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Talia Talk (2008)

by Christine Hurley Deriso(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0385736207 (ISBN13: 9780385736206)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

review 1: Talia's mom is the host of a morning talk show and, much to Talia's embarrassment, she likes to share little anecdotes from when Talia was younger. Like when she threw up on her piano teacher during her recital. Or when she stuffed a crayon up her nose and had to go to the emergency room. Talia is NOT happy about having to start middle school when all her classmates know these tidbits. Which is why she agrees to do a weekly commentary on her school's morning news broadcast. Turnabout is fair play, right? And there are plenty of embarrassing stories that Talia can tell about her mom... This is a great book about starting middle school, changing friendships, and being caught in the middle of, well, everything. As I read it I kept having flashbacks to my own middle school exp... moreerience. It can be rough! Some of Talia's friends are suddenly interested in clothes and being popular and perfect and Talia's caught in the middle. The pink cover and humorous premise will get tween girls to pick it up and the story has a lot of heart.
review 2: All her life, Talia has been embarrassed by her mother. But this is a special embarrassment; Talia’s mom is a morning TV talk show host, and frequently shares painful stories about Talia’s life, like the time she got a crayon stuck up her nose. Now that Talia’s in middle school, she now has the opportunity to get her mom back, a special commentary on her school’s morning announcement show. But will Talia use her broadcasting and writing skills for good, or evil?Ok, I’ll be honest, the only reason I read this book is because the title character and I have the same name. =) This is an example of your ordinary tween book, although the 11 year olds don’t act or talk like 11 year olds. There’s also 3 different plotlines, and I wasn’t sure what the main “story” was, Talia and her mom, Talia and her 2 friends that have abandoned her, or dealing with her mom’s new boyfriend. I wasn’t sure how the story was going to wrap up neatly, but it did. Shocking. less

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