True to Form

Engaging

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Very Easy read!

Mrs. Bergs books are easy reads there are no hidden meaning behind the words or codes you have to decipher. I like how you can see yourself in some of the situations Katie is in and have the same thoughts. I remember myself thinking "Oh I felt that way before". I would give this book a second read.

Great Book!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. True to Form is the third in the Katie Nash series. You don't have to read the first two to follow along with the story, though. Berg does an excellent job of filling in Katie's background for those who haven't followed the series. Katie is a realistic, relatable character. You get pulled into the story by her humor and charm, and miss her when the story ends.

Finally a heartfelt message to young teens

This book takes you back in time to when things seemed so confussing and complicated, a time when u had a lot of self discorvery to do. E. Berg sets the story up with true to life events and memories that are easy to relate too. Great book for all ages!

Love Ms. Berg's books

Read this one in 2 nites!!! Love her writing and hope to 'see' Katie again.

NEW FAN - I'M HOOKED NOW!

I read this book last weekend, when I thought I would be depressed being stuck inside the house because of a snow storm. This is the first book I've read by Elizabeth Berg and I have to get another one. Katie is such a bright, interesting young girl. Elizabeth Berg knows just how to make you feel exactly what Katie is feeling. She is so honest about her feelings, it seems that she took some parts of my childhood and wrote them down. Strongly recommended!

The Katie Trilogy

I have yet to read an Elizabeth Berg book I did not like. Do yourself a favor and read these books in order:'Durable Goods', 'Joy School' and 'True to Form'. I could not put these books down. 'True to Form' is just perfection. I certainly hope Ms. Berg honors us with another book about Katie.

Warm-fuzzy, poignant, funny, beautiful!

Words cannot express, especially having just finished _True to Form_. I feel like anything I tried to say would just seem trite compared to the absolutely *true* voice Ms. Berg has given to Katie in this remarkable book. (See, what did I tell you? So trite, but still true! (My review, not the book. (which is true, but not trite.)))

Anyway. I stayed up until 5am finishing _True to Form_, and had to jump out of bed to submit this review, hence my rambling. I will just have to be satisfied with saying this:

If you have ever been any of the following: a young girl; a person who notices beauty in nature and in human behavior; a person who has done something for which you end up being ashamed; or a person who has learned from your mistakes, you will feel a deep connection with this book. If you have somehow escaped being any of the above, you will still deeply enjoy _True to Form_, simply for Ms. Berg's disarming observational style.

Thank you Ms. Berg! This is the first book of yours that I have read, and I am looking forward devouring the rest of your work!

The Best of Katie Nash

This is the best book of the three books. I hate the thought that this is the last book about Katie. Surely, it can't be. This is Elizabeth Berg at her finest. Please, more.

engaging coming of age character study

In 1961, her military rigid father informs thirteen-year-old Katie Nash that since she is now grown up she needs employment during the summer. Katie thinks of obtaining a job at a nearby concession stand, but her dad must not believe she is that grown up because he arranges her work. She is to help the elderly Randolphs and to baby sit the Wexler males spawned in hell. Katie¿s opinion is interpreted as sassy talking back further proving how grown up her father feels his daughter is.

A trip to Texas to visit her former best friend turns into a disaster as both have moved on different paths since they last saw one another. Back home, the mother of her friend Cynthia, forces Katie to join the local scouts. Katie believes she is now a member of a the loser¿s club. As the summer of her discontent moves towards the beginning of the school year, Katie learns the meaning of friendship at a high cost with only her stepmother as her ally.

TRUE TO FORM is an engaging coming of age character study that focuses on an adolescent¿s struggle with changes in her life forces her to look inside herself. The story line is breezy yet poignant, not an easy feat but accomplished by talented Elizabeth Berg. The author keeps life¿s lessons lighthearted for the reader, but deep and angst-laden for the lead protagonist, who is the puissant key to an effective, entertaining elucidation on maturing.

Harriet Klausner

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A Fun Summer Read!

Like the others here, I have thoroughly enjoyed every Elizabeth Berg book I have read, and the Katie trillogy has been entertaining! I love the way she talks (and thinks)...reminds me of my own 'self-talk' as a kid!!!!

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