing every girl in school.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Reception
3 Characters
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
Josie is thrilled when TL notices her across the dance floor because of her "couldn't care less" act. Although …show more content…
They begin a fun-loving relationship and she overhears him talking to a friend about how she might be different but she might not be. She eventually does sleep with him, and says she loves him, causing him to break up with her. Kristen tries to apologize, but she doesn't want to hear it.
Reception[edit]
Reviews for A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl were mostly positive, with Kirkus Reviews panning the book while the Kansas City Star gave a positive rating.[2][3] The English Journal praised the book, recommending it to educators as a summer reading book for their students.[4] The School Library Journal cited the free verse as a highlight of the book, naming A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl its "Book of the Week" in January 2006.[5]
Characters[edit]
Josie: a level-headed freshman and the only one of the three to not give in to TL's temptations. She is the ring-leader, popular, and very gathered together and …show more content…
She loses her virginity in his car.
Aviva: a smart girl who plays the guitar and writes lyrics on TL. She loses her virginity in her room, and is very naive.
Kristen: the school's "Queen Bee" who wants to befriend Aviva but doesn't like Nicolette. and also her boyfriend
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Whitham, Clover (December 17, 2005). "Whatchya gonna do with those bad boys?". Bennington Banner. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
Jump up ^ "Review: A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
Jump up ^ Doty, Amanda (2006-01-19). "A book that's Good for a Girl". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
Jump up ^ Gallo, Don (May 2007). "Bold Books for Teenagers: Summer Reading 2007". The English Journal. 96 (5): 113 of 112–115. JSTOR 30046728 – via JSTOR. (registration required (help)).
Jump up ^ Oliver, Susan. "Book of the Week--A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl by Tanya Lee Stone". School Library Journal. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
External links[edit] Children and Young Adult Literature portal
Tanya Lee Stone website
Categories: 2006 booksAmerican young adult
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl
Tanya Lee Stone - A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl.jpeg
Author Tanya Lee Stone
Cover artist Ghost
Country USA
Language English
Genre romance, poetry
Publisher Random House
Publication date
2006
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 221
A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl is the first novel by Tanya Lee Stone and written in a poetry-format.[1] It follows the story of three girls who fall for the same bad boy intent on seducing every girl in school.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Reception
3 Characters
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
Josie is thrilled when TL notices her across the dance floor because of her "couldn't care less" act. Although …show more content…
They begin a fun-loving relationship and she overhears him talking to a friend about how she might be different but she might not be. She eventually does sleep with him, and says she loves him, causing him to break up with her. Kristen tries to apologize, but she doesn't want to hear it.
Reception[edit]
Reviews for A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl were mostly positive, with Kirkus Reviews panning the book while the Kansas City Star gave a positive rating.[2][3] The English Journal praised the book, recommending it to educators as a summer reading book for their students.[4] The School Library Journal cited the free verse as a highlight of the book, naming A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl its "Book of the Week" in January 2006.[5]
Characters[edit]
Josie: a level-headed freshman and the only one of the three to not give in to TL's temptations. She is the ring-leader, popular, and very gathered together and …show more content…
She loses her virginity in his car.
Aviva: a smart girl who plays the guitar and writes lyrics on TL. She loses her virginity in her room, and is very naive.
Kristen: the school's "Queen Bee" who wants to befriend Aviva but doesn't like Nicolette. and also her boyfriend
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Whitham, Clover (December 17, 2005). "Whatchya gonna do with those bad boys?". Bennington Banner. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
Jump up ^ "Review: A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
Jump up ^ Doty, Amanda (2006-01-19). "A book that's Good for a Girl". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
Jump up ^ Gallo, Don (May 2007). "Bold Books for Teenagers: Summer Reading 2007". The English Journal. 96 (5): 113 of 112–115. JSTOR 30046728 – via JSTOR. (registration required (help)).
Jump up ^ Oliver, Susan. "Book of the Week--A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl by Tanya Lee Stone". School Library Journal. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
External links[edit] Children and Young Adult Literature portal
Tanya Lee Stone website
Categories: 2006 booksAmerican young adult